Chennai, Aug 2 (BPNS)

The Income Tax department officers are conducting raids at the premises of Tamil film producer, Anbu Chezhiyan in Madurai. Raids are also being conducted at the officers of Film producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu in Chennai and film producer S.K. Prabhu’s residence at Teynampet, Chennai.

The officers from the IT department commenced the raids on Tuesday morning at the office and residences of these prominent financiers and producers in the Tamil film industry.

Anbu Chezhiyan has financed several Tamil movies and has also taken the distribution of many successful movies. His Gopuram Films banner has produced movies and has also distributed some movies in  Tamil. The IT sleuths are conducting raids at 40 locations related to Anbu Chezhiyan in Madurai and ten locations in Chennai.

It may be noted that the IT department conducted major raids at the residences and offices of prominent financiers in the Tamil film industry on February 5,2020.  The tax department had raided around 38 prominent producers and actors in the search operation of 2020 which included Super Star Vijay.

The IT department had in its raids at Anbu Chezhiyans residence on February 5, 2020, recovered Rs 65 crores in cash. This was immediately after the Vijay starrer Bigil was released and Anbu Chezhiyan was the producer of the movie.