Why do some of the Telugu people in overseas indulge in internet piracy?
I did my masters in USA and I have lots of relatives in USA. The Telugu people who work in abroad struggled for their ranks and they went to the best of the schools. What I don’t understand is why some of these people download pirated versions and watch films on computers and internet. They spread torrent links to the friends. I request everybody to think twice before doing such things. They might be doing it for fun, but it is hurting producers like me a lot. At present, Arundhati is running in 348 theaters Initially I wanted to release Arundhati as a small budget film with 35 prints. I decided to release it on my own. I gave the film to exhibitors without taking any advances. I paid for the print cost and publicity cost. I negotiated with the exhibitors for the best of the hires. Now I can see the total revenue streams for a big commercial hit of a Telugu cinema. The last person who did the same in the history of Telugu cinema was Ramoji Rao for Pratighatana film. I retained the film
