Mahesh Babu and Puja Hedge starrer Maharshi has been leaked online by TamilRockers, within a few hours of the film releasing in cinemas, writes News18.  TamilRockers allows users to illegally download latest movies and TV shows. Also starring Pooja Hegde, Allari Naresh, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Jagapathi Babu, Maharshi marks the Telugu superstar's 25th film as a lead actor.

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The notorious piracy website, Tamilrockers has become infamous for leaking highly-anticipated South Indian, Hollywood and Bollywood films within a day of their theatrical release. Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi joins the list of major South Indian films like K13, Petta, Viswasam, Vanathaan Rajavathaan Varuven, Kanchana 3, which were made available for illegal download and streaming.

According to the sources, Marvel’s movie, Avengers: Endgame, which opened in Indian theatres on 26 April, also faced the same fate. While piracy usually affects the box office performance of a film, the leak did not affect Endgame's collection. However, the same cannot be said for Maharshi.

The Film Federation of India (FFI) had asked the government in February, to tackle the problem of online piracy as it is a growing concern for the film industries at large. The Madras High Court had even barred 12000 websites to stop piracy.

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