The officials of the Enforcement Directorate raided Mohanlal’s L2 on Friday, April 4, 2025 on the properties of Gokulam Gopalan at Chennai. The raid took place after protests on the political subject of the film. According to the industry tracker Caikanillaq, the Malayalam film, released on March 27, 2025, earned Rs 88.25 crore across India in the first week of release.
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Sources said that the Enforcement Directorate is searching the premises of Gokulam Chit Fund in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. According to sources, the raid is part of the investigation into the alleged foreign exchange violation case. Sources said that a search is being conducted in Chennai under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). AM Gopalan, known as Gokulam Gopalan, is the owner of Mr. Gokulam Chits, which has offices in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Puducherry, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and Haryana.
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He has commercial shares in hospitality, health, media, education, transport and logistics sectors. L2: The manufacturer and their firms of Empuran have violated FEMA provisions of Rs 1000 crore and have detected a lot of unauthorized transactions. Some fraud cases have been registered and an investigation is underway under the anti -funding law. After the dispute came to light, the producer came forward and commented on removing the scenes and dialogues.
According to CNN-News18 ED, the Enforcement Directorate is conducting search in several states in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the FEMA case related to Gokulam Gopalan and his company Mr. Gopalan Chit and Finance Company Limited.
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