Actor D. Sivakarthikeyan recently succeeded in getting a refund of ₹12.60 lakh from the Income Tax department. The Madras High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by him in 2022, after recording the submission of the Department that the amount had been deposited in his bank account.
In his affidavit, the actor had stated that he had entered into a written agreement with Aadnah Arts, represented by its sole proprietor K.E. Gnanavelraja, on July 6, 2018 to perform the male lead role in a movie for a total consideration of ₹15 crore apart from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in actuals.
As per the document, the actor’s remuneration of ₹2 crore was to be paid on or before the signing of the agreement. Another ₹1 crore was to be paid on or before commencement of the shooting, ₹7 crore during 70 days of the call sheet at the rate of ₹1 crore after every 10 days of shooting, and ₹ 2 crore before completion of the dubbing work.
