Actor-director Lakshmi Ramakrishnan has issuued a legal notice to Vijay TV. She hostde a show Sollvathellam Unmai and in one of the episodes, she said ‘Ennama Ippadi Panringaley ma’, which became a rage.
Apparently hurt by the way it was used in Adhu Idhu Edhu in Vijay TV, she chose to send them a legal notice.
“As you all know, first time when they had done it, I had taken it sportively. I even thought of using the popularity of the spoof and use the dialogue as the title for a show which I was discussing with 2 popular channels, one was Vijay T.V. My intention was to do a socially relevant program in a fun angle and I thought it is only right for me to exploit the situation for a good cause.
But, when the lines got featured in many films and Rajinimurugan song, I had to face the consequences in social media and public places. This put me and my family in many embarrassing situations. I posted a video byte on social media explaining the moment when I used the particular dialogue and slowly things settled down”, said Lakshmi Ramakrishnan in a statement.
“VIJAY TV once again raked up the issue by posting the promo of version 2 of Ennamma Ippadi Panrengalema, which I happened to see on 1st Oct 2015. This one was crossing limits and was in bad taste, moreover I was not ready to go through the ordeal all over again. I was not feeling very well since my busy schedules were taking its toll on my health.
I send a mail to Mr. Sriram, the general manager of Vijay Tv , requesting him to stop the airing of the program. There no response from them and I approached the commissioner. They could not do much as it was not a criminal offence and advised me to proceed legally. The notice is sent and if we do not get a reply, I will be filing a defamation case against Vijay television”, concluded the actress.
