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.
