In a significant step to curb film piracy, the Hyderabad Police convened a high-level meeting with leading members of the Telugu film industry on Monday. The meeting was called after investigators busted one of the largest film piracy rackets in recent times.

Top stars and filmmakers including K Chiranjeevi, D Venkatesh, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nani, and Telangana Film Development Corporation Chairman V Venkata Ramana Reddy (Dil Raju) joined producers, exhibitors and digital distribution partners to discuss preventive measures against piracy.

City Police Commissioner CV Anand explained the two major modes of piracy uncovered in the probe – ‘theatre piracy’, where offenders record movies inside cinemas using mobile phones, and ‘digital piracy’ – where cybercriminals hack distribution systems

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