Hyderabad AC technician held for pirating 40 Tollywood films; leaked from theatres, industry loss Rs 3,700 crore & paid in crypto
The 29-year-old accused, Jana Kiran Kumar, was arrested based on a complaint lodged by Manindra Babu, the representative of the anti-video piracy cell of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC).
The TFCC has estimated that the Telugu film industry has suffered a staggering loss of Rs 3,700 crore due to piracy.
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In his complaint, Manindra stated that the Telugu film #Single was pirated and circulated online the day it was released. "The pirated HD versions were traced to piracy platforms such as 1Tamilblasters, 5MovieZRulz, and 1TamilMV," said Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand, adding that forensic watermarking analysis indicated a leak from a threatre.
The police said Jana Kiran had contacted 1TamilMV piracy group on social media and offered to be their partner to source them the needed pirated Telugu content..
"The accused used to book movie tickets online and visit theatres. Using his mobile phone hidden in shirt pocket, he recorded the movie. Later, he shared the pirated video with his handlers via Telegram," the police said.
In return for sharing videos, Kiran's handlers would pay him $300-$400 per film in cryptocurrency. He converted cryptocurrency into Indian rupees using ZebPay and Coin DCX platforms. Apart from #Single, he was involved in illegally recording Pellikani Prasad, 14 Days Love, Thandel, Game On, Kismat and Rajadhani Files.
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