Telugu hit film Uppena starring Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty is streaming on Netflix! The film was released on February 12, 2021, in the theatres. The romantic drama film has earned approximately Rs 83 crores at the Box Office. Tollywood blockbuster Uppena is now streaming online and those with a Netflix account seem to have their movie plans sorted. Uppena has finally made its way to the OTT platform on Wednesday, April 14. Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty have marked their debuts with Buchi Babu directorial. However, the film has been leaked online on piracy sites such as Tamilrockers, Movierulz, Telegram among many others. The film is available for free HD download on piracy sites.
Uppena is jointly bankrolled by Sukumar, Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar, under their respective banners Sukumar Writings and Mythri Movie Makers. Uppena also features Vijay Sethupathi playing a prominent role.
Uppena’s storyline: Set in Kakinada of 2002, the plot follows Aasi (Tej), a fisherman who falls in love with Bebamma (Shetty). Her father Raayanam (Sethupathi) is an influential zamindar, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family’s honour.
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However, this is not the first time, the piracy website leaked a film or a show. Earlier, films and shows such as Vakeel Saab, The Big Bull, Joji, Rang De, Godzilla vs. Kong, Mumbai Saaga, Jathi Ratnalu, Sreekaram, The Priest, Roohi, Bombay Begums, Lahore Confidential, Pudhu Kaalai, Sufiyum Sujatayum, AK vs AK, Laxmii, Ashram 2, Ludo, Chhalaang, Dark, Rasbhari, Bulbbul, Paatal Lok, Aarya, Penguin, Gulabo Sitabo, Chintu Ka Birthday, Choked, Ratkanchal, Ghoomketu, Betaal, Illegal, Family Man, The Raikar Case, Hundred, Extraction, Hasmukh, Money Heist, The Lion King, Frozen 2 among others became the target of the piracy sites.
Several strict actions against the site have been taken in the past but it has been found that the team behind the site appears with a new domain every time the existing Tamilrockers site is blocked. If they are banned, they take a new domain and runs the pirated versions of the movies. In the case of the big theatre releases, Tamilrockers is known to leak the films just a few hours after the films have hit the screens.
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