Thaikudam Bridge accuses ‘Kantara’ makers of plagiarism, says 'Varaha Roopam is a copy of our Navarasam'

Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kantara’ is doing wonders at the box office and is inching towards Rs 200 crore mark at the ticket booth. However, Thaikudam Bridge, a famous music band from Kerala, has accused the makers of the action drama of plagiarism. They said that the song ‘Varaha Roopam’ from the film is a copy of their song, ‘Navarasam’.

Taking to Instagram, the band announced that they will seek legal action against the creative team responsible for this. Thaikkudam Bridge said that the unavoidable similarities between their IP ‘Navarasam’ and ‘Varaha Roopam’ in terms of audio is a ‘blatant infringement of copyright laws’, and from their standpoint the line between ‘inspired’ and ‘plagiarized’ is distinct and indisputable.

‘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,’ Thaikkudam Bridge wrote on Instagram.

‘Kantara’ received an overwhelming response from the audience as well as the critics, and it has earned over Rs 150 crore at the box office worldwide. Besides Rishab Shetty, the film also stars Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda and Pramod Shetty in important roles. The film's music is composed by Ajaneesh B Loknath.

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