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Tamil Actor Radha Files Rs 50 Crore Cheque Fraud Complaint Against Siblings
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News18•22-09-2026, 08:25
Tamil Actor Radha Files Rs 50 Crore Cheque Fraud Complaint Against Siblings
- •Veteran Tamil actor Radha has accused her sister, Ambika Nair, and brother, Mallikarjuna Kunjan Nair, of stealing and attempting to encash old cheques totaling nearly Rs 50 crore.
- •Radha filed a complaint with the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner after IDBI Bank informed her that five cheques were presented for encashment in Ambika's name.
- •The actor stated there were no financial transactions or debts requiring such payments and immediately requested the bank to stop the transactions.
- •Radha alleged her brother filled the cheques and that her siblings trespassed to take them, intending to unlawfully benefit and clear their financial liabilities.
- •She also raised concerns about other valuables, including gold, diamond jewelry, and property documents, claiming her siblings are preventing her from checking them.
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Actor Radha approached the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner after discovering that five old, signed blank cheques from her business had been stolen from her room and presented at IDBI Bank's Porur branch to encash nearly Rs 50 crore in her sister Ambika Nair's name.
Radha discovered the attempt on September 17 when she received an email from IDBI Bank's Porur branch notifying her that five cheques carrying massive amounts totaling nearly Rs 50 crore had been presented for encashment in Ambika's name.
Actor Ambika denied Radha's allegations of cheque fraud, claiming instead that Radha provided the cheques voluntarily to settle ongoing property disputes between the siblings and stating that she plans to take legal action against Radha.
