Ilaiyaraja
has lodged a complaint with the Chennai police
commissioner against Echo Recording Company.
The maestro in a press meet said that he had
offered the rights of his Tamil and Telugu film
songs to Echo but the company failed to pay
the royalty amount for about 30 years.
The musician adds that this royalty amount should
actually have been shared between the producers
and him. Prior to lodging a police complaint,
Ilaiyaraja had also discussed the issue with
the Producers’ Council.
He also alleged that Echo is in talks with another
company to sell the rights of his Telugu films
for about Rs. 25 crores. Ilaiyaraja says that
the complaint comes in the wake of repeated
request to company for the royalty and their
indifferent attitude.
