Criminal petition against Rajinikanth, 'Lingaa' producer

Chennai: A petition has been filed against superstar Rajinikanth and producer Rockline Venkatesh of “Lingaa” in Madras High Court for causing a loss of Rs.21 crore to the government exchequer. The petition was filed by R. Singaravadivelan of Marina Pictures. He was one of the distributors of “Lingaa”. [caption id=“attachment_1542277” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Rajnikanth. AFP[/caption]   “Only films with Tamil titles are eligible for exemption of entertainment tax. ‘Lingaa’ is a Sanskrit word, but using Rajinikanth’s influence, producer Venkatesh had gotten an exemption from payment of entertainment tax,” Singaravadivelan said in his petition. He said this has caused a loss of Rs.21 crore. The petition will be heard on Monday. IANS