India, Feb. 11 -- After the early 2000s, when CDs of leaked films found their way into bootleg shops and were screened on cable TV within hours of release, the Telugu film industry seems to face a piracy crisis again. A stellar 2024 saw films like Pushpa 2: The Rule, Kalki 2898 AD, Devara: Part 1, and HanuMan become India's highest-grossers. (Also Read: Allu Aravind clarifies if he took a dig at Ram Charan for Game Changer's failure: 'This is emotional and personal')

But hardly two months into the year, films like Game Changer and Thandel have fallen prey to piracy, with HD prints leaking online. Tollywood filmmakers like Allu Aravind, Bunny Vas and Dil Raju and actors like Vishwak Sen and Anjali have spoken about the issue, making it cl...