Updated On: 12 September, 2025 01:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kannada filmmaker S Narayan and his family have been booked in a dowry harassment case after his daughter-in-law, Pavithra, alleged she was forced to leave home with her minor. However, the filmmaker has denied the claim stating he and his family were against dowry

Kannada filmmaker S Narayan
Kannada filmmaker S Narayan has found himself in legal trouble after his family was booked by police in a dowry harassment case. It all began after their son Pavan’s wife, Pavithra, filed a police complaint against her in-laws alleging financial exploitation. She even claimed she was forced to leave her home with her minor son.
Pavithra and Pavan got married in 2021. As per her complaint, she took care of household expenses and even gave Pavan a loan as he was unemployed. Her mother also supported him financially when he wanted to open an acting institute.