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Ilaiyaraaja Wins Rs 60 Lakh Compensation In Legal Battle Against 'Manjummel Boys' For Using 'Kanmani Anbodu Kaadhalan' Song

A recent report has revealed that Ilaiyaraaja has received Rs 60 lakhs from the producers of 'Manjummel Boys.' The composer had sent a legal notice to the team for using his song - 'Kanmani Anbodu Kaadhalan' - without his permission.

Ilaiyaraaja, Manjummel Boys
Ilaiyaraaja, 'Manjummel Boys' Photo: IMDb
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Legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja had sent a legal notice to the producers of 바카라˜Manjummel Boys바카라™ for using his song, 바카라˜Kanmani Anbodu Kaadhalan바카라™, without permission in May. The producers had responded and mentioned that they had secured the rights from two labels. However, a recent report has revealed that the case was turned in Ilaiyaraaja바카라™s favour and the matter was settled for Rs 60 lakh.

As reported by Moneycontrol, Ilaiyaraaja had demanded Rs 2 crore as compensation for the use of 바카라˜Kanmani Anbodu Kaadhalan바카라™ in 바카라˜Manjummel Boys.바카라™ The report mentioned that the producers - Soubin Shahir, Babu Shahir, and Shawn Antony 바카라“ met the composer to negotiate. After 바카라˜intense negotiations바카라™, the parties reached a truce. The producers said that the amount demanded by Ilaiyaraaja was 바카라˜exorbitant.바카라™ They settled the case for Rs 60 lakhs.

The song 바카라“ 바카라˜Kanmani Anbodu Kaadhalan바카라™ 바카라“ has been used in some of the most pivotal scenes in 바카라˜Manjummel Boys.바카라™ The song was originally a part of Kamal Haasan바카라™s 1991 movie, 바카라˜Gunaa.바카라™ Recently, Ilaiyaraaja has been fighting for copyrights to his songs. In 2017, he filed a lawsuit against singer SP Balasubrahmanyam for performing his compositions without permission during a world tour. More recently, he sent a legal notice to the producers of the Rajinikanth starrer 바카라˜Coolie바카라™ for using the song 바카라˜Vaa Vaa Pakkam Vaa바카라™ from the 1983 film 바카라˜Thanga Magan바카라™ in a promotional video without his consent.

Directed by Chidambaram, 바카라˜Manjummel Boys바카라™ is based on a real-life story of a man who gets trapped in the Guna Caves in Tamil Nadu. He is rescued by the local authorities and his group of friends. Outlook gave the movie a 4/5 rating. The review mentioned, 바카라œWhat works for this Chidambaram directorial is its raw and honest exploration of friendship and emotions.바카라 The movie earned over Rs 242 crore at the box office.

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