Producer Vinod Kumar has accused Prakash Raj of leaving his set without explanation for another production.
Producer Vinod Kumar has accused Prakash Raj of causing him a loss of Rs 1 crore. The producer alleged that the actor left the set without informing anyone.
Actor Prakash Raj is currently basking in the success of Devara: Part 1. Amidst this, producer Vinod Kumar has accused the actor of causing him a loss of Rs 1 crore and allegedly leaving the set without informing the crew.
Taking to his X (formerly known as Twitter), Prakash Raj recently shared a picture of himself with Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was recently appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Along with him, the picture also featured MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and Udhayanidhi’s father. Sharing the picture, the actor wrote, “With a Deputy CM… #justasking.”
However, producer Vinod Kumar reacted to the picture and called out the actor. Retweeting the image, the producer wrote how the actor caused him a loss of Rs 1 crore. Kumar did not name the movie but he wrote, “The other three personalities sitting with you have won elections, but you lost the deposit; that’s the difference. You made a loss of 1 crore in my shooting set, disappearing from the caravan without informing us! What was the reason?! #Justasking !!! You said you would call me, but you didn’t!!”
Take a look at the tweet here.
The other three personalities sitting with you have won elections, but you lost the deposit; that’s the difference. You made a loss of 1crore in my shooting set, disappearing from the caravan without informing us! What was the reason?! #Justasking !!! You said you would call… https://t.co/8MNZiFGMya— Vinod Kumar (@vinod_offl) October 5, 2024
Kumar shared another tweet where he recalled the incident. He continued, “This happened on the 30th of October 2024. The entire cast and crew were stunned. Almost 1000 junior artists. It was a 4-day schedule for him. He left from the caravan after receiving a call from some other production! Abandoned us, didn’t know what to do!! We had to stop the schedule and caused a huge loss because of that.”
This happened on the 30th of October 2024.The entire cast and crew were stunned. Almost 1000 junior artists. It was a 4-day schedule for him. He left from the caravan after receiving a call from some other production! Abandoned us, didn’t know what to do!! We had to stop the… https://t.co/lWFmh5uPwe— Vinod Kumar (@vinod_offl) October 6, 2024
Kumar and Raj have previously worked on Enemy which was released in 2021. The actor has not responded to the tweet as of now. On the work front, Raj will be next seen in Pushpa 2: The Rule. He will also be seen in Ram Charan and Kiara Advani starrer Game Changer. The actor also has a movie with Thalapathy Vijay and Suriya in the pipeline.