Ilaiyaraja; Still ‘good bed ugly’. Photo Credit: Ragu R/The Hindu and Special System
Veteran music composer Ilaiyaraja sent a legal notice to the makers of Mythri filmmakers, Ajit Kumar on Tuesday (April 15) The good, the bad, the uglyAlleging that he used his songs in Adik Ravichandran-director without permission or proper authority. The composer made the film and Rs. Have demanded the removal of songs from. 5 crores as compensation.
The good, the bad, the uglyWhich was released in theaters on Thursday last week, including many Yesryear songs, including three Ilaiyaraja compositions. Sakalakala Vallavan‘N Jodi Manja Kuruvi’ from 1986 VikramAnd ‘Otha Ruva’ since 1996 Nattupura pattu,
Notice sent to Naveen Yarneni and Y Ravi Shankar, producer of Mythri filmmakers, said three songs have been used in the film, “Our customer and/or their authority express without obtaining consent/permission, and without payment of royalty,”
“Such tasks contain unauthorized use, appropriation and a clear violation of our customer’s copyright and moral rights. You can also pay attention that they have never accepted any permission or consent, either express or inherent, which to use/replace/distort/replace the form of musical work used in cinematic,” reads further.
In addition to Rs. 5 crores of compensation and removal of songs from the film, notice also demanded a written apology and “a detailed description of the revenue earned from commercial abuse”.
This is not the first time the composer took a legal route to the unauthorized use of his songs. Earlier, he had issued a legal notice to Sun Pictures for allegedly illegal use of a song from his 1983 film. Thanga magan His upcoming Rajinikanth-Starrer CoolieHe also issued a legal notice to the makers of the Malayalam film. Manjummel boys From Tamil film to “illegally exploiting” to the song ‘Kanamani Anbodeu’ foldIn his film.
The composer is fighting a long -running copyright case, seeking “special moral rights” on 4,500 songs for over 1,000 between the 1970s and 1990s.
During this time, The good, the bad, the ugly Has collided more than Rs. 150 crores worldwide. The film saw Trisha as a female lead, after Ajit with a frequent pair VidamuirchiThe film stars a dress actress, which includes Arjun Das, Prabhu, Sunil, Prasanna, Raghu Ram, Radin Kingsle, Priya Prakash Warrier, Jackie Shroff, Yogi Babu and Shine Tom Chacko.
The music of the film is composed by GV Prakash. Abinandan Ramanujam served as a cinematographer, while Vijay Velukutty served as the editor.
HinduReview of The good, the bad, the uglyThe film is called “a loving work of Nostalgia” and “the new benchmark in the fan service”.
Published – April 15, 2025 02:56 pm IST
