Key Points
Raajkamal Films denies hiring casting agents
Sibi Sathyaraj exposed similar scam recently
Wunderbar Films also warned about fake calls
Prince Pictures faced same issue with Sardar 2
A statement, which the well known production house put out on its X timeline, read, “This is to clarify that Raajkamal Films International has not hired any casting agents for any of our films. Please do not trust any emails, messages and social media posts received by you for this purpose. Legal action will be taken if any party is found falsely using Raajkamal Films International name in any unauthorised manner.”
Raajkamal Films International is not the first production house to be affected by this problem of fake casting agents putting out fake casting calls in the name of reputed production houses and actors.
It may be recalled that a few days ago, Tamil film actor Sibi Sathyaraj, who is also the son of well-known actor Sathyaraj, best known for his performance as Kattappa in the pan Indian blockbuster ‘Baahubali’, had alerted the general public about a fake casting call put out in his name on social media. The actor had issued a clarification stating that he had nothing to do with either the person who had put it out or with the project mentioned in it.
The fake casting call poster, which Sibi Sathyaraj warned about, gave the impression that the unit of a film, directed by Sakthi Saravanan and featuring actor Sibi Sathyaraj in the lead, was looking for actors of both genders in the age group of 25 to 50 years. It also asked for child artistes in the age group of 10 to 15 years to send their profiles to a particular number.
In February this year, Wunderbar Films Director Sreyas had cautioned the public about miscreants issuing fake casting calls, saying any casting calls being made in his name or that of his production house, Wunderbar Films, were “absolutely fake and baseless”.
In a brief statement, which he posted on his X handle, Sreyas, who is the director of Wunderbar Films, a production house owned by actor Dhanush, had said, “Hello, This is to bring to everyone's attention that any casting calls under my name or Wunderbar Films Pvt Ltd is absolutely false and baseless. +91 7598756841 is not my number and is being misused with my picture.”
Prior to that, Prince Pictures, another reputed production house, had issued a cautionary notice, warning actors of fraudsters who were claiming to offer acting roles in their upcoming film Sardar 2 for money or other favours.
Comments:
Rahul K.
This is getting out of hand! How many more production houses need to issue warnings before people realize these are scams? 🤦♂️
Priya M.
I appreciate Kamal sir's team being proactive about this. Many aspiring actors fall for these fake calls and lose money.
Arjun T.
Not surprised this keeps happening - the film industry's casting process has always been opaque. Maybe this will force more transparency?
Meena S.
Just last month my cousin almost got scammed by someone claiming to be from Wunderbar Films. These warnings are so necessary!
Vikram P.
While I understand the concern, I wish production houses would make their official casting process more public to prevent confusion.
