Legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja has as soon as once more made headlines by sending a authorized discover to the makers of a movie—this time, Ajith Kumar’s Good Dangerous Ugly. He has reportedly demanded a hefty compensation of Rs 5 crore over the unauthorized use of his songs and has additionally sought an official apology. Reacting to the discover, Good Dangerous Ugly producer Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar of Mythri Film Makers has lastly damaged his silence.
Chatting with Hindustan Instances, he stated, “We’ve taken permission from all of the music labels required for the songs we used within the movie. The labels maintain the rights, so we have now adopted protocol and brought NOCs from them. We’ve accomplished issues by the ebook.”
In accordance with News18, Ilaiyaraaja identified in his authorized discover that three of his songs had been utilized in Good Dangerous Ugly with out approval. These embrace Ilamai Idho Idho from Sakalakala Vallavan, Otha Roobayum Tharen from Nattupura Pattu, and En Jodi Manja Kuruvi from Vikram.
He acknowledged that the filmmakers used the songs with out asking or getting his consent. As per the discover, this act is a transparent case of “copyright violation.” It additionally breaches his ethical rights as the unique creator. He clarified that he by no means gave permission in any type for the songs for use or altered in any manner for the movie.
Ilaiyaraaja has additionally sought Rs 5 crore as compensation from the group behind Ajith’s movie. Together with this, he urged them to instantly halt using his songs within the undertaking. He additional insisted on receiving a proper written apology for utilizing his work with out consent.
“Take away the altered variations of the songs Otha Rubayum Tharen from the Tamil film Nattupura Pattu, the tune Ilamai Idho Idho from the Tamil film Sakalakala Vallavan and En Jodi Manja Kuruvi from the Tamil film Vikram and all platforms the place they’re revealed or carried out,” part of his discover learn.
Nonetheless, Good Dangerous Ugly has been performing effectively in theaters regardless of this controversy. The film options Ajith Kumar alongside Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Das, Priya Prakash Varrier and several other others in distinguished roles.
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