Composer Ilaiyaraaja is set to take legal action against the makers of Dude, directed by Keerthiswaran and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, for allegedly using two of his old songs in the film without permission. Madras High Court Judge N Senthil Kumar has given him permission to go ahead and take legal proceedings against the film's makers. This is not the first time the legendary composer has gone down the legal route against filmmakers allegedly using his intellectual property without approval. Earlier this year, he sued Mythri Movie Makers itself for the 'unauthorised' use of his songs in the film Good Bad Ugly, starring Ajith Kumar.

The Adhik Ravichandran directorial, also starring Trisha, has the songs 'Oththa Roova' from the 1996 film Nattupura Pattu and 'Ilamai Idho Idho' from 1982's Sakalakala Vallavan. Subsequently, the court restrained Mythri Movie Makers from using his songs in the action-comedy film, leading to its temporary unavailability on Netflix. Subsequently, the film's makers replaced the songs with its background music on Netflix. It remains to be seen how the production house will respond to the latest move by Ilaiyaraaja.