In 2023, the Karnataka High Court took suo moto cognizance of the issue, stating that the leakage of Kannada films on Tamilrockers constitutes a "national economic emergency" regarding cultural property. Yet, the site remains accessible via VPNs and mirror links. When we type "Kannada Tamilrockers" into a search engine, we rarely think about the barber who cut the hero’s hair, the light boy who held the reflector for 14 hours, or the junior artist who drove 300kms for the shoot.
By: Rohan Prasad, Film & Media Critic
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