Director PS Mithran is basking in the success of his recently released film Hero which stars Sivakarthikeyan, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Abhay Deil and Arjun in the lead roles. Aspiring director Bosco Prabhu accused Mithran of stealing his story for Hero.
Mithran convened a press meet and opened up about his stance. He said, “We incorporated many stories from newspaper articles and real-life incidents. They (Union) are speaking only on the basis of the synopsis. We worked for 446 days on the film, and I have an entire audio recording of the process. It is my filmmaking Bible."
He added, “I have sent my synopsis, have sent two letters and attended two meetings as well. But they still said that we didn’t respond for 20 days.”
Mithran also has a suggestion for Writer’s Union President K Bhagyaraj. He said, “just because someone thought a similar idea before me, I can't give him any monetary benefits. Comparing the synopsis or basic crux of the film and declare plagiarism charges is unfair. I pleaded them to compare the screenplay of the two scripts but they refused. My producer Rajesh deposited Rs 10 lakhs in FEFSI's account and agreed to pay Prabhu if there is a resemblance in both the stories but they didn't compare the screenplay of both the scripts."
