a fast track court ftc here today directed sun tv to pay rs 1000500 to an actress for airing an interview of slain forest brigand veerappan which had derogatory remarks against her in an 18yearold case in the interview telecast on april 7 1996 by sun tv veerappan had made derogatory remarks against sukanya a popular tamil cinema actress of yesteryears the interview footage filmed by the reporter of a tamil biweekly nakkeeran was given to the tv channel as part of an agreement between the magazine and the channel the actress had filed a case before the madras high court seeking a direction to sun tv editor of nakkeeran nakkeeran gopal and veerappan to pay damages of rs 1000500 the case was later transferred to a ftc counsel for the magazine denied the charges and said the footage was provided to sun tv as per an agreement between the biweekly and the television channel the case came to an end today when judge p chandrasekaran directed sun tv to pay rs 1000500 to sukanya the judge acquitted nakkeeran gopal