A day after the Division Bench of the Madras High Court passed an order directing filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon to payback the Rs 4.25 crores that he had received from Elred Kumar of RS Infotainment, the legal representatives of the director put out a statement.

On behalf of RM Law Office, advocate Revathi Manivannan wrote, "We represent the interests of our client, Photon Factory and its Partner Mr Gautham Vasudev Menon in the civil proceedings initiated by RS Infotainment Private Limited before the Hon'ble High Court, Madras. We are authorised to issue the following statement for public information. It is an admitted fact that an agreement was executed between RS Infotainment Private Limited and our client, whereunder RS Infotainment Private Limited had agreed and undertaken to fund a total sum of Rs 13.50 crores for the production of a feature film. However, RS Infotainment Private Limited paid only a partial sum of Rs 4.25 crores and thereafter committed wilful default. As a direct and proximate consequence of RS Infotainment Private Limited's default, our client could not complete the production of the said film, resulting in the project being shelved."

The statement further read, "RS Infotainment Private Limited, rather than acknowledging its own contractual breach, instituted a civil suit before the Hon'ble High Court, Madras seeking a refund of the said sum of Rs 4.25 crores. Our client, ably represented by Mr A Abdul Hameed, Senior Advocate, duly contested the suit by placing on record voluminous documentary evidence, including a Certificate duly issued by a Chartered Accountant, clearly establishing that the entire sum of Rs 4.25 crores had been bonafide expended toward production-related activities and could not be returned. However, the Hon'ble Single Judge did not accept the contentions of our client and directed the return of Rs 4.25 crores along with interest. Aggrieved by the said order, our client preferred an intra-court appeal before the Hon'ble Division Bench of the Madras High Court. However, the Hon'ble Division Bench declined to interfere with the order of the Hon'ble Single Judge."

"Our client is contemplating filing a Special Leave Petition/Appeal before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, being confident on merits and on the strength of documentary evidence that the outcome at the Hon'ble Apex Court shall be favourable. The public and the media are requested to note that the matter is sub judice and accordingly are advised to refrain from making any prejudicial comments," concluded the statement.

Director Gautham was approached by the producer to make a film in 2008, with Silambarasan TR in the lead. As the film wasn't made, the producer filed a case in the Madras High Court.