Synopsis : The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police recently arrested Immadi Ravi, the mastermind behind iBomma piracy network. Tollywood representatives say the man has caused crores of rupees of damages to the industry. However, average moviegoers seems to have conflicting views since some view him as a Robin Hood who fights the inflated ticket prices.

The arrest of Immadi Ravi — the 39-year-old mastermind behind the iBomma piracy empire — was expected to be a moment of jubilation for Tollywood.

After years of bleeding revenue to rampant digital theft, the industry finally saw the man it believed was single-handedly crippling theatrical business in jail.

Yet, instead of uniting the public behind the industry, the arrest has opened the floodgates to a fierce backlash.

As accusations of “unre

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