Baahubali 2 is one of the most awaited movies of the year 2017. Fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for the movie to release. Meanwhile, a 2-minute video from this movie leaked online and went viral on Social Media.
The movie makers have identified the source and deleted the video from youtube. But the video is now going viral on WhatsApp. Baahubali movie producers Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni, immediately lodged a with Jubilee Hills police in Hyderabad.
The makers found out that a nine-minute long climax sequence was stolen from the editing unit and a two and half minute of its footage was leaked on WhatsApp which went viral.
Responding about the damage Shobu Yarlagadda said: “It is very unfortunate that a small unfinished video clip of Baahubali Movie was leaked online yesterday. The Person responsible for the leak was identified with the help of security features in place and was arrested late last night by Police and handed over to cyber crime. Sincere thanks to our fans who have alerted us very early and the local police and cyber crime division for their prompt response. We have many security features to deter precisely these kind of situations. However, filmmaking is a collaborative effort involving 100s of people across multiple locations and we need to work on trust. Sometimes, in very rare cases, this trust is not maintained leading to this unpardonable and unfortunate situation!”
Arka Media Works, video editor Krishna was taken into the custody by Jubilee Hills police in Hyderabad. Reportedly Krishna has forwarded the 2 min clip to his friends Aishwarya and Akhil in Vijayawada. The Cybercrime department identified the source where the video is uploaded and deleted the same. They arrested the video editor.
This is not the first time that significant portions have been leaked from films before their formal release. Pawan Kalyan Atharintiki Daredhi movie is released a couple of days before the release. Baahubali is a mega project which is expected to break records on a National level. This grand movie will release in April next year and has to live up to its very successful prequel.