Actor Sivakarthikeyan filed case against producer KG Gnanavel Raja of Studio Greens claiming that an amount of Rs. 4 crore of his salary for acting in the movie “Mr.Local” is pending. The actor approached the court to prevent Gnanavel Raja from distributing the films of Simbu and Vikram before paying him his salary.

Mr. Local released in the year 2019 and the actor paired up with actress Nayanthara in the film with actors such as Sathish, Radhika leading the supporting cast. Directed by “SMS” fame M. Rajesh, the film didn’t do well in the box office as expected. The project which was bankrolled by Gnanavel Raja, marked the second collaboration between Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara after “Velaikaran”.

Now, the actor has approached the court claiming that Gnanavel Raja failed to pay him his full salary for acting in the film. Siva said that the film producer committed him for the project for Rs. 15 crore and has paid only Rs. 11 crore so far. The petition of the actor has also asked the court to direct the film producer to pay the TDS tax for the amount he was paid.

‘மிஸ்டர் லோக்கல்’ படத்திற்கான சம்பளம் ₨15 கோடியில் ₨11 கோடி மட்டுமே கொடுத்துள்ளார் – சிவகார்த்திகேயன்

சிவகார்த்திகேயன் மனு மீது மார்ச் 31ஆம் தேதி விசாரணை#Sivakarthikeyan | #GnanavelRaja | #MRLocal

— Thanthi TV (@ThanthiTV) March 29, 2022

Through his petition, Siva also asked the court to stop Gnanavel from release the films that he produced and is planning distribute. The actor wanted the OTT projects of the film producer to get hold as well. Hearing of the case filed by Sivakarthikeyan will take place on 31st of March, said High court judge M. Sundar, according to reports.

Before becoming one of the highest paid actors of Tamil cinema, Sivakarthikeyan did mimicry, dance performance and hosting in Television. He also acted in a number of short films and got casted by director Pandiraj in his film “Marina” as a lead actor. After acting in “3” as a comedian, Siva went on to play lead roles in films such as “Ethirneechal”, ” Maan Karate” etc. His first ever massive break came through “Varutha Padatha Valibar Sangam” and the actor is now being committed by some of the top production houses and has also started his own production house.

On the work front, SK is going to be seen in “Don” which is a May release. The actor has completed acting in “Ayalaan” directed by Ravikumar of “Indru Netru Naalai” fame.