The Bombay High Court on Friday restrained further exhibition and distribution of the new Kannada movie 'Pushpaka Vimana', observing that prima facie, the Kannada movie appeared to be a copy of the Korean movie 'Miracle in Cell No. 7'.
Kross Pictures India, a cross-border film ad TV production company, had filed an infringement case against the makers of the latest Kannada film 'Pushpaka Vimana' (which shares the title with an earlier film starring Kamal Hasan) before the Bombay High Court, alleging the storyline had been copied. Kross Pictures, which owns the remake rights of the Korean film, alleged that the Kannada movie makers had not bought the rights for a remake.
Pushpaka Vimana is the 100th movie of Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind and is produced by Vikhyat Chitra Productions, Pawan Wadeyar Factory and others. As per the court order, the movie cannot be screened either in theatres or on television or distributed using CDs and DVDs.
It also restrains the filmmakers from awarding satellite or telecast rights. The court has also asked the Kannada filmmakers to disclose the earnings from the film and the contracts with artists.
