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Piracy Crackdown Aims to Protect Telugu Film Industry's Blockbusters
18 Nov
Summary
- Chiranjeevi meets Hyderabad police over piracy impact
- Arrest of iBomma operator Immadi Ravi uncovers massive piracy operation
- Piracy causes severe losses for recent high-profile Telugu film releases
On November 18, 2025, prominent Telugu actor Chiranjeevi met with Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar to address the growing problem of piracy in the film industry. Chiranjeevi cited the significant financial losses suffered by recent high-profile releases, including Ram Charan's 'Game Changer', Pawan Kalyan's 'OG', and Vijay Deverakonda's 'Kingdom', due to unauthorized online distribution.
The meeting, which also included actors Nagarjuna, filmmaker SS Rajamouli, and producer Dil Raju, came in the wake of the arrest of Immadi Ravi, the alleged operator of the piracy website iBomma. Commissioner Sajjanar revealed that Ravi's operation had stored over 21,000 movies on his hard drives, uploading new releases within hours of their theatrical debut. Ravi had earned over Rs 20 crore through his illicit activities and had even collected private data from 50 lakh people.
Chiranjeevi emphasized the ongoing threat posed by piracy, particularly as Rajamouli prepares to make a "big film" aimed at taking Telugu cinema global. The actor expressed gratitude to the police for their efforts in cracking down on the piracy network, which had also affected the releases of films like 'HIT: The Third Case', 'Kantara: Chapter 1', 'Dude', and 'Mirai'.
