Kerala HC Orders Criminal Case Against Producer In Nivin Pauly Issue 

According to a report in Bar And Bench, a Keala court is said to have ordered a criminal complaint against film producer PS Shamnas for perjury. Shamnas is said to have made false statements to get a cheating case registered against Nivin Pauly and Abride Shine (director of Action Hero Biju) in connection with the rights of a film titled Action Hero Biju 2, which is yet to go on the floors. 

The same report added that the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Vaikom, found that Shamnas suppressed facts and made false statements when he claimed there were no pending legal proceedings between him and Nivin Pauly.  This statement is said to have been made in an affidavit Shamnas filed along with his application under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the cheating case.

In July of last year, Nivin Pauly filed a case against producer PS Shamnas for allegedly forging his signature. They were both producers on the sequel, Action Hero Biju 2. According to a report in The Hindu, an agreement was signed in March 2023 to co-produce the hit film’s sequel between Pauly, Shamnas and the film’s director Abrid Shine. Pauly’s complaint alleged that producer Shamnas had submitted forged documents to the Film Chamber to claim rights to the film.  If proven, the Film Chamber can issue a ban against Shamnas’ production company. He had earlier filed a complaint against Nivin Pauly, accusing him of transferring the film’s overseas rights without consent, OnManorama.com reports.

In early June, Nivin Pauly had been dragged into another dispute when he left the sets of a movie shoot midway. At the promotional event of his film Prince and Family starring Dileep, producer Listin Stephen had made a cryptic comment about a leading Malayalam actor having committed a serious misstep. Though Stephen did not take any names, the producer cautioned that this action would set off a chain reaction, likening it to "lighting a firecracker," which would affect the functioning of the industry.

Nivin’s Christmas release Sarvam Maya has already grossed over ₹120 crore at the box office.