The Madras High Court has ordered producer KE Gnanavel Raja to repay his dues, and has stayed the release for the producer's upcoming film, Vaa Vaathiyaar. The High Court has ordered that until the dues are repaid, Vaa Vaathiyaar's release will be stayed.

An Official Assignee of the High Court for petitioner, Arjunlal Sundardas, filed a petition to urge producer KE Gnanavel Raja to repay the entire amount of Rs 21,78,50,000.

Vaa Vaathiyar is director Nalan Kumaraswamy's third feature film, after Soodhu Kavvum (2013) and Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016).

The film stars Karthi, Krithi Shetty, Sathyaraj, Rajkiran, Anand Raj, Shilpa Manjunath, Karunakaran, GM Sundar, Ramesh Thilak, PLThenappan, Vidhya Borgia, Nivas Adthitan, Madhur Mittal, among others.

Santhosh Narayanan is composing music for the film, continuing his collaboration with Nalan after Soodhu Kavvum (2013) and Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016).