The producers of the film, Nagesh Thiraiyarangam, did not take prior permission from us to use his name. And his father is an ardent fan of late comedian Nagesh and he owns the theatre named after the latter. It should be noted that Nagesh Theatre had been converted into a wedding hall many years ago. Late legendary comedian Nagesh’s son and actor Anand Babu has filed a defamation case at the Madras High Court against the makers of the film Nagesh Thiraiyarangam, seeking its ban. In his petition, Anand Babu stated, “My father, the late Nagesh, had acted in more than 1000 films and also built a theatre in T. Nagar — he was running it.