Ajith Kumar's Good Bad Ugly Returns To Netflix; Ilaiyaraaja's Songs Have Been Replaced With...

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Kumar’s latest film Good Bad Ugly has returned on streaming giant, Netflix days after the OTT platform removed it due to the ongoing case at Madras High Court order filed by Ilaiyaraaja against the film's producers. The ace music director had filed a case legal case against Mythri Movie Makers for using his songs 'without his permission'.

Ajith Kumar's Good Bad Ugly Is Back On Netflix, But This Comes With A Twist

Amid the on going legal case, the new version of the film has replaced the composer's popular tracks with the film's background music. For the unversed, Good Bad Ugly, which was released in theatres on April 10 this year featured several yesteryear hits, including three of Ilaiyaraaja’s compositions — Ilamai Idho Idho from 1982’s Sakalakala Vallavan, En Jodi Manja Kuruvi’ from 1986’s Vikram, and Oththa Roova’ from 1996’s Nattupura Pattu.The legal notice sent to producers Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers stated that the songs have been “used, altered, and commercially exploited” in the film, “without obtaining express consent/permission of our Client and/or his authorisation, and without payment of royalties that he is statutorily entitled to.”

Such actions constitute unauthorised use, appropriation and a clear infringement of our Client’s copyright and moral rights. You may also please take note that he has never accorded any permission or consent, either express or implied, for using/altering/distorting/changing the form of the musical work that has been used in the cinematograph,” it read.

A demand of Rs. 5 Crore compensation and removal of the songs from the action film were asked, the notice also demanded a written apology and a “detailed account of revenue earned from the commercial exploitation of the said works.”Meanwhile, Good Bad Ugly earned more than Rs. 150 crores worldwide. Directed by Adhik Ravichandran, the film stars Trisha, Arjun Das, Prabhu, Sunil, Prasanna, Raghu Ram, Redin Kingsley, Priya Prakash Varrier, Jackie Shroff, Yogi Babu and Shine Tom Chacko.