Santhosh Narayanan-Arivu row: 5-year beef resurfaces over Enjoy Enjaami rights
India Today
The long-standing conflict between music composer Santhosh Narayanan and rapper Arivu regarding the global hit Enjoy Enjaami has resurfaced, with both artists making renewed claims over credit, compensation, and creative ownership.
Composer Santhosh Narayanan and rapper Arivu are at it again. A renewed dispute has emerged between the two over the hit track Enjoy Enjaami, released five years ago and became a global hit. The controversy returned to public attention after a fan on social media alleged that Santhosh and his stepdaughter, singer Dhee, had taken credit for the song at Arivu's expense. This led to a public spat between Santhosh and Arivu, each defending their role in the creation of the track and raising concerns about creative ownership and proper attribution.
The independent track Enjoy Enjaami, widely recognised for its viral impact, became the subject of online debate when a social media user described it as, "A Tamil indie album that broke borders, went global and ruled the whole lockdown days," while another user claimed, "Dhee and her dad literally went ahead and stole this song from Arivu anna." The song amassed 521 million views on YouTube.
These posts reignited discussions about the song's authorship within the Tamil music community.
Santhosh Narayanan debunked the fan's theory and said, This song idea was conceived by Dhee and also has some of her tunes in it. The core storyline and concept of the song was done by director Manikandan who was working on Kadaisi Vivasayi with me at the time. I composed, produced and created all the melodies in the song."
Regarding Arivu's involvement, he mentioned that the rapper "wrote almost all the words and also performed. Some traditional Oppari lines were also adapted by Arivu." The composer also revealed that he suggested the word "Enjaami" like he does for most of his songs.
Santhosh concluded the post by writing, "Thankfully we live in a digital domain and every claim can and should be proven."
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