It was only recently Sun Pictures bounced back from controversies with two back to back releases- 'Mankatha' and 'Vedi'. However, the leading production and distribution house landed in trouble on Wednesday again, with theatre owners threatening not to release movies released by Sun.

The Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners' Association has decided not to extend cooperation to films produced or distributed by Sun Pictures, protesting the latter’s delay in repaying deposit funds amounting to Rs 2.5 crore for screening films produced by them including 'Enthiran', 'Maapillai', 'Vettaikaaran' and 'Suraa'.

"Our exhibitors have suffered at the hands of Sun Pictures for a long time. After our association's efforts, a section of the theatre owners got the refund from Sun Pictures. But many theatres are suffering still. Even after several rounds of talks, Sun Pictures has failed to settle the money. So we are forced to take this decision," said a statement issued after a meeting of the association.

The association's general secretary Panneerselvam explained that the deposit fund had nothing to do with the success or failure of a film, and it was mandatory for producers to repay the deposit fund to the theatres. The association also announced that cooperation would also not be extended to films for which Sun Network had acquired satellite rights.