Kamal Haasan on Thursday filed a civil suit in the Madras High Court against Pyramid Saimira Production International Ltd, seeking a direction to pay him Rs 11 crore with interest for the loss he suffered due to the restrictions on him by an Memorandum of Understanding with the entertainment company.

In the suit, the actor and his production firm Raaj Kamal Films International said an agreement was signed in April last year with Pyramid for the production of the film ‘Marmayogi.’

Following this, Kamal had not only directed some inaugural scenes, but also acted in them. A song was sung by him. He had to refuse all the offers around this period, despite the fact that he received very good offers to act from other producers, as he had to act only in ‘Marmayogi’ as per the agreement.

However, after July 30, 2008 the defendants did not make further payments. “By not disclosing their true financial position, by restricting him from acting in any other picture, and by not paying him the entire remuneration, the defendants had caused a loss of over Rs 40 crore to him”, according to the suit filed by the actor.

Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan and others filed a memo stating that bank guarantee for Rs. 3.91 crore had been furnished, as ordered by the High Court earlier in another case for the release of the film ‘Eenadu’.