Kerala Band Thaikkudam Bridge Talks of Their Claim on Kantara’s ‘Varaha Roopam’

Kantara’s creators have vehemently denied plagiarism and copyright violation. However, if the song were indeed inspired, it could have been done differently by formulating a collaboration with the Thaikkudam Bridge.

Speaking on what the ideal scenario could have been, Govind Vasantha said, “They could have collaborated with us like how Sudha Kongara’s Soorarai Pottru team did or like how Family Man team acquired the rights of our songs, ‘Aarachar‘ and ‘Navarasam‘ from the same album and used it for their web series.”

Vasantha, however, does not have any problem with Kantara, as a film. Given its widespread acclaim, Kantara could be an “exceptional” film, he said. He is only troubled by the song.

“When they use independent music in the film, it would really help if they credit the artists who worked on that piece to get the recognition they deserve. And honestly, independent music is still struggling in India compared to film music and hence crediting us will really help our community grow stronger.”

Set in a fictional village in Dakshina Kannada, the Rishab Shetty starrer Kantara was originally released in Kannada on 30 September and dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi following its massive success in Karnataka.