FIR filed against Mani Ratnam’s firm as a horse dies on the set of Ponniyin Selvan

Ponniyin Selvan of Mani Ratnam is in trouble since a horse died on the sets of the film. A PETA India volunteer had filed a complaint on August 18 after the person found out about it and a case was registered. 

The incidence of the death of horse took place on August 11 on the set, and a whistle-blower informed People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Based on this information a complaint was filed against the management of production house Madras Talkies and the owner of the horse under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act and IPC.

“In the age of computer-generated imagery (CGI), production companies have no excuse for forcing exhausted horses to play at war until one of them drops dead,” said PETA India Chief Advocacy Officer Khushboo Gupta. “Compassionate, forward-thinking filmmakers would never dream of hauling sensitive animals to a chaotic movie set and forcing them to ‘act’. PETA India is calling on director Mani Ratnam to cut the cruelty and switch to modern and humane CGI and other visual-effects technology,” the PETA release further said.