Producer Yalamanchili Ravi Chand is on the third day of his hunger strike, protesting against piracy. Tollywood stars have come out in supoort of the move. Producer Ramanaidu, MAA chief Murali Mohan, director Teja, and actors Bhoomika, Venkatesh, Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Allu Arjun, Naga Chaitanya and NTR Jr, were among those who voiced their opinions on the issue.
They all agreed that the government must take strong steps to curb the issue of piracy. They also demanded that the matter come up for dicussion in the Assembly. Murali Mohan said the film industry should stop shooting for a day and conducta rally in support of the cause.
Film piracy, including illegally released video CDs and DVDs, has become a contentious issue now. Audiences pounce upon pirated DVDs and CDs because of their rock-bottom prices and availability, while films producers lose their rightful share of earnings if the same movie were to be watched in a theatre.