Not one but many films from down South were leaked on various torrent websites, almost a couple of hours or more after their release. These films that were leaked on such platforms, had to face the brunt of piracy, despite India having stringent rules and norms against it. Recently, almost every picture from the South, including Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’, Venkatesh’s F3, Yash’s KHG: Chapter 2 and, Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer RRR were leaked on websites such as Tamilrockers, Movierulez, Filmywap, Onlinemoviewatches, 123movies, 123movierulz and Filmyzilla, among others. Take a look at South films that fell prey to piracy:
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F3: Fun and Frustration: This Venkatesh and Varun Tej-starrer movie was released in the threats last week. It too was leaked on Tamilrockerz and other multiple platforms, hours after the film’s release. The movie, however, did a great job at the box office.
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KGF: Chapter 2: Soon after its release, Yash Gowda-starrer KGF: Chapter 2 was leaked by miscreants on various torrent websites including Tamilrockers. Helmed by Prashanth Neel, the film has minted over Rs 1250 crore worldwide.
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Beast: Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde-starrer Beast was leaked on Tamilrockerz, Movierulez and other torrent websites. Although it was one of the most anticipated films, it could not do much at the box office, contrary to the expectations.
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RRR: SS Rajamouli’s directorial film, RRR, was one of the biggest releases of the year 2022, so far. This Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer film too was leaked on these torrent websites. RRR created multiple records at the box office and entered the Rs 1000 crore club, worldwide.
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Radhe Shyam: Prabhas and Pooja Hegde-starrer Radhe Shyam was the first big and pan-India release of the year 2022. Even though the movie failed to show much magic at the box office, it too became a victim of piracy.
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Bollywood too a victim of piracy: Not only South films but the Hindi film industry is also a victim of piracy. Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj which was released on Friday was leaked online. Apart from this, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, The Kashmir Files, Gangubai Kathiawadi, etc are the films whose pirated versions are available online.