Mythri Movie Makers, the producers of Ajith Kumar-starrer Good Bad Ugly and Pradeep Ranganathan-starrer Dude, have entered into a compromise with acclaimed musician R. Ilaiyaraaja over the use of his old songs in the two movies released this year. The compromise has been reached on payment of ₹50 lakh to the composer as a “commercial settlement and gratitude.”
A joint memo of compromise filed before Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) read that the Hyderabad-based production house had already paid ₹50 lakh to Mr. Ilaiyaraaja through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) after deducting 10% towards Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for having used three of his old songs in ‘Good Bad Ugly’ and two more in ‘Dude.’
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Terms of compromise
