MAA President Vishnu Manchu: A system to take on AI deepfakes, online abuse

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06 Oct 2026, 6:31 am

Just recently, a deepfake event in Tollywood triggered issue throughout the movie market, with leading stars consisting of Chiranjeevi, Jr NTR and Vijay Deverakonda raising their voices versus the abuse of AI. Chiranjeevi stated he would talk to movie bodies, associations and federal government authorities about forming a committee to address and eliminate morphed material. Amidst the growing issue, MAA president Vishnu Manchu has actually spoken up about the troubling event and required a long-term system to deal with the problem.

Calling the event a cautioning to the market, Vishnu Manchu prompted the Telugu movie market to produce a system to attend to AI deepfakes, impersonation and collaborated online projects. “The troubling AI deepfake event that has appropriately irate our market must not be taken a look at as a separated occurrence. It is a caution,” stated Vishnu Manchu in a social networks post.

Describing Ram Pothineni’s remarks about online privacy, he included, “They’re faceless, so they’re courageous.” Manchu stated Pothineni’s recommendation of Aadhaar-linked responsibility for online identities “is worthy of major conversation.”

“Freedom of expression need to constantly be secured. Privacy can not end up being a weapon to abuse, malign, sexually break or intentionally damage somebody,” he composed.

Vishnu likewise broadened his issues beyond deepfakes and discussed what he referred to as organised and targeted negativeness versus movies, stars and filmmakers within the market.

“For rather a long time, I have actually been worried about arranged and targeted negativeness versus movies, stars and filmmakers within our own market. A movie ought to be successful or stop working since audiences view it and choose. Criticism, evaluations, trolling and dispute become part of movie theater today. A collaborated project to harm a movie before audiences have actually even seen it is not criticism. It is sabotage,” he composed.

Describing Sundeep Kishan and The Paradise, Vishnu stated, “Sundeep Kishan just recently spoke openly about targeted, paid negativeness versus him and his movie even before its release. The Paradise needed to approach a court before release looking for defense versus defamatory and destructive material.”

He even more specified, “Behind every movie are years of work, numerous households and manufacturers running the risk of huge quantities of cash.”

Urging audiences to make their own choices about movies, Vishnu stated, “Watch the movie. Love it. Dislike it. Criticise it extremely if you really feel that method. Initially, let the movie release.”

He likewise raised issues about fan groups battling versus each other, confidential pages pretending to be neutral, and social networks accounts utilizing stars’ photos as their screen photos while publishing material or acting in methods those stars might not back.

As MAA president, Vishnu stated the association is taking actions to recognize accounts and networks associated with such activities.

“MAA is assembling details on accounts and networks consistently associated with targeted abuse and destructive projects, consisting of accounts misusing stars’ photos and identities to deceive individuals. This is NOT about stopping criticism. It has to do with responsibility,” he included.

Vishnu likewise required a conference including all significant movie bodies, consisting of the Telugu Film Chamber, Producers Council, MAA and other stakeholders, to produce a long-term industry-wide system.

“Not another conference that ends with a picture. Not another call. A system,” he stated.

“We might complete every Friday. We can not invest the rest of the week attempting to ruin one another. Let audiences choose the fate of our movies. Let movie theater win,” he included.