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Rajinikanth in and as Lingaa
Rajinikanth's Lingaa has been sucked into two plagiarism controversies with two people (one is an aspiring filmmaker KR Ravi Rathinam and the other is a writer called Sakthivel) claiming that Lingaa is copies from their stories.
Updated on: Dec 9, 2014 6:03 PM IST
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Rajinikanth's Lingaa has been sucked into two plagiarism controversies with two people (one is an aspiring filmmaker KR Ravi Rathinam and the other is a writer called Sakthivel) claiming that Lingaa is copies from their stories.
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Aspiring filmmaker KR Ravi Rathinam had earlier alleged that the Lingaa team had stolen his script.
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Sakthivel has claimed that he had written the story for a movie called Uyir Anai. It traced the life of Pennyquick, a British engineer who got the Mullaiperiyar dam in Kerala constructed.
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Lingaa has been completed at a record time of six months.
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Superstar Rajinikanth has filed a caveat application to prevent the Madras High Court bench from passing any interim order in the Lingaa case without hearing his stand.
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Rajinikanth defies age, we know that. But what is it with his pairing with girls younger than his daughters? His die-hard fans will contend it's a role and if he does it well, then it just doesn't matter. He detractors can huff and puff while Thalaivar continues to romance heroines fit to be his daughters. In Lingaa, he is paired with Sonakshi Sinha. Rajinikanth found shooting duets with Sonakshi Sinha more challenging than doing stunts atop a moving train in the film.
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Playing a dual role in Lingaa, Rajinikanth will also romance Anushka Shetty. Rajinikanth believed make-up artist Bhanu and cinematographer Rathnavelu were the reason behind his 'young and beautiful' on screen.
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Lingaa is an upcoming Tamil film starring Rajinikanth (appearing in a double role), Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Shetty.
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Lingaa will mark Sonakshi Sinha's debut in Tamil cinema. Anushka Shetty is a popular actor and works in all four south Indian languages.
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The film's music is by AR Rahman, while it has been directed by KS Ravikumar and scripted by Pon Kumaran.
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