Actor R. Sukanya has achieved a significant legal victory nearly 30 years after a controversial interview with forest brigand Veerappan was broadcast on Sun TV Network. The Madras High Court ruled that Sun TV must pay ₹10 lakh in damages for airing defamatory statements against Sukanya during the 1996 interview. Justice K. Kumaresh Babu dismissed Sun TV's appeal against a 2015 city civil court ruling that favored Sukanya. The court found that Sun TV had not exercised due diligence in verifying the interview's content before broadcasting it. Although the network argued it had no intention to defame, the court noted that it retained the right to edit the footage and should have acted responsibly. Furthermore, the court highlighted that Sun TV only expressed regret in a Tamil magazine after receiving legal notice, rather than on its own platform, which indicated malice. This ruling emphasizes the importance of media responsibility in reporting and the potential consequences of failing to verify information.