‘Kantara’ Producer, Director Summoned By Kerala Police Over Plagiarism – FilmyVoice
The primary actor and director of tremendous hit Kannada film ‘Kantara’, Rishab Shetty, and its producer, Vijay Krigandur Ahad had been current earlier than Kozhikode Deputy Commissioner of Police, Okay E Baiju at present. The director and producer of the film appeared earlier than the investigating officer after the Supreme Court docket of India on Thursday (Feb 9, 2023) granted anticipatory bail to director Rishab Shetty and producer Vijay Kirgandur.
The division bench of the Supreme Court docket comprising of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Padiwala had mentioned within the order that “Petitioner shall current earlier than the investigating officer on February 12 and 13. In case he’s arrested, he shall be launched on bail forthwith topic to circumstances on trial courtroom.”
The producer and director have given their statements earlier than the police following a criticism lodged by the Kerala-based music band ‘Thaikoodam Bridge’ {that a} music within the film was a product of the band and that the film makers didn’t acknowledge that.
The band had complained that the music ‘Varaha Roopam’ within the film was really plagiarised from their music ‘Navarasam’.
The music director of the film, ‘Kantara’, B Ajaneesh Loknath had rejected the allegations stating that the similarities had been because of the identical ‘Raga’ utilized in each songs.
Nevertheless, ‘Thaikkudam Bridge’ complained that blatant infringement of copyright legislation had taken place.
