Title: The Ilaiyaraaja Copyright Dispute Points to Issues Lyricists, Music Composers Face in India
Published on: June 4, 2024
Published in: The Wire
Excerpt:
“The first notice was sent to Sun Pictures for using the song “Va Va Pakkam Va”, composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the 1983 movie Thanga Magan, without his permission in the teaser of the upcoming movie Coolie. The second notice was directed at the producers of the Malayalam blockbuster Manjummel Boys for using the music “Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan”, without authorisation. This song, also composed by Ilaiyaraaja, was originally synchronised in the 1991 movie Guna.”