ED probes into funding of ‘Liger’ film, questions actor Vijay Deverakonda

The Enforcement Directorate has lodged a cash laundering case in reference to the funding of film ‘Liger’. The case was lodged on Wednesday underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act.

Telugu movie actor Vijay Deverakonda was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in Hyderabad in reference to a probe into funding of Liger. Summons have been issued by ED to Puri Jagannadh and Charmme, the makers of ‘Liger’.

Media stories stated that the makers of the film, which bombed on the field workplace, had been questioned for nearly 12 hours after they appeared earlier than the ED on November 17, and had been grilled over International Change Administration Act (FEMA) violations.

Bakka Judson, Congress chief from Warangal, had lodged a grievance with ED whereby he alleged that a number of politicians invested within the film. His grievance acknowledged that the film was made to show black cash into white.

ED suspects that international nations additionally invested crores of cash within the movie. Charmme and Jagannadh had been requested to offer proof of the sources of earnings for Liger.

Liger was launched on August 25 in 5 languages throughout the globe and garnered poor opinions and crashed miserably on the field workplace. The film, made on a finances of Rs 120 crore, featured Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday and Ramya Krishna in lead roles. Boxing legend Mike Tyson was roped in for an explosive cameo within the movie. Liger marked Deverakonda’s Bollywood debut and was backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.

Liger acquired largely damaging opinions from critics in addition to moviegoers. Bollywood critic Taran Adarsh had known as the film “OUTDATED” and had given Liger a ranking of 1 and a half stars.

(With inputs from Munish Chandra Pandey)

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