Unending controversies encircle Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam!

Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam is in controversy again! A day ago, Hindi film producer Ekta Kapoor claimed that Drishyam which is to be directed by Jeethu Joseph and produced by Antony Perumbavoor, is an adaptation of a novel for which she had acquired the movie rights. And now, a Malayalam filmmaker-scriptwriter Satheesh Paul has filed an appeal in Ernakulam District Court asserting that the film is based on his book titled Oru Mazhakalathu which was published in May, last year. After the petition, the court has issued an order to stop the remake till the case is cleared.

Satheesh claims that he had himself approached Antony Perumbavoor. "However, Antony expressedhis disinterest in the script. Two other producers expressed their interest, and they proceededwith the film, on a low budget with fresh faces. They were planning a Vishu (April 2014) release.

Later, someone informed Satheesh about the upcoming film Drishyam and its storyline. Satheesh is friends with Jeethu, and he was told by Jeethu that Drishyam is going to be a family drama, and not a thriller. But when the movie was released, he realised that it's an exact copy," said Benoy Kadavan, Satheesh's advocate. Satheesh, then decided to make a Tamil film based on his script called Oru Chennai Crime Story. "He also had the script translated to Tamil. But now that Drishyam is being remade into Tamil too, with Kamal Haasan in the lead, he realized that the Tamil film too won't be possible," said the advocate.

"He was waiting for the DVD of the Malayalam Drishyam to release, to make a proper comparison with the script. On Monday evening, we sent the notice to Jeethu Joseph, and both the Malayalam and the Tamil production houses, among others. We will be asking for equal shares in the profits of the film," he further added.