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In recent days, the Income Tax (IT) department has intensified its investigation into Mythri Movie Makers and director Sukumar concerning financial transactions related to Pushpa 2. Officials have conducted searches on properties belonging to Sukumar, as well as the producers of Pushpa 2—Naveen, Ravi Shankar, and Cherry—seeking to uncover fiscal records tied to the film’s earnings.

According to the latest reports, the IT department is focusing on discrepancies in the reported box office earnings of Pushpa 2. The complaint centers around a mismatch between the claimed theatrical returns and the actual income tax payments made by the film’s producers. It appears that the publicly reported collections do not align with the income tax filings, prompting an investigation into the financial transparency of the makers.

While the industry has long seen inflated or non-factual numbers in box office reports, the IT department is taking this issue seriously. Legal action could be on the horizon for the makers if the discrepancies in payments are not resolved promptly. The department is reportedly scrutinizing transactions linked to official bank accounts associated with Mythri Movie Makers to uncover the full extent of the irregularities.