Ram Gopal Varma Says Prompters Threaten Filmmakers

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Feb. 25–26, 2026 criticized AI filmmaking tools, saying platform Seedance 2.0 could upend traditional cinema by enabling cinematic visuals from prompts. He called the technology both a "murderer" of the industry’s elite model and a democratizing force, predicting it could replace large crews and budgets. The comments referenced director S.S. Rajamouli and his film Varanasi.