Richie full movie leaked online; free download to affect Nivin Pauly's film at box office

Nivin Pauly's Richie, which has garnered mixed reviews from the critics, has got a blow after the film was released by torrent sites online. Tamil Rockers and a few others sites have uploaded full movie with different qualities on their sites hours after the film hit the screens on Friday, December 8.

Richie is the remake of Kannada film Ulidavaru Kandanthe, which had Rakshit Shetty and Kishore in the key roles. The Sandalwood version too had opened to mixed response.

The film narrates incidents from the perspective of five people that lead to a mysterious death. Richie directed by Gautham Ramachandran has Shraddha Srinath in the female lead. Natarajan Subramaniam, Prakash Raj, Raj Bharath and Tulasi are among the cast. B Ajaneesh Loknath has composed music for the flick and Pandi Kumar wielded the camera. Athul Vijay's editing is also another highlight of the film.

The Tamil film industry, like other language industries, has become a victim of piracy. Vishal, the president of Producers' Council and secretary of Nadigar Sangam, has tried to take a few measures to prevent piracy. But his efforts have gone in vain.

Not just Kollywood, piracy has hit many film industries across the world. Though strict measures are in place, the menace remains unresolved.

Almost every big movie is hitting the internet within a day of its release nowadays. In some cases, the films are being leaked even before their official release.

Vijay's Mersal and Ajith's Vivegam are the two movies among the lot which have been affected by the piracy.