Kamal Haasan is in hot waters again. With his film, Vishwaroopam-2 due to release on August 10, Haasan is now reportedly in trouble by a production company which has filed a suit against him over unpaid dues of Rs 7.75 crore.

According to reports, the Madras High Court on Friday directed the actor to file his reply by August 6 to the petition filed by Pyramid Saimira, a movie production company.

Alleging that Kamal Haasan owed them Rs.7.75 crore, the company says the dues cannot be recovered from the actor if Vishwaroopam-2 is allowed to release.

According to the company, they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Raaj Kamal Films International, for which Kamal Haasan is one of the partners, for a joint production of a Tamil movie named Marmayogi. The movie reportedly had an estimated budget of Rs 100 crore.

The petitioner alleged that Haasan never showed interest in commencing the production of the film even after the payment of some amount in installments. Instead, the actor reportedly went on to release another film, Unnaipol Oruvan, by diverting the money paid to him for Marmayogi.