Subash K Raj’s Arjun Sarja, Preity Mukundhan and Abhirami-starrer Blast was released in theatres on May 28. A fight scene from the film featuring Preity began circulating on social media. When singer Chinmayi Sripaada reposted and reacted to the clip, X (formerly Twitter) users accused her of sharing a pirated version.
Chinmayi Sripaada reacts to Preity Mukundan’s fight scene from Blast
An X (formerly Twitter) user posted a 54-second clip from the recently released Blast, writing, “One toxic manager. One fearless heroine. Perfect ending (fire emoji).” The clip shows Preity’s character asking a cab driver to pull over. When she asks him to unlock the door, she’s asked how she’ll reach home that late in the night, as there are no buses either. She says she’s not the one getting down, before beating up the man sitting next to her for presumably harassing her. Re-posting the clip, Chinmayi wrote, “whattay wow :).”
Internet claims she is encouraging ‘piracy’
The fight scene from Blast was shot with a camera in a theatre and posted online. X users immediately began accusing Chinmayi of encouraging piracy, even if she had re-shared an already circulating post. “Its Unethical to share the Content From the Movie just Released 2 days ago,” commented one person, tagging the production house, AGS Entertainments and the film’s team.
Another wrote, “Chinmayi reacting the posts and commented who illegally shoots the movie clip in theatre. Its is crime.” “How can you share a video of a movie now running in theatres??” questioned one. Some X users even tagged the handles of the Tamil Nadu police to point out the piracy. “Promoting Piracy Whattay WOW,” commented one person, while many others asked her to delete the post.
About Blast
Blast is a martial arts action film directed by Subash K Raj in his debut and produced by AGS Entertainment. It stars Arjun, Abhirami and Preity Mukhundhan in the lead roles. It tells the story of karate practitioner Rajaraman (Arjun), who leads an idyllic life with his wife, Neelaveni (Abhirami), and his daughter, Nila (Preity). Their lives are upended, and they’re forced to protect themselves when threatened. The film received lukewarm reviews upon release.
Chinmayi most recently dubbed for Trisha Krishnan in RJ Balaji’s Karuppu. Trisha plays a lawyer named Preethi in the film, while Suriya plays the titular Karuppusamy, who takes on a human form as advocate Saravanan. The film received mixed reviews but has grossed ₹300 crore worldwide.