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Anirudh Ravichander is currently the most bankable musician in Tamil and is emerging as a pan-Indian presence after the success of Jawan. With the release of Leo, he has yet again become a rage among his fans. However, a plagiarism accusation has surfaced online making a dent in his image. Many listeners noticed that ‘Ordinary Man’ from Leo sounded similar to Belarusian musician Otnicka’s track ‘Where Are You?’
Otnicka was notified about the similarity in the comment section on YouTube and Instagram by many fans. He replied that no one had sought permission to use his track.
Later, the Belarusian musician shared a post on Instagram which addressed the issue in detail. He claimed that the matter is being looked into and he will update with more information. “Guys, thanks for hundreds of your messages about the movie “Leo”. I can see everything, but it’s physically impossible to answer everyone. The mail is overflowing with messages, Instagram, as well as thousands of comments on YouTube under the video “Where Are You”. The situation is very unclear… We are looking into this and a little later I will give an assessment of everything that is happening (sic).”
Here are the two tracks for comparison:
Ordinary Person by Anirudh Ravichander from Leo
Where Are You? by Otnicka
Many took to Twitter to call out Anirudh for allegedly copying the song.
https://twitter.com/Zaddystan08/status/1716531357617389784
Anirudh Ravichander is yet to react to the accusation.
Anirudh was in a similar spot back in 2018. His song ‘Kalyana Vayasu’ from Kolamaavu Kokila was accused of being plagiarised from Sannan’s ‘Don’t Lie’ song. However, the musician said he had bought the rights for the beats from Beats by Mantra.
However, now with Otnicka claiming he hasn’t been approached for the rights to the song, Anirudh has to clear the air with what went down with Ordinary Person.
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