The makers of the Kannada film Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday when their film cleared a legal hurdle. The college comedy, directed by Nithin Krishnamurthy, is set to release on Friday as scheduled as a petition seeking a stay on the film’s release by actor-politician Ramya was vacated by the court.
Ms. Ramya had filed a case against the film’s team for “unauthorised use of her video clips” in the trailer and in the movie. The actor had sought ₹1 crore compensation from the makers.
On Thursday, the court vacated Ms. Ramya’s plea. The court order said: “Interim orders of injunction granted on IA no. I and II on July 18 are vacated subject to the condition that defendants no. 1, 3, and 4 shall offer security for an amount of ₹50,00,000 by way of deposit or by way of bank guarantee to meet any claim of the plaintiff for compensation for breach of contract within one week, i.e, July 27.
