Maverick Music Director Ilaiyaraaja has sent a legal notice to the producers of the recently released Malayalam blockbuster, Manjummel Boys. The film used his composition of the song, Kanmani Anbodu from Guna starring Kamal Haasan. He wants the song removed from the film and expects compensation for unauthorized usage of his work.
The team of Manjummel Boys is known to have already legally brought the rights from the Music Company. But Ilaiyaraaja has claimed copyright and wants compensation. We need to see how the team tackles this issue. The song and the backdrop of Guna have helped Manjummel Boys a lot. It even became the main reason for the film’s amazing performance in the Tamil version.
Ilaiyaraaja often does this when any of his songs get used in some films. He even sent notices to renowned singer, SP Balasubrahmanyam for singing his songs in some events without his consent. This sparked a big controversy then. There has been a big debate about the rights of songs of a film. Many claim that they must remain with the producer and the music company while some say that they should be with the music director. So, let’s see how far this issue goes.
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