Kerala-based band Thaikkudam Bridge has accused the hit film Kantara Kantara of plagiarizing their song.
The band said that the makers of Kantara recorded their song Navarasam for the film.
Rishab Shetty’s Kannada action drama Kantara, which grossed over Rs 150 crore at the worldwide box office, has been accused of plagiarism by popular Kerala gang Thaikkudam Bridge.
The band pointed out that Kantara’s song Varaha Roopam was a copy of their song Navarasam. On Monday, the band took to Instagram to file allegations of plagiarism against the creators of Kantara.
Listen to the song here :
The band claimed in their Instagram post that the song Varaha Roopam is the copy of their song Navarasam. It said: “We would like our listeners to know that Thaikkudam Bridge is in no way affiliated with Kantara. The inevitable similarities between our IP ‘Navarasam’ and ‘Varaha Roopam’ in terms of audio is therefore a blatant violation of copyright laws. In our view, the line between “inspired” and “plagiarized” is clear and undisputed, and as such we will be taking legal action against the creative team responsible for this. Our rights to the content and song have not been acknowledged. is touted as the original work of the film’s creative team (sic)”.
Thaikkudam Bridge accused the creators of Kantara of copying their song in an Instagram post. In the comments, several people also pointed out the similarity between both songs.
One of the comments read: “I had shared the same thing on my Instagram Stories as soon as I heard this song. In fact some people I know have heard Navarasam a few times and not a million times. Like me I thought the movie would have used Navarasam’s song for the visuals since it’s so similar. I really hope justice is done and you get credit for the original work of art you have created (sic)”. Song felt like listening to a different version of Navarasam.
Listen to Thaikkudam Bridge’s Navarasam :
Kantara, which translates to ‘enchanted forest’, tells the story of a local demigod (bhoota) who, in the 1870s, works with a king to sell woodland to tribesmen in exchange for good luck. Many years later, when the king’s son becomes greedy and wants the land back, he dies due to Bhoota’s anger and carries on for generations.
