IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.12.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY C.S.(Comm.Div)No.226 of 2025 and O.A.No.889 of 2025 Dr.Ilaiyaraaja New.No.2C, Old.No.38, Murugesan Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-17. ..Plaintiff Vs 1. Mythri Movie Makers Rep. by Naveen Yerneni, Yellamanchili Ravi Shankar, Plot No. 58, 3rd Floor, Road No. 72, Aswini Layout, Journalist Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500033. 2. Music Master Audio Video LLP, Represented by its Designated Partner Mr.Ghanshyam Hemdev, No.5/3, Muktha Garden, Spurtank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031. (Second defendant impleaded as per order dated 24.09.2025 in Appl.No.4704 of 2025) 3. WL EPIC MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, (Formerly known as Kosmic Music (Pvt) Limited, Rep. by their Authorised signatory Mr.R.Rajendrakumar, having its registered office at No.33, Ruthland Towers, 2nd floor, Shafee Mohamed Road, Chennai-06. (3rd defendant impleaded as per order dated 23.10.2025 in Appl.No.5169 of 2025) __________ p. 2 4. M/s.Sony Music Entertainment India Private Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, Second floor, First International Financial Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex Road, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra-400 098. (Fourth defendant impleaded as per order dated 03.12.2025 in Appl.No.5178 of 2025) ..Defendants Prayer : Plaint is filed under Order IV Rule 1 of the O.S. Rules Read With Order VII Rule 1 of the CPC, 1908 and Sections 17, 51, 55 & 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957, praying to grant a judgment and decree on the following terms:- (a) A permanent injunction restraining the Defendant, their directors, partners or proprietors, licensees, assigns, officers, servants, agents, representatives, contractors, sister concerns and any other person working for and on behalf of the Defendant from exploiting or infringing any of the Plaintiff’s Copyrighted Works i.e. the musical and literary works of the songs “Ilamai Idho Idho”, “Otha Rubayum Tharen” and “En Jodi Manja Kuruvi” incorporated in the movie “Good Bad Ugly”; (b) a mandatory injunction directing the Defendant, to immediately remove and take down all unauthorised content related to the Plaintiff’s copyrighted works, including the musical and literary works of the songs “Ilamai Idho Idho”, “Otha Rubayum Tharen” and “En Jodi Manja Kuruvi” __________ p. 3 incorporated in the movie “Good Bad Ugly”, from YouTube, streaming platforms, music applications, and all other digital media where such content is being exploited without authorisation; (c) directing the Defendant to disclose the profits and gains derived by the Defendant through such illegal and wrongful exploitation/use of the Plaintiff’s Copyrighted Works; (d) Costs of the suit be awarded to the plaintiff. For Plaintiff: Mr. A.Saravanan For Defendants: Mr.Rahul Balakrishnan for D1 Mr.K.Harishankar for D2 & D4 Mr.M.Velmurugan for D3 JUDGMENT The suit was filed seeking remedies in respect of alleged copyright infringement. Originally, only Mythri Movie Makers was shown as the defendant. Later, three other defendants were impleaded. 2. The plaintiff and the first defendant have entered into a settlement and filed joint memorandum of compromise dated 28.11.2025. The said document has been digitally signed by the plaintiff and the first defendant. The respective counsel have also signed. __________ p. 4 3. The first defendant has paid a sum of Rs.50,00,000/- to the plaintiff as consideration for use of songs composed by the plaintiff in the movies “Good Bad Ugly” and “Dude”. Therefore, the plaintiff has agreed to permit the first defendant to continue to use the said songs composed by the plaintiff in the movie “Dude” and the first defendant has agreed not to use the said songs in the other movie “Good Bad Ugly”. 4. I find no legal impediment to the issuance of a decree in terms of the memorandum of compromise as against the first defendant. On instructions, learned counsel for the plaintiff submits that he does not intend to prosecute the suit against the other defendants. The said statement is recorded. 5. For reasons aforesaid, the suit is decreed as against the first defendant in terms of joint memorandum of compromise dated 28.11.2025, which shall form an integral part of the decree. The suit stands dismissed as withdrawn as against defendants 2 to 4. In view of the settlement, there will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected application stands closed. 15.12.2025 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes/No kj __________ p. 5 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J. kj C.S.(Comm.Div)No.226 of 2025 and O.A.No.889 of 2025 15.12.2025 __________