Agent Vinod in trouble for lifting Rajinikanth's 'Rakkamma' track
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
The
makers
of
Bollywood
film
Agent
Vinod
are
in
trouble
for
using
a
popular
Rajinikanth's
track
in
the
film.
Well,
for
the
usage
of
the
superstar's
'Rakkamma...'
track
from
superhit
film
Thalapathi
in
the
recently
release
Hindi
movie
is
leading
Lahari
audio
company,
who
has
the
rights
of
the
label,
to
take
legal
action
against
the
movie
bosses.
A
leading
daily
reports
that
the
Bangalore-based
audio
company
has
discovered
that
the
track
has
been
used
in
the
film
for
a
considerable
amount
of
time
in
a
scene.
As
they
have
not
taken
the
permission,
Lahari
is
planning
to
sue
the
movie
bosses.
It
also
adds
that
the
music
company
acquired
the
rights
of
Thalapathi
producer
for
whopping
Rs
75
lakh
in
1992.
Velu
of
Lahari
company
has
also
confirmed
that
they
are
ready
for
the
legal
action
against
the
Agent
Vinod
makers
and
they
are
consulting
their
legal
team.
However,
this
is
not
the
first
time
the
movie
is
landing
in
trouble
over
lifting
songs.
It
may
be
recalled
that
the
popular
track
from
the
film,
'Pungi...'
was
also
accused
of
plagiarism
charges
by
Iranian
band
Barobax.