Producer MN Kumar accuses Kichcha Sudeep of evading him after taking remuneration for a film

Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeepa was on a break since his last film VikrantRona. Now, he has been gearing up for tentatively titled Kichcha46, on Monday. The actor shared the teaser of the film. However, the actor is making headlines as producer M N Kumar has accused Sudeepa of cheating him after taking remuneration and not doing the film.

M N Kumar has bankrolled several movies of Sudeepa in the past. He claimed that the actor took more than 9 crores and is yet to give him dates. Kumar told to Bangalore Times, “I have already paid his complete remuneration, but he is yet to give me his dates for the film.”

Explaining the matter further, he added, “I have paid him around Rs 9 crore, even paid Rs 10 lakh for the renovation of his kitchen because he asked me to, and additionally paid an advance to director Nanda Kishore and got the title for this film – Muttatti Satyaraju – registered with the film chamber. But now, he has announced a film with a Tamil producer. He had assured me that he would start my film post-Kotigobba 3 and Pailwan, but that did not happen. After that, he pushed it further by saying that he would after VikrantRona.”

The producer also accused Sudeepa of not being reachable after agreeing to begin shooting for a film after Vikrant Rona. Kumar said he tried to reach Sudeep through multiple channels but was unsuccessful. He has taken the issue to the South Indian Film Chamber and is open to resolving things if Sudeepa communicates. There has not been any statement from Sudeepa’s side yet.