Filmmakers held for cheating financier

CHENNAI: The city police on Friday arrested two film ma-kers for allegedly defrauding a sum of Rs 67 lakh from a film financier by promising to make a movie.Police sources said that P V Prasath, who directed Kadhalil Vizhunthen, had approached A Tamizhkumaran, who owns Tamil Cinemas, with a proposal to make a new movie. Even after obtaining money for cinematography and music, Prasath failed to begin the shooting.When Tamizhkumaran demanded an explanation for the delay, he was allegedly offered the Chennai dis-tribution rights and world satellite broadcasting rights of Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai, initiated by Prasath with G Krishnamurthy alias Kiccha as the producer. Ho-wever, the two then proceeded to give the rights to another private firm rather than to Tamizhkumaran, who lodged a complaint with the police.Following this, the police initiated an investigation and on Friday arrested Prasath and Krishnamurthy. They were later produced before the Saidapet Metropolitan Magistrate Court.