CHENNAI: The Chennai City Seventh Assistant City Civil Court has directed actor Dulquer Salmaan and the makers of the movie Kaantha to file their responses to a petition seeking a ban on the film, which is inspired by the life of Tamil cinema’s first superstar, MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar.

The petition seeking a ban was filed by B Thiagarajan, the 64-year-old maternal grandson of MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and a retired Joint Secretary in the Tamil Nadu government.

In his plea, he stated that the film Kaantha, starring Dulquer Salmaan, has been jointly produced by Kochi-based Wayfarer Films Private Limited and Hyderabad-based Sprit Media Private Limited. According to him, the film is based on the life of his grandfather, MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar.

He noted that while the film’s teaser has

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