Cinephiles and Tollywood breathed a huge sigh of relief after Cyberabad Police arrested Immadi Ravi, the mastermind behind the notorious film piracy portal iBomma, a couple of days ago. The bigwigs of Tollywood met VC Sajjanar, the Commissioner of Hyderabad City Police, and lauded the police department for throwing Ravi behind bars.
Today, the Telugu Film Chamber has conducted a press meet on this occasion, which was graced by Film Chamber President Bharat Bhushan, Producer C. Kalyan, and Chamber Secretary Prasannakumar. Film Chamber President Bharat Bhushan said. “We thank the Telangana Government and CP Sajjanar for arresting those involved in piracy.”
Producer C. Kalyan said, “People who do piracy should be encountered. Hundreds of people work hard on a film. The Chamber’s Piracy Cell is putting in great efforts to control piracy. Not just here, they have also taken measures to prevent piracy of international films. Even people from Australia and France have appreciated our efforts. Revanth Reddy’s government has shown great dedication in catching the iBomma team. Thanks to the police department.”
Producer Chadalavada Srinivasa Rao said, “Movie piracy happens from platforms like Qube and VFS. Producers must keep a strict eye on them. If we say we spent a huge budget on a film and then increase ticket prices, that’s not fair. Because of exorbitant ticket rates, audiences are choosing illegal ways to watch films. We must make quality films, not just high-budget ones. Big budget films are passing on the burden to the audience through high ticket fares.”
