Shruti gets legal notice over last minute pull out

An injunction order restraining Shruti from signing any new movie has been passed

Actor Shruti Haasan finds herself in a legal wrangle with Picturehouse Media, a leading media and entertainment house, after it initiated legal proceedings against her.

The actress pulled out of their yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual project citing the issue of dates. The production house is owned by Prasad V Potluri who interestingly produced the actresses’ earlier Telugu film ‘Balupu’.

“Shruti Hassan after entering into a contractual agreement to be the female lead in a bilingual, starring Nagarjuna and Karthi, has reneged on her contractual obligations. She has arbitrarily pulled out of the project citing dates clash as a flimsy excuse,” read a statement.

“The dates were mutually discussed with her and schedules were planned around her convenience. The said movie has commenced its shoot and first schedule was completed and unexpectedly Shruti conveyed through an email that she wanted to exit the project,” added the statement.

The company claims that the unethical and unprofessional act of Shruti has resulted in heavy loss in time, reputation and finances.

We’ve learnt that the actress was supposed to participate in the shoot last week itself but to the dismay of the crew, she didn’t turn up.

“With an intention of ensuring that such unprofessional attitude is not repeated and to protect the interests of its various stakeholders, Picturehouse Media has initiated both civil and criminal proceedings against the actress,” the statement read further.

According to the company, an injunction order restraining Shruti from signing any new movie has been passed.

Ironically, the actress has also agreed to play a cameo in the production house’s another film, ‘Size Zero’.