Good Bad Ugly: Ajith Kumar's action comedy film taken down from Netflix, here's why

Good Bad Ugly starring Ajith Kumar in the lead released on April 10, 2025. It received a good response upon its theatrical release. However, months after its release, Good Bad Ugly has hits headlines for being mired in a controversy. Post its release, Composer, lyricist, playback singer Ilaiyaraaja has taken the legal route and sent a notice the makers of Good Bad Ugly alleging that three of his songs were used in Ajith Kumar's movie without any consent. The controversy is still ruling the headlines. As per the latest updates, now the movie Good Bad Ugly has been taken down from OTT platform Netflix due to this controversy.

Why was Good Bad Ugly taken down from Netflix?

As per the latest reports, Ajith Kumar's Telugu comedy action thriller Good Bad Ugly is no more available to watch on Netflix. After its theatrical release in April, the film has released on Netflix on May 8. It released in several languages including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Now, when one searches for the film on the OTT platform, the message appears, "Oops we haven't got that. Try searching for another movies, shows, actor, director or genre." This comes after the Madras High Court restrained Mythri Movie Makers, the producers of Good Bad Ugly, from using three of Ilaiyaraaja's songs in the film due to copyright issues. The makers were ordered to exhibit the movie without the songs. The three songs that have been used in the movie are Ottha Ruba Tharen, En Jodi Manja Kuruvi, and Ilamai Idho Idho. As per reports, the composer demanded Rs 5 crore in compensation and also asked the makers to remove the songs from the film.

What did makers have to say about the controversy?

On the other hand, the producer of Good Bad Ugly - Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers - has maintained that they have done nothing wrong by using Ilaiyaraaja's songs as they have taken permission from all the concerned music labels. "We have taken permission from all the music labels required for the songs we used in the film. The labels hold the rights, so we have followed protocol and taken NOCs from them. We have done things by the book," he said to Hindustan Times.