Makers of 'Anandham Vilayadum Veedu' seek police action against video piracy

Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) The makers of the just-released Tamil film 'Anandham Vilayaadum Veedu' have lodged a police complaint against websites, Telegram groups and torrent sites that have been illegally uploading the film online. ## Producer P. Ranganathan, in his complaint to the police, said that their film, starring Gowtham Karthik, Cheran, Saravanan and others, had released on December 24. ## The producer said that post the release of the film, several websites, Telegram groups and torrent sites were illegally uploading their content online. ## "We are the rightful owners of the digital rights and we haven't sold our rights to any company or individual," the producer said. ## "Our movie is welcomed by family audiences and these illegal activities are hurting our box-office collections," the producer said and pointed out that such activities would not only affect him as a producer and the people who had toiled hard to bring out the film but would also affect millions of people working in the film industry in the longer run. ## "The cast and crew along with me are presenting a request to stop this piracy menace and save our livelihood," he said. ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates.