PremiumEnjoy Enjaami review controversy: Maajja strongly calls Santhosh Narayanan’s claims as ‘false and damaging’
Santhosh Narayanan had claimed that he, along with Dhee and Arivu who were involved in the making of Enjoy Enjaami, were not paid their share of the earnings
Last Updated: 08.23 AM, Mar 16, 2024
We had earlier reported that composer Santhosh Narayanan had claimed that he along with the artists involved in the making of Tamil indie song Enjoy Enjaami have not been paid their dues and alleged that the platform, Maajja, have not responded to them. Recently, breaking the silence over the matter, the platform refuted the allegations and called the composer's claims as false.
Santhosh Narayanan had claimed that he, along with Dhee and Arivu who were involved in making of the song, were not paid their share of the earnings. He had also claimed that Maajja did not contact or respond to any communications.
Maajja refutes Santhosh Narayanan’s claims
In a statement released by Maajja, the platform said that the song has been "marred with controversy fuelled by its success". While strongly calling the composer's claims as "false and damaging" in order to bring down its reputation, the statement refused that they did not keep the revenue from the artists.
"However – contrary to what we were led to believe – there is no consensus around the contribution to the song among the artists involved. Additionally, per contractual obligations of the artists, we haven't received any disclosure or statements outlining direct engagements and revenues collected, despite our repeated requests, further complicating the resolution process," the statement read. Maajja also said that two of the artists involved had gotten advances while the platform also incurred expenses on their behalf.
AR Rahman distances himself
After Santhosh Narayanan had come out claiming that the artists were not paid, many social media users took to blame AR Rahman, who has been the face of the platform. However, Santhosh came in support of Rahman and said that the latter is also a "victim of many false promises". Dhee, who is also part of the song and performed it along with lyricist and rapper Arivu, had come in support of Rahman.
Enjoy Enjaami released in 2021 and became a viral hit soon. The song is written, performed and sung by Arivu along with Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan. It draws inspiration from the rapper’s grandmother Valliammal who had to leave to Ceylon in search of livelihood.