Justice N. Senthilkumar said, the musician, in his civil suit, had made out a prima facie case of his songs having been mutilated and distorted thereby causing damage to his reputation and therefore, the balance of convenience was in favour of granting an interim injunction, as sought for by him, until further orders could be passed on the civil suit.

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Madras High Court bars use of Ilaiyaraaja’s songs in movie ‘Dude’
Justice N. Senthilkumar grants an interim injunction restraining the use of two of his old songs ‘Nooru Varusham’ and ‘Karutha Machan’ in the Pradeep Ranganathan-starrer Tamil movie
Published – November 28, 2025 11:35 am IST

MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.

A still from the Tamil movie ‘Dude’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Madras High Court, on Friday (November 28, 2025), restrained Hyderabad-based Mythri Movie Makers from continuing to exhibit the Tamil movie Dude, starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju, along with the songs ‘Nooru Varusham’ and ‘Karutha Machan’ that were composed by acclaimed musician R. Ilaiyaraaja for other movies in the past.

Justice N. Senthilkumar said, the musician, in his civil suit, had made out a prima facie case of his songs having been mutilated and distorted thereby causing damage to his reputation and therefore, the balance of convenience was in favour of granting an interim injunction, as sought for by him, until further orders could be passed on the civil suit.

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