Chennai, April 10 Actor Shanthnu Bhagyaraj joined several film directors and producers on Friday in urging netizens not to share leaked clips from actor Vijay's highly anticipated last film, 'Jana Nayagan'.
On his X timeline, Shanthanu, without mentioning the film or the actor it featured, made a heartfelt appeal to netizens. He wrote, "Someone's dream is being exploited online. Please let's not turn their hard work into forwarded clips. Let the film be seen on the screen, not on your phone."
Actor Sibi, the son of popular actor Sathyaraj, also expressed shock at the leak and urged people not to share the leaked clips from the much-awaited film.
He wrote, "Shocked and disturbed to hear about the footage being leaked from #JanaNayagan! Whoever did this must understand all the money, effort, and hard work involved in making a movie. I sincerely request everyone to refrain from watching and spreading the videos!"
Director Gaurav Narayanan called for action against those who had leaked the clips.
On his X timeline, he wrote, "#JanaNayagan Cinema is not an industry to be taken for granted. Thousands of people's daily bread depends on it. Whoever leaked and is trying to spread the links should be punished. @KvnProductions @actorvijay Anna #directorhvinoth @Jagadishbliss and the rest of the team, be strong."
Earlier in the day, well-known Tamil film producer Dhananjayan had expressed the view that all those sharing the video on the platform X using fake handles must be immediately blocked by the cyber cell.
On his X timeline, he wrote, "All those sharing the video on tweets using fake handles must be immediately blocked by the cyber cell."
He also urged the production house KVN Productions, which has produced the film, to file a complaint and stop the leaked clips from spreading further.
He wrote, "Team #JanaNayagan @KvnProductions must file a complaint and stop the further spread of the footage. Reading the Insta post of #HVinoth makes me sad. Stop spreading conspiracy theories, just stop sharing the videos on tweets and reels, guys. Don't kill the revenues and future of Tamil Cinema."
Earlier, the producer had, in an earlier tweet, expressed shock at several scenes of the film being leaked online.
He had said, "Shocked to see many scenes of #JanaNayagan being leaked online, including the introduction scene and climax scene etc. Now many are tweeting that the full film is leaked, which is devastating. This is outrageous and highly condemnable whoever is responsible for this."
He further said, "@KvnProductions must move the court immediately and get all such links removed and taken down before it's too late and the film is watched by millions. The film business is becoming dangerous and highly unpredictable with these kinds of threats surrounding a film. How much more will you guys target #ThalapathyVijay 's last film??"
For the uninitiated, a five-minute clip, believed to be from actor Vijay's highly anticipated last film 'Jana Nayagan', was allegedly leaked and is now circulating on social media, much to the dismay of its makers.
The leaked clip, which contains Vijay's introductory scene and a portion of a song, has caused concern and anger in the film industry, with several producers and directors expressing solidarity with the makers of 'Jana Nayagan'.