The producers of Prabhas and Deepika Padukone's ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ have filed a public notice for copyright infringement following a few of leaks from the film's set. The first ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ teaser was revealed to the public at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. Nag Ashwin directed the film, which was produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. However, a few photographs of Prabhas that were not in the teaser had surfaced on the internet.
Vyjayanthi Movies released a notice which read, “This is to inform the public at large that Vyjayanthi Movies are the sole and exclusive owners of all copyright and intellectual property rights in the 'Film' titled 'KALKI 2898 AD' and all underlying works including the scenes/music/footage/stills/images and other materials pertaining to the said film [Kalki 2898 - AD].”
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Vyjayanthi Movies further said, “Sharing of any materials of the film materials including any scenes/images/footage of the film by any persons including through social media is a criminal offence punishable under the Copyright Act, 1957 and other statutes. If any persons are found guilty of sharing/leaking any information / news leaks / materials of the Film, then criminal proceedings shall be initiated against all such persons as per law with the support of Cyber Police.”
Vyjayanthi Movies stated in the caption, “Legal Copyright Notice: Vyjayanthi Movies wishes to inform the public that #Kalki2898AD and all its components are protected by copyright laws. Sharing any part of the film, be it scenes, footage or images, is illegal and punishable. Legal action will be taken as needed, with the assistance of Cyber Police.”
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Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan also appear in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. It will be released worldwide on January 12, 2024, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and English.