Dhanush's Captain Miller Accused Of Plagiarism, Vela Ramamurthy Says Film is A Copy Of His Novel

Arun Matheswaran's Captain Miller, which stars Dhanush, has sparked a fresh controversy after Tamil actor-writer Vela Ramamurthy accused the filmmakers of plagiarizing.Prominent for his Tamil novels and poetry, the author asserted that the Captain Miller story is an exact replica of his Pattathu Yaanai novel. He attacked the reported adaptation of his book without getting the right permission.

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All You Need To Know About The Plagiarism Case

Ramamurthy expressed his displeasure with the status in the Tamil cinema business and emphasized the need to protect intellectual property while denouncing the practice of stealing creative work without giving credit where credit is due.

Speaking to Pudhiya Thalamurai, he said, ¡°The film has been based on my novel Pattathu Yaanai. I need justice for this plagiarism. There¡¯s not honesty in the film industry. I am going to approach Tamil cinema director¡¯s union. Hope, filmmaker Bharathiraja sir will give justice to me.¡±

The author added that he has plenty of both fame and money, therefore they are not what he is wanting. He asserted, however, that he is looking for justice for his labor.

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Captain Miller Box Office Collections

Trade analyst Manobala shared on his X account that the Dhanush¡¯s film will for sure hit the ?100 crore mark soon. He wrote, ¡°#CaptainMiller WW Box Office. #Dhanush's Captain Miller crosses ?90 cr gross mark. On course to the elite ?100 cr club.¡± Giving a breakdown of the box office numbers, he added, ¡°Day 1 - ? 16.29 cr, Day 2 - ? 14.18 cr, Day 3 - ? 15.65 cr, Day 4 - ? 13.51 cr, Day 5 - ? 12.24 cr, Day 6 - ? 9.33 cr, Day 7 - ? 4.92 cr, Day 8 - ? 4.27 cr, Total - ? 90.39 cr.¡±

#CaptainMiller WW Box Office#Dhanush's Captain Miller is inches away from ?100 cr club.

Film holds well in multiple regions.¡­ pic.twitter.com/tZatZv0XxQ

¡ª Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) January 21, 2024

All You Need To Know About Captain Miller

The pre-independence film Captain Miller tells the tale of a vigilante and a former British sepoy who ultimately decide to defend his countrymen. The film proved to be a prosperous endeavor for Dhanush and received praise for its background soundtrack and cinematography. Sathya Jyothi Films produced the movie, which also stars Telugu actor Sandeep Kishan and Kannada superstar Shivarajkumar. G.V. Prakash wrote the soundtrack for the picture.

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