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Mrs. and Mr. Promo Drama: Ilaiyaraaja Sues Over Use of “Sivarathri,” Wins Court Nod for Name Removal ( Photo Credit – Instagram; Facebook )

Music composer R. Ilaiyaraaja’s name has been removed from all promotional materials related to the Tamil movie Mrs. and Mr., Vanitha Film Productions informed the Madras High Court on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The move came following a civil suit filed by the maestro to restrain the producers from exploiting his personality rights for the film’s promotion.

During the hearing, the court recorded the submission by Sridhar Moorthy, counsel for Vanitha Film Productions, that Ilaiyaraaja’s name had been removed from the promotional content posted on Instagram and other platforms. According to The Hindu, Ilaiyaraaja’s counsel, A. Saravanan, argued that using the composer’s name in the film’s advertisements was a clear case of misrepresentation since Ilaiyaraaja was not associated with the film’s music composition.

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controversyActor Shakeela, popular for her work in soft pornographic movies, reacted by saying this is not happening to her for the first time.Tnm StaffFacebook|Omar LuluMalayalam film director Omar Lulu has alleged that he was denied the venue for his movie trailer launch at Kozhikode Highlight mall as actor Shakeela was the chief guest at the function. On November 19, Saturday, Omar Lulu and Shakeela explained what happened in a video. “We had planned our trailer launch at Kozhikode Highlight mall. The problems arose when they came to know she (Shakeela) was the guest. Initially, they cited security reasons but later informed me that the program can be conducted without her. But we cancelled the program,” Omar Lulu said while apologising to Shakeela. Shakeela, who is popular for her work in soft pornographic movies, also reacted in the video saying this is not happening to her for the first time,...

The brand new song Tazaa from the Shakeela biopic has just been released. The song features voices of singers Prakriti Kakar, Saheb Khan and Veer Samarth and has been penned by lyricists Kumaar and Saheb Khan.

The song features Richa Chadha as Shakeela swaying to belly dancing moves as the video’s narrative shows the glimpses of highlights of Shakeela’s on screen and off screen life and rise to stardom. Based on the life of the adult film star, who rose from rags to riches and her downfall is a shocking true story directed by Indrajit Lankesh.

The film is set for a theatrical release across 5 languages on Christmas, 25th December. The film is produced and presented by Sammys Magic Cinema Motion Picture Production and distributed by UFO movies.

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Interview Indrajit says that he has attempted to tell Shakeela's story of rags to riches to rags from a humane perspective.Sanjana DeshpandeIndrajit Lankesh has returned to film direction after five years. His latest venture Shakeela, starring Richa Chadha and Pankaj Tripathi, will be releasing in theatres on December 25. The film is a biopic based on the life of south Indian actor Shakeela who garnered fame in the Malayalam cinema industry in the 90s. The film will be released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The director, who is already working on adapting his father P. Lankesh’s award winning story for his next venture, said that people raised eyebrows when he decided to make this biopic. But, Lankesh was determined to tell Shakeela's story to the world. In an interview with Tnm, Indrajit says that he has attempted to tell her story of rags to...