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Lakshmikanthan murder case
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Film stars M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and N. S. Krishnan were convicted in the murder of journalist C. N. Lakshmikanthan, later freed on appeal.

C. N. Lakshmikanthan, a Tamil film journalist known for publishing gossip about film personalities, was stabbed in Madras and died on 9 November 1944. The actors M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and N. S. Krishnan were among those charged and were convicted, and their appeals to the Madras High Court failed. In 1947 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council allowed their appeal and ordered a retrial, after which they were acquitted and released. The case damaged the careers of both stars and drew wide public attention.

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