I-T officials raiding filmmakers and stars ahead of the release of their films has become common
Ram Charan Teja. (Photo: DC/File)
Hyderabad: Income-Tax officials on Thursday raided the makers of Ram Charan’s film Bruce Lee, which is releasing on Friday.
Sources said that offices of the film’s producer D.V.V. Danayya, director Srinu Vaitla, music director S.S. Thaman and a few others associated with the film were raided. Even producer Dil Raju, who has brought the Nizam rights of the film, was targeted.
I-T officials raiding filmmakers and stars ahead of the release of their films has become common. Recently in Tamil Nadu, I-T officials targeted the Puli team, including actor Vijay and the film’s producer, a day before its release.
They had raided the offices and residences of actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nayanthara.
Tax raids delay release of Puli
Thanks to the raids, the Telugu release of the move Puli had got delayed by two days and had affected its revenues.
However, sources said that Bruce Lee’s release will not be delayed as the makers have cleared all the dues.
Bruce Lee’s pre-release business was reportedly good. The film was made with a budget of nearly Rs 60 crore.
Producer Dil Raju, who was also raided on Thursday, has bought the Nizam rights for many big films including Baahubali and the recently released Rudhramadevi. Apart from his own films, both these films have done roaring business.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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