Social media sensation Priya Prakash Varrier grabbed eyeballs with her wink last year. She became an overnight internet sensation as the teaser of her debut Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love hit the screens. Now, in 2019, she has again created headlines, not exactly for good reasons! The actress will be soon seen in a south film called 'Sridevi Bungalow' which has an uncanny resemblance with late actress Sridevi's life-incidents. Director Prasanth Mambully has now received a legal notice from Sridevi's husband/producer Boney Kapoor. Priya Prakash Varrier’s Film Looks like a Distasteful Take On the Life and Death of Sridevi.

When the filmmaker was questioned about this resemblance, he stated that he is ready to face the consequences. Speaking with cinestaan.com, Mambully said, "We received a legal notice from Mr Boney Kapoor last week. And we will face it. I want to My film is a suspense thriller. I told him (Boney Kapoor) that Sridevi is a common name. My film's character also happens to be an actress. We will face it (the legal case)."

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It cannot be denied that the teaser indeed has some scenes that go hand in hand with the real-life scenarios of the legendary actress. In the teaser, Priya is seen having a successful career as an actress but is shown lonely in real life. However, what was shocking was the representation of a bath-tub scene. It is a known fact that Sridevi died on December 24, 2018, after accidentally drowning in a bathtub. The teaser created a stir on the social media, and the fans criticized the makers for it too. Priya too said in a conference that fans are free to interpret the movie as they wish to. With this kind of controversial content surfacing, we wonder whether the film will see the light of the day.

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