1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED :02.09.2016 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA C.S.No.47 of 2007 and A.No.1451 of 2013 S.Senthil Kumar ... Plaintiff Vs. 1. Kamalahasan 2. Oscar Ravichandran Director, M/s.Oscar Films Private Ltd, No.29, 10th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 600 083 ... Defendants PRAYER: Plaint filed under Order VII Rule 1 C.P.C read with Order IV Rule of O.S.Rules and Sections 55,60 and 61 of Copy Rights Act, 1956 praying for a judgement and decree (1) For a permanent injunction restraining the 1st and 2nd defendant from continuing the shooting of the film "Dasavatharam" or in any manner releasing the same for public viewing or in any other manner as may deem fit and proper by this Hon'ble Court. (ii) For permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 and 2 from exploiting the film "DHASAAVATHAM" which is a reproduction of the plaintiff's story or from continuing the shooting of the said 2 film or in any manner releasing the same for public viewing or in any other manner has been deem it and proper by this Hon'ble Court (iii) For a direction to pay the cost of this suit and For Plaintiff : No representation For Defendants : Ms.R.Uma Vijayan for M/s.Sanjai Ramasamy JUDGMENT The suit is filed by the plaintiff for permanent injunction restraining defendants 1 and 2 from continuing the shooting of the film "Dasavatharam" or in any manner releasing the same for public viewing and for restraining defendants 1 and 2 from exploiting the film "DHASAAVATHAM" which is a reproduction of the plaintiff's story or from continuing the shooting of the said film or in any manner releasing the same for public viewing. 2. The learned counsel for the defendants represents that the prayer in the suit has become infructuous as the movie has already been released. 3. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 3 01.09.2016, there was no representation for the plaintiff. Hence, the matter was directed to be posted on 02.09.2016 under the caption "for dismissal". Even today (02.09.2016), when the matter is called, there is no representation for the plaintiff either in person or through counsel. Hence, this Civil Suit is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous application is closed. 02.09.2016 srn 4 PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA.J, srn C.S.No.47 of 2007 and A.No.1451 of 2013 02.09.2016