Sony Music Entertainment India Private Limited on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) refused to share with musician R. Ilaiyaraaja the statement of accounts with respect to the revenue earned by it through the ‘commercial exploitation’ of the songs composed by him for certain movies in the past.

Appearing before Justice N. Senthilkumar of the Madras High Court, senior counsel Vijay Narayan said, his client had brought the statement of accounts to the court in a sealed cover and was ready to place it before the court for the perusal of the judge alone.

He refused to share a copy of the statement of accounts with the counsel representing the musician, by claiming confidentiality with respect to the commercial information regarding the proceeds received from platforms such as Apple Music, Amazon

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