As we all know that Minjur Gopi had withdrawn his case against Murugadoss and 'Kaththi' at the final minute for reasons known only to him. Now, A.R. Murugadoss had hit back by filing a defamation case against Gopi and opened up on the alleged intellectual theft for the first time.

In his recent interaction with media, Murugadoss said, "Right from the beginning of the controversy I was clear about one thing — that I should not give in. If I don't take this case seriously, people like him (Gopi) will keep cropping up. Then, when my next film releases, some other person will come and claim it is his story. So, I was inflexible in my stand that we should not encourage people like him. I ensured that his demand is not accepted just for the sake of doing away with the case. I knew I would get justice and the truth would come out one day. That's why I kept quiet when he was creating problems with his allegations. Also, I felt there was no urgency to prove myself because I knew his claims were baseless and I can prove my ability in my next film as well.