Piracy
is
back
to
haunt
Tamil
cinema
and
this
time
around
superstar
Rajinikanth
himself
has
been
victimized
as
his
yet
to
be
released
film
Kabali
finds
itself
in
the
world
of
internet,
waiting
to
be
downloaded.
Yes,
the
full
movie
(censor
copy)
has
been
leaked
online!
Despite
producer
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu's
efforts,
his
film
was
made
available
online
as
multiple
download
links
were
found
in
the
Dark
Web.
Thanu
had
approached
the
High
Court
to
prevent
such
illegal
downloads
from
various
websites.
Click
on
the
slider
below
to
view
new
stills
from
Kabali
Talking
about
the
leak,
Pahlaj
Nihalani,
who
heads
the
Censor
Board
at
the
moment
has
said
the
leak
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
Mumbai
office
and
that
the
collections
of
the
film
will
not
be
affected.
"They
have
not
spared
Rajinikanth
either!
'Kabali'
was
censored
in
Chennai,
so
it
had
nothing
to
do
with
our
office
in
Mumbai.
Earlier
there
was
Salman
Khan's
'Sultan'.
I
don't
think
collections
of
films
with
iconic
stars
will
get
affected
by
the
leakage.
It
is
the
smaller
films
featuring
non-A-listers
which
get
hit
by
the
leakage.
'Great
Grand
Masti'
is
a
case
in
point," Mr.
Nihalani
told
Hindustan
Times.
PHOTOS:
Fans
Celebrate
'Kabali' Release
In
Grand
Style
The
production
house
on
the
other
hand
is
doing
whatever
it
takes
to
stop
illegal
downloads.
"We've
contacted
the
authorities
to
pull
down
all
these
unauthorised
links
to
the
film," a
source
close
to
Thanu
has
said,
adding
that
they
have
requested
fans
and
movie
buffs
not
to
watch
the
pirated
version.
Of
late,
the
censor
copy
of
many
movies
have
been
leaked
online,
raising
questions
over
Censor
Board's
precautionary
measures
to
stop
such
illegal
leaks.
Though
Kabali
was
leaked
4
days
before
its
worldwide
theatrical
release,
fans
have
expressed
confidence
over
the
film's
box
office
performance.
"#Kabali
leak:
It
won't
distract
#Rajinikanth
fans
from
watching
the
film.
Also
makers
will
not
spare
any
website
as
they
now
have
a
court
backing," a
fan
named
Priyanka
had
tweeted.
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Read:
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Sir
Was
Not
Scared
To
Wear
What
We
Designed:
Costume
Designer