Says Venkat Prabhu after his Mankatha makes it to 1,300 websites just a week after its release.
Monday was a disastrous day for the entire Mankatha team -including its hero Ajith and Radhika Sarath Kumar, who distributed the film in Tamil Nadu. The film, produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri and released through Sun Pictures in the festival holiday weekend, witnessed an unprecedented opening at all centres. A multiplex owner even said that it crossed the collection of Enthiran -the biggest budget film to be produced in Tamil cin ma.
Till Sunday, the going was so smooth that everyone was happy and in celebratory mode! Then came the rude shock -when all of a sudden, Mankatha was up and running in -hold your breath almost 1300 websites and some of the pirated versions were of crystal-clear quality.
This is not the first time that Radikaa Sarath Kumar is facing this problem. Last year, her film Jagghubhai, which had Sarath in the lead, was released on inter net even before its theatre release.
Radhika and director KS Ravikumar literally broke down as they wondered whether piracy could ever be controlled.
The entire film industry, including Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, came out in support.
“Jagghubhai was a different case -we found out later that the film was leaked from the place where it was edited. But Mankatha's leakage is unimaginable! 1,300 web sites! We have approached the cyber crime department and lodged a complaint. But I wonder how this menace can be curbed!“ rued Radikaa to DC. An upset director Venkat Prabhu when contacted said, “I am speechless! Where is our technology leading us? My producers have acted swiftly and are taking the nec essary steps“. A close source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed DC that pirated copies could be taken only when the print was sent for FMS. The tech savvy Tamils all over the globe indulge in such activities, hopping from one international server to another to avoid identification.
Source: Deccan Chronicle, 07-Sep-2011
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