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Ever since a deepfake video of Pushpa star Rashmika Mandanna appeared on-line on Sunday, celebrities throughout the movie business have been elevating their voice towards it and likewise calling for authorized motion. The newest actor after Amitabh Bachchan, Mrunal Thakur and Ishaan Khatter to sentence the act was Nani. Speaking with India Today on the video that went viral, Nani mentioned “not everyone will be as strong as Rashmika”. He added that it’s “far more dangerous than what we are imagining”.

“Mostly the girls fall prey to it, but I am sure there are many others who did go through it and it’s just now we saw an example of what it could be. But I think it’s far more dangerous than what we are imagining now because we don’t know or we can’t even anticipate in what kind of situation it could be used. And not everyone will be as strong as Rashmika. There’s a lot of support, there are people who are discussing it and showing the original clip and helping out. But what happens? When it happens to someone – be a sister, a cousin, a friend, and let’s say they are not in the media, not a popular person – they will not be able to handle it or clear themselves out. It is very scary and I just hope we, as a society, it’s not one person’s responsibility. I think we as a society should be ready to tackle that and to get that awareness about what these things could do and also to fight it back,” he additional defined.

Earlier, Keerthy Suresh and Vijay Deverakonda additionally weighed in on the difficulty. The Bhola Shankar star on Wednesday put out a press release condemning the act and likewise questioning the use misuse of expertise to commit cyber crimes. In an intensive publish on X (beforehand often known as Twitter), the actress wrote, “The deep-fake video that’s going around is scary. I really wish the person who had done this could have rather used that time to do something productive and not put the people involved, into misery. I don’t understand if technology for us today is a boon or a bane. Let’s use this platform widely to only spread love, positivity, awareness, and information and not nonsense. God save mankind.”

See what Keerthy Suresh posted:

The deep-fake video that is going round is horrifying. I actually want the one who had achieved this might have quite used that point to do one thing productive and never put the folks concerned, into distress. I do not perceive if expertise for us at this time is a boon or a bane. Let’s use this…

— Keerthy Suresh (@KeerthyOfficial) November 8, 2023

A day again, Rashmika’s Geetha Govindam co-star Vijay Deverakonda reacted to the video as effectively. Sharing an article on the incident on his Instagram feed, Vijay requested for stringent punishment. He wrote, “Extremely important steps for the future. This shouldn’t happen to anyone. Also, an efficient accessible cyber wing for quick crackdowns and punishment will make people more secure.”

Take a look at Vijay’s post supporting Rashmika below:

The deepfake video came to the limelight after a user shared it on X (formerly Twitter) and demanded legal action against it. The video grabbed the attention of Amitabh Bachchan, who re-shared the post on November 5 and wrote, “Yes this is a strong case for legal.”

yes this is a strong case for legal https://t.co/wHJl7PSYPN

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2023

Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, Ishaan Khatter, Mrunal Thakur, South Indian actor Naga Chaitanya and Mast Magan singer Chinmayi Sripaada have also addressed the issue.