Lingaa Ready to Release

The Madras High Court bench here Wednesday dismissed the writ petition filed by aspiring filmmaker K.R. Ravi Rathinam, who had claimed that the makers of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer "Lingaa" have stolen his story. Dismissing the case, Justice M. Venugopal advised the petitioner to initiate civil or criminal proceedings instead of filing a writ petition since this was a private dispute.

Directed by K.S. Ravi Kumar, "Lingaa" is slated for release Dec 12 on the occasion of Rajinikanth's 63rd birthday.