Prem Kumar admitted 96 does have a couple of similarities with Alex Lehmann’s Blue Jay. “Only after it was declared a success, we see one by one say the story is theirs,” he added. The director rues how until the time of the release, nobody claimed rights over the film. The story discussions were pretty much attended by my friends,” he elaborated. ![]() First, I had narrated the story to Balaji Tharaneetharan, Vijay Sethupathi and producer Nandagopal followed by my good friend, Kumararaja Thiagarajan. Further, a copy of my script was also registered with the South Indian Film Writers’ Association. “I had brought a bound script (the handwritten copy of the story) to the press meet to clear the air. Prem is also equally disappointed by the plagiarism allegations. Had the film belonged to any other industry - like Telugu or Malayalam cinema, they would have celebrated it!” I’m extremely grateful to the audience for that.” He further added, “Though senior filmmakers, technicians and actors had a lot of good things to say about 96, I feel it didn’t get its due. Despite Sarkar’s huge opening, there are takers for 96. “I don’t have a say on anything once the rights of the film are sold. Speaking to, writer-director Prem Kumar said the situation is unfortunate.
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