Smart thing would have been to concentrate on catching perpetrator": RGV questions celebs reactions to AI-morphed Chuttamalle video

An objectionable AI-morphed video featuring Janhvi from the song Chuttamalle from her Telugu debut film Devara: Part 1 has been reportedly circulating online. Several celebrities, including Janhvi Kapoor, Jr NTR and Vijay Deverakonda, have reacted to the incident.

Soon after their reactions, RGV shared a post on X stating that the reactions may have led to more people seeing the objectionable content. He wrote, The only thing all the celebrities succeeded in is to publicise and thereby make crores and crores of people see the objectionable link.

The only thing all the celebrities succeeded in , is to publicise and thereby make crores and crores of people see the objectionable link ..The smart thing would have been to concentrate on catching the perpetrator and publicise that .. he added.

RGV also said that the reactions brought more attention to both the actor and the offensive content. Instead what they did is to tweet and bring enormous attention to the victims identity and the offensive content which is also a crime.

Earlier, Jr NTR had condemned the alleged morphed video of Chuttamalle, calling its creation using AI disgusting, sick and shameless. He also warned that legal action would be taken against those responsible.

Penning a note on his X, Jr NTR wrote, "Disgusting, Sick and Shameless. In a land that worships women as mothers and goddesses, where "Matrudevo Bhava" is not just a phrase but a part of our culture, some people have fallen so low that they are using AI to disrespect a woman in the most degrading way possible. Using AI to create something this vile is shameful beyond words."

Released in September 2024, Devara: Part 1 stars Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles. The song Chuttamalle was composed by Anirudh Ravichander and sung by Shilpa Rao. (ANI)