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a.
Sale of lease rights of pictures is accounted
in the year of release of the pictures.
b. Fixed assets are stated at cost of acquisition
less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation has
been provided on the assets on Written Down Value
Method at the applicable rates and in the manner
prescribed in the Schedule XIV of the Companies
Act, 1956.
c. Inventories
represent films under production, Internet film
rights and other film rights. Films under production
and internet film rights are valued at cost. The
negative film rights for distribution/exhibition
are valued as per the current market potential
of the pictures as at the year-end. The Company
has entered into a MoU with a Company for webcasting
films for which it holds internet film rights,
on a revenue sharing basis. The Company has also
billed the webcasting company Rs.90 lacs as `access
fee' for making available the company's films
for webcasting. Considering the fact that the
company has started exploiting the internet film
rights, the valuation of internet film rights
in the books at cost is considered appropriate.
2. SCHEME OF AMALGAMATION
(of Oneworld Media Network
Infotainment Limited (Omni Ltd.) with the Company
[Scheme])
a) Pursuant to the Shareholders
approval at the meeting held on 27th February
2004 which was convened as per the Orders of the
Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Madras (Court)
and its Order in Company Petition Nos.89 & 90
of 2004 on 29th April 2004 sanctioning the Scheme,
the assets and liabilities of Omni Ltd. whose
principal business was also production and distribution
of feature films were transferred to and vested
in the Company with effect from the appointed
date viz. 30th September 2003 in accordance with
the Scheme so sanctioned. The Scheme has, accordingly,
been given effect to in the Accounts for the year
ended 31st March 2004 itself.
b) The amalgamation has
been accounted for under the Purchase Method of
Accounting as prescribed by Accounting Standard
14 (AS-14) issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. The assets and liabilities
of the erstwhile Omni Limited as at 30th September
2003 have been taken over at their book values.
c) Pursuant to the Scheme as approved by the Hon'ble
High Court of Judicature at Madras, referred to
in (a) above, the company has allotted 3,85,00,000
Equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid to the
shareholders of the erstwhile Omni Ltd on 14th
May 2004 . Accordingly, the company had also paid
the necessary fees for increasing the authorized
capital of the company to the Registrar of companies
on 14th May 2004, after the receipt of sanction
order from the Court.
d) The difference between the value of the net
assets acquired on amalgamation and the amount
of shares issued to the shareholders of the amalgamating
company (Omni Ltd.) resulting in goodwill of Rs.
30.50 crores, which will be amortised over a period
of 5 years from the year in which the films that
are acquired from Omni Ltd. through amalgamation
are released.
3. The
company had increased the authorized capital during
the financial year to Rs. 100 crores and the equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each were split into equity
shares of Rs. 1/- each resulting increase in number
of shares. The necessary fee payable to Registrar
of companies for the increase in the authorized
capital of the company is yet to be remitted.
4. Balance Confirmation
letters have been dispatched to various Sundry
Debtors and Sundry Creditors. Confirmations have
been received from some parties and reconciliation
work is taken up for cases where balances are
not confirmed.
5. The Audit Sub-Committee
Meeting held on 28.04.2003 has noted a shortfall
in physical cash balance of Rs.68.60 lacs. The
Board also discussed this issue in the meeting
held on 09.05.2003 and had decided to transfer
the balance to the account of Late Mr. G. Venkateswaran.
The new 26 Management has now initiated an enquiry
into this shortfall. Pending completion of enquiry,
the amount of shortfall is still included in the
cash balances as at 31.03.2004 and 31.03.2005.
6. Deferred tax assets
has not been considered in the accounts due to
lack of virtual certainty for sufficient future
taxable income.
7. Provision for taxation
- Rs.20,000
8. Contingent Liabilities
- Rs.46 lacs (Income tax and sales tax dues)
9. Expenditure in foreign currency - Nil.
10. Earnings in Foreign Exchange - Nil.
11. Expenditure incurred on employees in receipt
of remuneration of not less than Rs.24,00,000
per annum where employed throughout the period
or not less than Rs.2,00,000 per month where employed
for a part of the period is NIL (NIL).
12. Salary includes Rs.2,40,000/- paid to Mr.
VP Mani, whole time director of the Company and
Rs. 86,660/- paid to Mr. P. Raghuraman, whole
time director of the company.
13. Retirement benefit in respect of Gratuity
is provided as per the provisions of Gratuity
Act, 1972.
14. Figures in brackets represent previous year
figures.
15. Figures have been rounded off to the nearest
rupee.
16. Previous year figures have been regrouped/reclassified
wherever considered necessary.
17. Segmental
reporting is not necessary since the company is
operating in only one segment.
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