📌 Key Points
- RJ Balaji’s ‘Karuppu’ starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan faces a severe piracy threat.
- Qube Cinema unlawfully screened the film in Mumbai, Pune, and Varanasi without producer’s approval.
- Dream Warrior Pictures issued a public notice warning fans against sharing leaked clips or visuals.
- The high-budget film, with hundreds of crores invested, has significant commercial value at stake.
The highly anticipated film ‘Karuppu,’ starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, is facing a severe piracy threat. Unauthorized screenings by Qube Cinema in North India have led to leaked clips circulating online, prompting the producer, Dream Warrior Pictures, to issue a public warning to fans.
Unauthorized Screenings Spark Piracy Threat
After Jana Nayagan, RJ Balaji’s Suriya and Trisha Krishnan-starrer Karuppu faces a piracy threat after the film was screened in Mumbai, Pune and Varanasi.
I am the legal counsel for Dream Warrior Pictures, the Production House of the Tamil feature film “Karuppu” and I issue this Public Notice under instructions from and on behalf of my cilent. My client is the Producer and copyright owner of the film Karuppu, a high-budget feature film starring Actor Suriya, Trishna Krishnan and others, directed by R.J Balaji and with music composed by Sai Abhyankkar and the film is produced with investments running into several hundreds of crores. The film carries substantial theatrical, satellite, OTT, overseas and commercial value and was scheduled for a grand worldwide theatrical release across more than 20 countries and approximately 3,000 screens worldwide.
Producer’s Legal Team Issues Public Warning
It has come to my client’s utmost shock and dismay that due to unauthorized and illegal activation of KDMs by Qube Cinema Technologies, certain theatrical screenings of the Tamil version of the film Karuppu were unlawfully exhibited in North India without the final authorization or approval of my client. As a consequence of such unauthorized exhibition, visuals, scenes, clips and other copyrighted portions from the film have been illegally recorded, accessed and circulated through various social media platforms and digital mediums.
It is hereby notified that any downloading, recording, storing, forwarding, sharing, uploading, reposting, transmitting or circulating of any scenes, clips or leaked content relating to the film Karuppu through WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, torrent websites or any other online or offline platform constitutes serious offences under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Information Technology Act, 2000. Such acts amount to piracy, copyright infringement and unlawful dissemination of protected cinematographic content and are punishable with severe civil and criminal consequences.
The High Stakes of Karuppu’s Release
The general public is therefore strictly cautioned and advised not to download, receive, access, store, circulate, forward, exhibit or share any unauthorized content relating to the film Karuppu in any form whatsoever. Any person found involved in such activities hereafter shall face immediate legal action including civil and criminal proceedings before the appropriate authorities and courts, entirely at their own risk as to costs and consequences.
This incident highlights the ongoing battle against piracy in the film industry, especially for high-value productions. Fans are urged to support the filmmakers by refraining from sharing leaked content and awaiting the official release, ensuring the movie gets the proper premiere it deserves.
