Director Shankar has denied reports claiming that a non-bailable arrest warrant was been issued against him in Enthiran plagiarism case. This statement from the director came after reports that an arrest warrant was issued by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore against him.

In the press release, Shankar has expressed his shock on seeing a false news about a non-bailable warrant issued against him. The statement read “My advocate Mr Sai Kumaran has approached the Hon’ble court today and brought this to the Court’s attention. The Learned Judge was pleased to immediately confirm that no warrant has been issued against me. The reference to any warrant has apparently occurred due to a glitch in the online court reporting, which is presently being corrected".

Further the director has said that such a news without verification has impacted his family and well-wishers. Previously there were reports making the rounds, claiming that the court issued warrant against Shankar as he failed to appear for hearings for around 10 years in the Endhiran plagiarism case filed by a writer Arur Tamilnandan in 2010, alleging that his story was used hy Shankar for Enthiran starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai.