India, Jan. 11 -- Maruthi's horror comedy film, The Raja Saab, starring Prabhas, was released in theatres this Friday, ahead of Sankranthi. However, just a day after its release, the film was leaked online, prompting the cybercrime police in Hyderabad to crack down on pirate platforms. Amid this, a restaurant in the US allegedly played a pirated version of the film on TV.

An Instagram page for NRIs posted a video that has now been deleted, claiming that a restaurant in Ohio, US, was playing a pirated version of The Raja Saab on their TV. "Too much ra (folded hands emojis)," they wrote, sharing the post that has now been widely circulated. This comes even as the film's US distributor, Prathyangira Cinemas, announced that The Raja Saab has...