Kottayam: In an unheard of incident, movie pirates took piracy to a whole new level by uploading Malayalam movie Leela on Facebook.
The movie, which was released on Friday, was uploaded on a Facebook page called SaltMangoTree on Tuesday.
It is believed that the movie was downloaded from Internet as it was released online abroad.
Unni R told Onmanorama that they have lodged a complaint with the cyber cell on the issue. "We don't know who all are behind uploading the pirated version of the movie on internet. But they will be arrested soon.
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Unni alleged that there were planned attempts by vested interests to make the film a flop. He said vested interests were pouring in money and liquor to sabotage the film which is becoming a hit.
There were disputes between Ranjith, who is also the producer of the film, and the producers' association over the release of Leela.
The Biju Menon-starrer, directed by Ranjith, is an adaptation of Unni. R's short story of the same name.
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