A controversial video allegedly featuring Telugu actress Sreeleela has been circulating widely on social media, with several users mistaking the woman in the clip for the actress. The footage shows a woman wearing a revealing outfit, and its rapid circulation has triggered considerable discussion online. However, the viral video is not authentic. Reports have established that the clip features another actress whose face was digitally manipulated to make it appear as though Sreeleela was present.
The original footage reportedly features actress and model Rose Sardana, known for her appearances in Drishyam 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. She attended the birthday celebration of television actor and Bigg Boss 17 runner-up Abhishek Kumar in August 2026. Importantly, the original clip is from this private celebration and not from any movie or television series. It was subsequently allegedly manipulated using artificial intelligence to replace Rose Sardana’s face with Sreeleela’s.
The technique used is known as AI face swapping, a form of deepfake technology that replaces one person’s facial identity with another’s in existing photographs or videos. The manipulated footage was then circulated online as an authentic video of Sreeleela. Actress Rashmika Mandanna faced a similar incident in 2023 when a deepfake video falsely depicted her in a black outfit. Such incidents highlight the growing misuse of AI to target female celebrities and the importance of verifying content before sharing it.
