Actor Keerthy Suresh has spoken strongly about the growing misuse of AI-generated images, especially targeting women in the film industry. While promoting her upcoming film Revolver Rita, the actor discussed how digital morphing has existed for years, but AI has taken the threat to a far more alarming level.
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During a conversation on Sudhir Srinivasan’s podcast, Keerthy explained that actresses have always been vulnerable to morphed photos, but AI makes the fabricated visuals disturbingly realistic.
“If you notice, morphing is something actresses have faced from the beginning… but the problem with AI is that it makes it look so real,” she said.
Keerthy recalled her own reaction the first time she came across morphed AI images of herself.
“You see a picture of yourself, but it’s a completely wrong image. For a moment, you start believing it’s really you. When it happened to me, I thought—this is not me… I never posed like this, did I? A million thoughts ran through my head,” she shared.
The actor added that filmmaker Atlee even reached out to her after her press meet to further discuss the growing concern around AI deepfakes.
This isn’t the first time Keerthy has addressed the issue. At a promotional press meet last week, she said, “AI has become a huge issue. It’s a boon and a bane. Humans invented technology, but we are losing control. On social media, I get stunned seeing my picture in a suggestive outfit, and I wonder if I ever wore it, because it looks so real.”
She also revealed that even an outfit she wore to a movie puja was digitally altered. “Recently, the outfit I wore for a puja was altered in a bad way. For a second I wondered… and then I realised I hadn’t posed like that. It is definitely irritating and hurting,” she said.
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Keerthy Suresh’s upcoming film Revolver Rita is set for theatrical release on November 28. The film features Radhika Sarathkumar, Sunil, Redin Kingsley, Mime Gopi, Sendrayan, Super Subbarayan, and others in key roles.
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