Although individual downloaders are rarely prosecuted in countries like India compared to uploaders, copyright infringement is still a civil and criminal offense under the . ISPs can send warnings, and in extreme cases, fines or jail time are possible (though rare for end-users).
This is the most immediate danger for the user. Piracy websites are not charity organizations; they are unregulated businesses. When you click on "Download Now" for Thenali on Tamilyogi, you are exposed to: