The ongoing scuffle between the Tamil Film Producers Council and the FEFSI has taken a new and ugly turn. A producer named Manimaran has lodged a complaint against Dhanapal who is an office-bearer of FEFSI for allegedly threatening to kill Vishal, the President of Producers Council.

Speaking to IndiaGlitz, Manimaran said "We got a life threat message to our leader (Vishal) from an anonymous number in WhatsApp . The message conveyed in unparliamentary words that Vishal will be murdered. We have lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police against Dhanapal as we suspect that he would have instigated this message. He has been doing activities against Producers council and our leader for long. Even recently he sent an abusive message against our leader. So we have lodged the complain against him."

A couple of days back Vishal announced that film producers can employ even those who are not members of FEFSI. This has been opposed by the FEFSI and Manimaran sees this threat message to Vishal as the fallout of this announcement from Vishal.