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The long-delayed Vikram's Dhruva Natchathiram might see the light of day soon at the theatres. The Madras High Court, on April 30, cleared the decks for the release of Dhruva Natchathiram "on or before June 15 by listing out the modalities required to address the financial issues that had been preventing its release for the last few years," according to a report by The Hindu.
Menon responded to the decision on X. "Some men tried to destroy my career and stop my film from releasing, a film that's also the work of more than a hundred people. Another man, my legal counsel, Senior Advocate Abdul Hameed, assured me there's a way ahead and walked me towards it. And now a very important man, Hon'ble Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has paved the way for me and finally there's light at the end of the tunnel. A landmark order passed to release Dhruva Natchathiram will serve as a benchmark to any film that's stuck in an industry that rarely works with organised and structured funds."
Ondraga Entertainment, Menon's production house, wrote about it on X, expressing its gratitude to the court for passing the order. "Taking into consideration the substantial investment involved in the production of our film "Dhruva Natchathiram", as well as the livelihoods and the career of numerous individuals associated with the film, including artists, technicians, cast and crew, the Hon'ble High Court of Madras with Hon'ble Justice Mr.Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy presiding has directed that the film be released subject to certain safeguards to ensure that the interest of all stakeholders connected with the production of our film Dhruva Natchathiram are adequately protected," the note read.
The note added, "We are grateful to The hon'ble Justice who spent considerable time spread over a week bringing all stake holders to the table, evolving a consensus among them and then passing the order to release the film. The film with music by Harris Jayaraj and starring Chiyaan Vikram is directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with an estimated budget of Rs.80 Crores."
The release of the film, co-starring Aishwarya Rajesh, has been stuck in a limbo for the past few years.
