Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's team has filed a formal complaint with Cyber Crime authorities in Hyderabad. The complaint asks for an investigation into specific online content about the two actors. The team representing them, known as the Virosh team, confirmed the filing.
The complaint reportedly names several kinds of content: alleged fabricated claims, manipulated digital material, impersonation and targeted online harassment. According to the original report, this content surfaced after the couple's appearance on Koffee With Karan Season 9.
What the Cyber Crime Complaint Against Online Harassment Alleges
The Virosh team said its representative physically submitted the complaint. The submission included relevant links and supporting evidence for the authorities to examine. This means the complaint is not a general statement — it points to specific posts and material that the team wants reviewed.
The allegations cover more than just harsh comments. The team lists fabricated claims, manipulated digital material and impersonation as part of the complaint. Each of these points to content that goes beyond opinion and into claims the team says are false or digitally altered.
Team Says Complaint Is About Accountability, Not Curbing Free Speech
The team made its position clear in its statement. It said the request is not intended to restrict freedom of speech or genuine criticism. Instead, it seeks accountability in cases where potentially unlawful conduct may have taken place.
"The team has clarified that its request is not intended to restrict freedom of speech or genuine criticism but seeks accountability in cases where potentially unlawful conduct..." — Virosh team statement
This distinction matters. Criticism of actors, their work or their public appearances is normal. The complaint targets content the team describes as fabricated, manipulated or impersonating — categories that fall outside fair comment.
Our Take: A Fair Line Between Criticism and Coordinated Harassment
In our view, this complaint draws a line that needed drawing. Public figures accept criticism as part of their job. But fake claims, doctored material and impersonation are not criticism — they are attempts to damage someone's reputation using falsehoods.
To put it plainly, the timing of this complaint is telling. The team says the content surfaced after the Koffee With Karan appearance, which suggests a coordinated pile-on rather than spontaneous audience reaction. Filing with Cyber Crime authorities, with links and evidence attached, is the right way to handle it. It puts the question in front of investigators instead of turning it into another online fight.
The team's clarification that it does not want to silence genuine criticism is important. If this complaint is used to target ordinary opinions, it would be wrong. But if authorities examine only the fabricated and manipulated material, this sets a useful example for how public figures can push back against online harassment — through the law, with evidence, and without demanding a blanket ban on speech.
For readers, the takeaway is simple. What you post online about public figures can have legal consequences when it crosses into fabrication or impersonation. The Cyber Crime authorities in Hyderabad will now examine the complaint and decide whether an investigation is warranted.
