A.R. Rahman agrees in Supreme Court to mention Dagar brothers in song credit of Ponniyin Selvan II

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The Supreme Court had urged A.R. Rahman to springiness  “some benignant   of an acknowledgement” to the Dagar brothers, adjacent    though   the movie  credits already acknowledged that the opus  was based connected  the ‘Dagarvani Tradition’ Dhrupad. 

The Supreme Court had urged A.R. Rahman to springiness “some benignant of an acknowledgement” to the Dagar brothers, adjacent though the movie credits already acknowledged that the opus was based connected the ‘Dagarvani Tradition’ Dhrupad.  | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ

Music composer A.R. Rahman connected Friday agreed successful the Supreme Court to notation the ‘Shiva Stuti’ show of the Junior Dagar brothers successful the recognition lines of the ‘Veera Raja Veera’ opus featured successful the film, Ponniyin Selvan II.

Appearing earlier a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, elder advocator A.M. Singhvi, for Mr. Rahman and the makers of the film, conveyed his clients’ consent to adhd the enactment - ‘Composition inspired from the Dagarwani contented Dhrupad, archetypal recorded arsenic ‘Shiv Stuti’ by precocious Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar and Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar, popularly known arsenic Junior Dagar brothers’ successful the credits.

The determination came aft a Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, successful a erstwhile hearing, had urged the composer to give “some benignant of an acknowledgement” to the Dagar brothers, adjacent though the movie credits already acknowledged that the opus was based connected ‘Dagarvani Tradition’ Dhrupad. The tribunal had observed that the quality progressive reputed names successful the euphony industry.

The tribunal said the determination by the filmmakers and Mr. Rahman extended lone to the constricted constituent of notation successful the recognition enactment and did not prejudice the issues to beryllium decided successful the copyright infringement suit filed by the successor of the Dagar brothers, Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar. All ineligible options were open, the tribunal clarified.

The tribunal said modification successful the credits should beryllium reflected successful 4 to 5 weeks.

Published - February 20, 2026 10:05 p.m. IST

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