Jeethu Joseph finally breaks silence on plagiarism allegations against Mohanlal’s Neru

Director Jeethu Joseph took to Facebook to open up about the plagiarism case filed against Neru, which was released in theatres on Thursday.

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | Updated: December 21, 2023 03:27 PM IST

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Mohanlal's Neru has hit screens across India.

Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlal’s fourth collaboration Neru was released in theatres today, and the director has finally opened up about the plagiarism case filed against him in Kerala High Court. Deepu K Unni, a native of Thrissur, filed a case against the makers of the film including its star Mohanlal for plagiarising his script and making Neru. Jeethu on his Facebook page has asked people to watch the movie and decide it for themselves.

He wrote, “Only a few hours before Neru becomes yours. Like every film, I have made Neru with sincerity and excitement. But for the past few days, a controversy has been made about the film. As you are aware, a person has claimed the right to Neru’s story and has taken it to court. The synopsis of his story and the case details have been making the rounds on social media. I request the audience, after watching the film, to give the judgment whether the claims are true or false.”

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Screenshot of Jeethu Joseph’s post.

Earlier, after hearing the complaint filed by Deepu K Unni, Kerala Hight Court refused to stay the release of the film. According to reports, the court has issued notices to Mohanlal, the film’s writer Santhi Mayadevi, and producer Antony Perumbavoor, and the case will be heard again next Thursday.

Deepu claimed that he had narrated the story to Jeethu and Santhi three years ago and was promised to be included in the project once the call sheet of the hero was acquired. According to him, he was not contacted later and realised Jeethu had stolen his story only after seeing the trailer of the film.

Meanwhile, Neru has opened to decent reviews.

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