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Bengaluru: Malayalam director Ranjith Balakrishnan has been booked for sexual assault – based on a complaint filed last week in Bengaluru by a 31-year-old male actor – as the #MeToo wave continues to sweep the Kerala film industry after the release of the Justice K Hema Committee report was released. The actor alleged he was…
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New Delhi: The BJP today spoke up on the massive controversy over the Hema Committee report on sexual harassment in the Malayalam movie industry, with party chief JP Nadda hinting that the Left government in Kerala is complicit in it. Speaking at an internal meeting of the party in Kerala’s Palakkad, Mr Nadda questioned the…
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Amid the storm in Mollywood surrounding sexual assault allegations against some top actors and directors, legendary actor Mammooty has said there is “no power centre” in Malayalam cinema and appealed to police to investigate the allegations honestly. This comes a day after Mohanlal, another top actor of Malayalam cinema, said that neither was he a…
Jayasurya has been accused of sexual harassment by two actors. New Delhi: Denying the sexual harassment allegations against him, actor Jayasurya today said that he would take legal action. The case is among the avalanche of sexual assault and rape allegations against some of Mollywood’s biggest names, including veteran actor Siddique and filmmaker Ranjith Balakrishnan….
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New Delhi: Actor Mohanlal today praised the government for releasing the Justice Hema Committee report, which details allegations of sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry. The former Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA) president’s remarks come in the light of an avalanche of sexual assault and rape allegations against some of Mollywood’s biggest names,…
New Delhi: The #MeToo movement across the Malayalam film industry has created waves across the country with several young actors now speaking out about the abuse they faced at the hands of veteran directors, producers, and actors. Film director Ranjith now facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct, with two separate cases filed against him. The…
Shobhaa De criticised Bollywood’s “silence” amid #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema New Delhi: Author and columnist Shobhaa De has strongly criticised the “silence” in Bollywood and the disappearing act of Malayalam cinema director Mohanlal after a massive #MeToo movement hit Kerala’s film industry. Over a dozen Malayalam cinema actors, directors and producers face rape and…
New Delhi: Actor Sonia Malhar — who filed a #MeToo complaint against a fellow actor amid a flood of complaints about longstanding sexual exploitation in Malayalam movie industry — has told NDTV today that she has done it despite family pressure to “close all the things”. “But I revealed the face of that hero, because…
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Chinmayi Sripaada praised the actors in Kerala who have spoken out against sexual abuse. Chennai: Celebrated singer Chinmayi Sripaada, a key face of the “MeToo” movement in India, has expressed hope that the Hema Committee Report’s exposure of the dark underbelly of Kerala’s film industry will encourage more women survivors of sexual violence to come…
The Kerala government has formed a special team to investigate the atrocities faced by women in movie industry. The seven-member team was formed after a high-level meeting of senior police officials was called by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The chief minister’s office said the special team will be headed by IG Sparjan Kumar and will…
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