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The horror-comedy film ‘The Raja Saab’, directed by Maruti, in which Prabhas is in the lead role, was released in theaters this Friday before Sankranti. But just a day after its release the film got leaked online. After this, Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad started strict action against the platforms involved in piracy. Meanwhile, news came out that a pirated version of this film was played on TV in a restaurant in America.
Pirated version of ‘The Raja Saab’ airs on TV in America
The NRI focused Instagram page had posted a video, which has now been removed. It was claimed in the video that a restaurant in Ohio, America, played a pirated version of ‘The Raja Saab’ on TV. In the post he wrote, ‘Too much,’ and this post also went viral rapidly. Meanwhile, the film’s American distributor pratyangira Cinema Told that in just two days of release, ‘The Raja Saab’ has earned 2 million dollars in America. At the same time, the film has also achieved a total gross collection of Rs 138.30 crore worldwide.
🚨 SHOCKING PIRACY
A restaurant in Ohio was caught streaming a pirated print of #TheRajaSaab on Day 1 in the USA.
It’s theft that kills overseas revenues and sabotages films from the inside.
Piracy = slow death of cinema.#TheRajaSaab #Prabhas pic.twitter.com/dQspCt1ghE
— Rathnam News (@RathnamNews) January 10, 2026
Meanwhile, after the arrest of Ravi Imandi, who runs the pirate website, the Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad has turned its attention towards another pirated website. A person named Naveen is suspected of running pirate websites like 5movierulz and 1tamilmv. It is being told that he is a Tamilian operating from Sri Lanka.
Times of India quoted a police officer as saying that Camcorder prints of recent films are being recorded online. According to the report, films like ‘The Raja Saab’ and ‘Dhurandhar’ have been found to be streamed illegally on these sites.
About The Raja Saab
The film Raja Saab is directed by Maruti and produced by People Media Factory and IVY Entertainment. The film stars Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt, Nidhi Agarwal, Malvika Mohanan, Riddhi Kumar and Zarina Wahab in lead roles. The story is about a man who sets out in search of his missing grandfather, but during his search he comes to know about his family’s dark secret. The film has received mixed response from critics.
