‘Dude’ movie settles dispute with Ilaiyaraaja; pays Rs 50 L for songs
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Chennai: The film producer, Mythri Movie Makers, settled a dispute with Music director Ilaiyaraaja by paying Rs 50 lakh to him for using his songs "Nooru Varusham" and "Karutha Machan" in its film 'Dude', PTI reported.
Recording the joint memorandum of compromise, dated November 28, 2025, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy of Madras High Court, in his recent order, closed the application arising out of a suit filed by Ilaiyaraaja.
The order states that the suit was filed seeking relief with respect to the alleged copyright infringement. The parties entered into negotiations and concluded a settlement. The terms thereof have been reduced to writing in the joint memorandum of compromise.
The said document has been signed digitally by the plaintiff and by the defendant. The respective counsel have also signed, the judge added.
On examining the joint memorandum of compromise, "I find no legal impediment for decreeing the suit in terms thereof," the judge said.
The Hindu reported that the parties had agreed that the two songs used in ’Dude’ would continue to feature in the movie that is currently being streamed on an Over the Top (OTT) platform, but the producers would desist from using three other songs in ‘Good Bad Ugly’, the film by the same production house, in future. ‘Good Bad Ugly’ is an Ajith-starrer.
The joint memo of compromise filed before Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy on Wednesday read that the Hyderabad-based production house had already paid ₹50 lakh to Ilaiyaraaja through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) after deducting 10% towards Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for having used two songs in ‘Dude’, according to The Hindu report.