Mani Ratnam forced to leave his set

Mani Ratnam’s Ravan, which hit the floors on September 28th, is in deep trouble! The film unit had been camping in a forest area near Ernakulam in Kerala to film a few important scenes. Scenes involving Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abishek Bachchan and Vikram were due to be shot in this area from October 11th onwards. But the shooting was

stalled when the forest officer Krishan Dev Prasad inspected the area and found that trees on one hectare land had been chopped off to erect the sets. The film unit was ordered to leave the place and a case has been filed. The latest reports on this issue are that a case has been filed against P.D. Baby, manager of Madras Talkies. Due to this incident the shooting has been stalled.