New Delhi, April 26 -- Music composer AR Rahman and the makers of Ponniyin Selvan 2 have been directed by the Delhi High Court to deposit Rs.2 crore in connection with a copyright lawsuit over the Junior Dagar brothers' classical rendition of Shiv Stuti. In 2023, singer Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar moved court against Rahman and the production company Madras Talkies in the matter.

In an interim order passed on April 25, Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that from a listener's perspective, Rahman's song Veera Raja Veera was "not just inspired but is, in fact, identical" to Shiva Stuti.

Acknowledging the contribution of the late Junior Dagar Brothers, the court also ordered the film to include a special credit slide for all OTT and online plat...