ControversyThough ‘iSmart Shankar’ is said to be loosely inspired from the Hollywood film ‘iBoy’, Akash alleges that Puri has plagiarised the movie from his 2016 Tamil film ‘Naan Yaar’.Priyanka RichiPuri Jagannadh’s iSmart Shankar with Ram Pothineni in the lead, is having a successful run at the Telugu box-office since its release last Thursday. The movie, before its release had made news after Ram was slapped with a fine for smoking in public, while shooting in Charminar. Now, after iSmart Shankar’s release, yet another controversy has sprung up as actor Jai Akash has accused the director of plagiarism. Alleging that iSmart Shankar is a copy of his 2016 Tamil movie Naan Yaar, Akash has accused Puri Jagannadh of plagiarising the entire movie except for its geographical backdrop. Puri, whose movie iSmart Shankar is said to be loosely inspired from the 2017 Hollywood movie iBoy, is yet to respond to Akash’s allegations.
- 7/23/2019
- by Priyankar
- The News Minute
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