Copyright violation on latest blockbuster Kantara

Hyderabad: Kantara is one of the super hit films in recent times. Directed by Rishab Shetty, the film is a big hit at the box office. The Kannada film was also released in other regional languages. The movie is a big hit in Telugu as the Telugu version broke even in no time. Rishab Shetty played the lead role in the film as well. Interestingly, the film has fallen in controversy now. 'Varaha Roopam' song is a big hit from the film, and it attracted a controversy.

Kerala-based musical band Thaikkudam Bridge claimed that the makers of Kantara copied the song Varaha Roopam from their single audio Navarasa. Thaikkudam Bridge is a Kerala-based multi-genre music band founded and formed in 2013 by Govind Vasantha and Siddharth Menon.

Taking to their Instagram profile, team Thaikkudam Bridge shared their views about the copyright violation. The following is their post:

From our and our partners standpoint, we would like our listeners to know that Thaikkudam Bridge is in no way or form affiliated with "Kantara". The unavoidable similarities between our IP "Navarasam" and "Varaha Roopam" in terms of audio is therefore a blatant infringement of copyright laws. From our standpoint the line between "Inspired" and "Plagiarized" is distinct and indisputable and therefore we will be seeking legal action against the creative team responsible for this. There has been no acknowledgement of our rights over the content and the song is propagated as an Original piece of work by the movie's creative team. We request the support of our listeners and encourage you to spread the word about the same. Also request our fellow artistes to share and raise your views protecting music copy right.

As of now, no one from team Kantara opened up on the issue. Ajneesh Loknath is the music director of Kantara. We have to see if the team has anything to say about.