Shockingly, many of the arrested operatives are not petty criminals. Police reports indicate that Tamilrockers recruits , paying them between ₹10,000 per film to ₹44,000 per month for recording new releases and uploading them.
Moreover, for every download of a pirated Malayalam movie, the industry loses an estimated ₹15-20 per user. For a film like 2018: Everyone is a Hero (India’s official Oscar entry for 2024), piracy causes losses of crores of rupees, directly impacting the salaries of lightmen, makeup artists, drivers, and junior artists—not just the lead actors. i--- Tamilrockers A-z Movies Malayalam