The Income Tax Department is conducting raids on leading production houses and distribution companies of Tamil cinema. The IT department is conducting searches at the premises of prominent Tamil cinema producers such as Kalaipuli S Thanu SR Prabhu, Gyanvel Raja, Satya Jyothi Thiagarajan and Prince Picture Laxman. Apart from these manufacturers, raids are also being conducted at the locations of famous distributors like Anbu Chezhiyan, Sakthivel, Mannar, S Picture Seenu etc.
According to media reports, the IT department on Tuesday (August 2) raided the premises of financier-cum-producer GN Anbu Chezhiyan in Madurai. At least 10 premises in Chennai and 30 properties, including GN Anbu Chezhiyan’s residence and a theater in Madurai, were searched during the raids. Raids are being conducted on charges of tax evasion.
The raids were conducted after the lavish wedding of Chezhiyan’s daughter in Chennai, which was attended by celebrities like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Suriya and Boney Kapoor. Many politicians were also present at the wedding. This is the third time that the IT department is raiding the house and properties of financier Anbu Chezhiyan.
According to ANI, the IT department has started raids at the office of film producer Kalaipuli S Thanu located in T Nagar. Kalaipuli S Thanu’s last release was Karnan, which released in 2021 and his next project starring Suriya Vadivasal is set to release this year.
According to media reports, the T Nagar office of film producer Kalaipuli S Thanu in Chennai and film producer SR Prabhu’s residence at Teynampet were also raided on Tuesday.
In February 2020, prominent names associated with the Tamil film industry came under the purview of Income Tax and searches were conducted at 38 locations across Tamil Nadu. The Income Tax Department had raided four prominent Kollywood names including actor Thalapathy Vijay and financier Anbu Chezhiyan. During the search, the police recovered Rs 65 crore in cash from his house.
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