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Rukmini Vasanth REACTS to the Viral AI Images Controversy

Rukmini Vasanth said the circulating images were AI-generated and fake, and her team is initiating legal and cybercrime action.

  • On Saturday, actor Rukmini Vasanth issued a statement declaring viral bikini images "entirely fake and fabricated," announcing she is initiating legal and cybercrime action against those responsible for creating and spreading the deepfakes.
  • The AI-generated images began spreading across X, Instagram, and Facebook on Friday evening, with a video appearing to show the actor near a swimming pool lending the manipulated content a "misleading sense of authenticity."
  • Known for her role in Kantara: Chapter 1, Rukmini Vasanth has become a target for deepfaked content due to her growing online visibility, a challenge previously faced by other Indian actresses including Rashmika Mandanna and Katrina Kaif.
  • Following the 2023 incident involving Rashmika Mandanna, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology established IT Rules directing social media platforms to remove AI-generated fake content within 24 hours of notification.
  • Professionally, Rukmini Vasanth continues work on the Pan India film Toxic alongside Yash and is cast in Dragon, directed by Prashanth Neel, maintaining her career momentum despite the controversy.
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India Today broke the news in India on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
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