Ever since Korean film Parasite won four Acadamy Awards, congratulations are pouring in from all quarters. However, in Tamil Nadu, producer PL Thenappan of 1999-film Minsara Kanna, alleged that the Parasite team has lifted off the crux from the Tamil film.

Last week, Thenappan told IndiaToday.in told that he will sue the makers of Parasite. Now, Easwar Kuppusamy, a Madras High Court advocate, who is appearing for Thenappan, has sent an intimation mail to the makers of Parasite. The advocate stated that they would proceed with legal action if the Parasite makers do not respond to their mail before or by next Wednesday.

Easwar, in an interview to Times of India, said, "We’d provided them with details of Minsara Kanna, like its censoring date, star cast, story, etc. They can’t deny that they have lifted the basic plot (from the Tamil film). There are several films which have similar ideas, but an entire family going to a rich family’s house and deceiving them is Minsara Kanna’s plot. The only difference is that Parasite doesn’t belong to the romantic genre."

If the Parasite team does not respond to the intimation mail, then Thenappan would send a legal notice to director Boon Joon Ho and the producers with the help of the Korean Embassy.

Further, PL Thenappan and his lawyer Easwar will inform the Academy Awards team about the issue. If the Parasite makers admit to stealing the plot, then the producer might ask for compensation.

Minsara Kanna, directed by KS Ravikumar, features Vijay, Khushbu and Ramba in the lead roles. The film follows the story of a guy hailing from an affluent family in London pursuing his girlfriend. To get his girlfriend's family's permission, the guy's family come down to Chennai to work in their house.

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