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< time datetime ="2026-05-14T15:54:17.839Z" title ="2026-05-14 15:54"> 14 May 2026, 3:54 pm
Karuppu: On Wednesday, one day before the release of Suriya’s Karuppudirected by RJ Balaji, the makers revealed that early programs for the movie was cancelled, worldwide. Consequently, on Thursday, midday, matinee, night, and night programs were revealed to be cancelled, too. In the middle of the unpredictability surrounding the movie’s release, it was found that couple of minutes of the movie was evaluated in particular theatres in India.
Resolving this, the makers of Karuppu has actually released a legal notification. On behalf of Dream Warrior Pictures, the banner backing the movie, supporter Vijayan Subramanian composed, “I am the legal counsel for Dream Warrior Pictures, the Production House of the Tamil feature film Karuppu and I issue this Public Notice under instructions from and on behalf of my client. My client is the Producer and copyright owner of the film Karuppu, a high-budget feature film starring Actor Suriya, Trishna Krishnan and others, directed by RJ Balaji and with music composed by Sai Abhyankkar and the film is produced with investments running into several hundreds of crores. The film carries substantial theatrical, satellite, OTT, overseas and commercial value and was scheduled for a grand worldwide theatrical release across more than 20 countries and approximately 3,000 screens worldwide.”
“It has come to my client’s utmost shock and dismay that due to unauthorized and illegal activation of KDMs by Qube Cinema Technologies, certain theatrical screenings of the Tamil version of the film Karuppu were unlawfully exhibited in North India without the final authorization or approval of my client. As a consequence of such unauthorized exhibition, visuals, scenes, clips and other copyrighted portions from the film have been illegally recorded, accessed and circulated through various social media platforms and digital mediums,” check out the notification.
“It is hereby notified that any downloading, recording, storing, forwarding, sharing, uploading, reposting, transmitting or circulating of any scenes, clips or leaked content relating to the film Karuppu through WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, torrent websites or any other online or offline platform constitutes serious offences under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Information Technology Act, 2000. Such acts amount to piracy, copyright infringement and unlawful dissemination of protected cinematographic content and are punishable with severe civil and criminal consequences. The general public is therefore strictly cautioned and advised not to download, receive, access, store, circulate, forward, exhibit or share any unauthorized content relating to the film Karuppu in any form whatsoever. Any person found involved in such activities hereafter shall face immediate legal action including civil and criminal proceedings before the appropriate authorities and courts, entirely at their own risk as to costs and consequences,” concluded the notification.
While the factors for the hold-up of the movie’s release are yet to be exposed formally, the makers of Karuppu are yet to verify whether the movie will open in theatres on May 15, or any subsequent date.
