Malayalam filmmakers are ready to make the only claim of music rights

Nevertheless, another quarrel is going on within the Malayalam film industry on the ownership of music rights, which has become an attractive source of revenue in the digital age. The Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA) is ready to stop cooperating with music composers, who want the rights for film albums. The Producers Association is currently drafting an agreement for music directors, which will include sections for this effect.

Talk to HinduProducers Association Secretary B. Rakesh said that the move was required by the demands of some music directors for the only right to music albums.

“We have already come on agreements with other technicians. The agreement with music directors will soon be finalized. The association will ask the manufacturers to stop working with musicians seeking music rights. Only a handful of new music composers have started demanding rights. These music albums become hit only because we are spending crores to make films with popular stars. If they can churn hits in their personal ability, why not release an independent album? Subsequently, the manufacturers will have full authority for the music album, ”Mr. Rakesh said.

Second aspect

However, music director Deepak Dev, who is currently composed for the upcoming film ImpuanBegging for separation. Although he has not yet demanded music rights, choosing instead of a proper remuneration, he said that musicians of the new era could demand rights because they were not paid in proportion to the revenue that generates their popular songs Was stayed

“If manufacturers are ready to provide remuneration that are demanding stars, why can’t they give technicians equal? Music should also be considered as an important element in the popularity of many of these films. Unlike the past, music now produces too much revenue. I have not yet demanded the rights of music because I have received the remuneration I want, but this cannot happen to everyone. Music directors may also want to put rights if they want to release reused versions of their tracks in other languages ​​in future, ”Mr. Dev said Hindu,

Quite returns

In recent years, the leading music label has started investing heavily in Malayalam cinema. Along with various music and social media platforms including Spotify, YouTube, and Instagram, music from popular films also ensures considerable returns in the period of time, to open new sources of revenue. The manufacturers have now realized the possibilities of revenue-making ownership of shorts as well as music and are eager to ensure that musicians seeking musicians do not become an industry exercise.

Many mythological music composers from Malayalam, from Baburaj to Raveren, have fought financially in their later years, a situation that did not happen was the owner of the rights of their songs.