Bengaluru police have registered a case of forgery and cheating against Latha Rajnikanth, wife of south Indian matinee idol, Rajnikanth.

The FIR was registered on Monday following directions from the jurisidctional ACMM court, hearing a case filed by a private firm.

The firm tasked with the post-production of ‘Kochadaiiyan’, had alleged that after they financed for completion of the film, Latha Rajnikanth who stood as a guarantor, sold the distribution rights of the film to another firm for Tamil Nadu area, while the private firm was promised a distribution agreement in return for their funding.