Kochi: A woman actor has lodged a complaint against actor Baburaj and filmmaker VA Shrikumar, alleging that they sexually assaulted her while she was working as a junior artist in the Malayalam film industry. She informed Manorama News that she sent the complaint to DIG Ajitha Beegum via email. “Baburaj denied my allegations against him …
Prithviraj has criticised AMMA in the wake of Hema Committee Report. Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran recently addressed the Justice Hema Committee report and the stories shared by survivors. While veteran actors Mohanlal and Mammootty have stayed silent about the Justice Hema Committee report — which highlights issues like sexual harassment, lack of basic facilities, gender bias, …
KOCHI: The tsunami that hit the Malayalam film industry after the release of the Hema Committee report continued to wreak havoc with big names such as filmmaker V K Prakash, actor-producer Maniyanpilla Raju and actors Jayasurya, Edavela Babu coming under the sexual harassment allegations on Monday. A day after filmmaker Ranjith and actor Siddique resigned …
Aug 25, 2024 12:16 PM IST In an audio clip released to the media, Ranjith said he has sent his resignation letter to the minister of culture Saji Cheriyan and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the wake of the allegations against him Kochi: Moments after senior Malayalam actor Siddique resigned from the post of general …
Actor Manju Warrier has come out in public to support the survivors speaking against abuse in the Malayalam film industry. In her recent instagram post, she appreciated their boldness and stressed the significance of what they did. “Let’s recall that all these just started because one woman had the guts to fight,” she noted. The …
Actor Siddique, general secretary of AMMA. File Actor Siddique quit as the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) following allegations of sexual assault levelled by actress Revathy Sampath. Mr. Siddique confirmed to The Hindu that he had submitted his resignation letter to actor Mohanlal, the President of AMMA in light of …
A collective of feminist lawyers in Kerala has offered support to the survivors of sexual exploitation, in light of the Hema Committee report, which revealed several incidents of sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry. Following the release of the report last week, the Kerala government said that it would take legal action against the …
Curated By: Chirag Sehgal Last Updated: August 24, 2024, 12:34 IST Actress accuses Ranjith of sexually harassing her during the auditions for his 2009 film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. The actress’ allegations come at a time when the findings of the Justice Hema Committee report have already left the nation shocked. Bengali actor Sreelekha …
Explained: What the Hema Committee report says about the Malayalam film industry A Committee set up to investigate the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry was published on Monday, and it exposed the dirty reality behind the “exterior glitter” of the film industry. The Committee, headed by former Kerala High Court judge …
Filmmaker Vinayan, Actor Thilakan | Photo Credit: File The version of the Hema committee report made publicly available did not take any names, but the redacted revelations were enough to revive the memories of forgotten stories of discrimination and bans in the Malayalam film industry, as well as other skeletons to tumble out of the …