Bala and producer A.M. Ratnam had agreed to jointly produce the Ajith starrer Naan Kadavul. For unknown reasons, Ratnam backed out and sought the advance of one and a half crore rupees he had given to Ajith. An incensed Bala, borrowed the amount from Anbu of Madurai. But the film ran into problems and Bala faced a stricture from the Producers’ Association that Naan kadavul should commence only after Godfather. Insiders in the industry feel that it is a ploy by Anbu to shackle Bala who is coughing up a heavy interest without a single schedule having been completed. The ugly face of forced debt is raising its visage in the industry again despite the pathetic GV episode.