Good Bad Ugly Courts New Controversy, Kasthuri Raja To Take Legal Action Against Makers

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 18:39 IST

Filmmaker Kasthuri Raja, histrion Dhanush's father, objected to the usage of 3 songs successful Ajith Kumar's movie Good Bad Ugly.

Ajith Kumar successful Good Bad Ugly poster.

Dhanush’s father, filmmaker and writer Kasthuri Raja, is unhappy that 3 of his aged songs were utilized successful Ajith Kumar’s movie Good Bad Ugly without asking for permission. He spoke to the media successful Salem and said helium doesn’t similar however aged songs are being added to movies without the creator’s approval.

While speaking to the press, Kasthuri Raja reportedly said helium was upset that 3 of his songs – Panju Mitthai, Otha Ruba Tharen, and Thootuvalai Ilai Arachi – were utilized successful caller movies without his permission. He besides criticised today’s filmmakers and euphony composers, saying they aren’t creating capable archetypal work.

“Unlike erstwhile stalwarts similar Ilaiyaraaja and Deva created timeless music, today’s creators look to trust connected nostalgia alternatively than innovation. It’s not an contented to usage aged tracks, but 1 indispensable question support from the archetypal creators. Unfortunately, nary 1 bothers to inquire these days," helium complained.

Kasthuri Raja confirmed that helium volition instrumentality ineligible enactment soon.

Veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja had besides taken ineligible enactment earlier against the squad down Good Bad Ugly, alleging unauthorised usage of his euphony successful the Ajith Kumar and Trisha Krishnan-led film. He demanded Rs 5 crore successful compensation from the producers. According to reports, the ailment centers astir the usage of Ilaiyaraaja’s compositions successful the movie without his nonstop consent.

Later, the makers of the Adhik Ravichandran-directorial responded to the allegations, stating that they had obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the respective euphony labels anterior to including the tracks. Producer Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers, who backed Good Bad Ugly, stood his crushed amid the controversy. Speaking to Hindustan Times, helium clarified that the squad followed each indispensable procedures earlier utilizing the tracks.

“We person taken support from each the euphony labels required for the songs we utilized successful the film. The labels clasp the rights, truthful we person followed protocol and taken NOCs from them. We person done things by the book," helium said.

In the ineligible announcement addressed to the makers of Good Bad Ugly, Ilaiyaraaja alleged that 3 of his iconic compositions namely Otha Rubayum Tharen from Nattupura Pattu, Ilamai Idho Idho from Sakalakala Vallavan, and En Jodi Manja Kuruvi from Vikram were featured successful the movie without his consent. The composer claimed that this amounts to a copyright infringement.

“Such actions represent unauthorized use, appropriation and a wide infringement of our Client’s copyright and motivation rights. You whitethorn besides delight instrumentality enactment that helium has ne'er accorded immoderate support oregon consent, either explicit oregon implied, for using/altering/distorting/changing the signifier of the of the philharmonic enactment that has been utilized successful the cinematograph Good Bad Ugly," a portion of his announcement read.

Along with alleging copyright infringement, Ilaiyaraaja demanded a compensation of Rs 5 crore from the squad down Good Bad Ugly. He has besides asked the filmmakers to instantly halt utilizing the songs successful question. In addition, the composer has insisted connected receiving a ceremonial written apology from the makers for utilizing his enactment without his nonstop permission.

“Remove the altered versions of the songs Otha Rubayum Tharen from the Tamil movie Nattupura Pattu, the opus Ilamai Idho Idho from the Tamil movie Sakalakala Vallavan and En Jodi Manja Kuruvi from the Tamil movie Vikram and each platforms wherever they are published oregon performed; Tender an unconditional," the announcement stated.

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