Hyderabad cybercrime wing investigates pirated add of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, alleging Rs 50 crore loss | India Information

HYDERABAD: The most recent Tollywood flick, Pushpa 2: The Rule, produced by Mythri Film Makers, was the topic of a grievance lodged with the Hyderabad Cybercrime wing. The producers alleged {that a} YouTube consumer uploaded a pirated model of the film, inflicting a lack of round Rs 50 crore to the makers. The Cybercrime wing registered a case and began an investigation. “We are in the process of tracing the alleged YouTuber. Accordingly, the investigation will proceed,” stated an official from the Hyderabad Cybercrime wing. The film was launched in theatres on December 5, 2024.
In accordance with the police, the grievance was lodged by I Laxman Rao, Manufacturing Supervisor at Mythri Film Makers. Rao alleged that the film’s pirated model was uploaded to YouTube by a consumer recognized as Harish Valaboj, by means of his YouTube channel, South New Film. Because the film was uploaded by him with out the makers’ permission on January 4, 2025, Mythri Film Makers filed for a counter-notification on the identical day.
Harish substantiated his act through the use of a cast Unique License Settlement created on a stamp paper, displaying that an organisation named Lyca Productions, having its workplace in Chennai, had given him the authority to play the film on his YouTube channel, alleged Rao, stated the cybercrime official.
Rao additionally talked about that Lyca Productions aren’t the copyright holders of the Allu Arjun starrer and raised a suspicion that the alleged letter was cast. Quoting the grievance, the official stated that the makers even checked with Lyca Productions, and so they additionally confirmed that it was a cast doc.
As YouTube doesn’t have a correct verification course of, they accepted the pretend settlement and reinstated the film by January 21, 2025, following which the makers filed for a copyright strike once more from the official YouTube channel of Mythri Film Makers. The video was lastly utterly taken down by January 24. However by then, the film hit 1 crore views, inflicting an enormous loss for the makers. The makers declare round Rs 50 crore loss because of the importing of the pirated model of the film on YouTube, added the official from the Cybercrime wing. A case was registered below BNS and the IT Act.