India

Ranganathan Madhavan v. G Filmz Studioz (Delhi High Court)

India
Delhi High Court
22 December 2025
CS(COMM) 1392/2025
Interim order
Personality rights infringement
Reproduction; Deepfakes

Decision Summary

The Court granted interim relief to protect actor R. Madhavan’s personality rights against alleged AI-generated deepfake trailers, obscene morphed content, and unauthorized commercial use of his name, image, likeness, and voice. The Court treated the conduct as prima facie misuse of identity and reputation, not protected expression. It ordered the defendants to implemenet takedowns and restrained the unknown persons from violating his personality rights.

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