Good Bad Ugly was released on the streaming platform, Netflix almost four months ago, after breaking box office records. However, the film was removed from the OTT platform on September 17, 2025. The action drama is no longer accessible on Netflix in India. According to users, attempts to search for the title resulted in an error message on the streaming platform. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the lead role and had been one of the most loved South Indian Films this year.
Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly removed from Netflix
Good Bad Ugly has been removed from the streaming platform, Netflix after a court order barred the producers from exhibiting the film, which features three songs by composer Ilaiyaraaja. The composer had sued the makers for alleged unauthorised use of his songs in the film. In April 2025, the music composer sent a legal notice to Mythri Movie Makers, the producers of Good Bad Ugly, for using three of his songs without prior consent.
Ilaiyaraaja demanded Rs. 5 crore as compensation for the songs and requested that the makers remove the three tracks titled Ottha Ruba Tharen, En Jodi Manja Kuruvi, and Ilamai Idho Idho. However, despite the legal proceedings, Good Bad Ugly fared well in theatres, earning Rs. 248 crore worldwide. Following its box office success, the film was released on Netflix on May 8, 2025, in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Earlier in September 2025, Justice N Senthilkumar ordered the production house, Maythri Movie Makers, not to exhibit the film, Good Bad Ugly, with the songs. However, this led Netflix to remove the film from its platform. The streamer has not given an official statement on the matter, however. Several media houses have reached out to Netflix India for clarification on the matter. Nonetheless, the response is still awaited.
Mythri Movie Makers claims they did nothing wrong
Producer, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers, who produced the film, Good Bad Ugly, in an earlier conversation with Hindustan Times, shared that they did nothing wrong while using Ilaiyaraaja’s songs in the film. They shared that the rights to the songs belonged to the label, and they had signed the required NOCs for the use. He was quoted as saying:
“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.”
More about Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly
Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly is directed by Adhik Ravichandran, also stars Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Das, Prabhu, Prasanna, and Jackie Shroff in pivotal roles. The action comedy sees Ajith return to the genre after a hiatus of several years. The film received immense love on the big screen, and fans have been thrilled to see the movie from the comfort of their homes as well. However, the removal has left them heartbroken.
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