After Hema Committee Report, Telangana Govt Under Pressure to Release 2-Year-Old Tollywood Report; Samantha Prabhu Leads the Charge
A report on sexual harassment happening in the Telugu film industry was reported and submitted to the Telangana government, two years later after the Hema Committee Report made the headline, several female actors including Samantha Ruth Prabhu are pressurising the govt, to make the report public.
Just various years ago, a sub-committee member investigating sexual harassment and gender bias in Telugu cinema made a significant contribution. They believe it’s now time to share this important report with the public. In 2019, Suneetha who changed right into a a part of a committee that changed into constructed below the previous BRS government, composed of key officials, law enforcement, and representatives from the public spoke with TOI. Recently, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, together with one more actors, has also often called for the publicizing of the 2-year-old report on the Telugu film industry.
The new publicising of the Hema Committee report on sexual harassment in the Malayalam movie industry on August 19 incited a surge in the appeal amongst female actors for the disclosure of the committee’s report on Tollywood. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Lakshmi Manchu are prominently leading the charge for this a lot-needed transparency.
In an Instagram story, Samantha Prabhu wrote, “We, the women of the Telugu film industry, welcome the Hema Committee report and applaud the persistent efforts of the WCC in Kerala, which has laid the path to this moment (sic).” She to boot added, “We hereby urge the Telangana government, to publish the submitted sub-committee report on sexual harassment, which is able to help frame government and industry policies, to examine a safe working environment for ladies folk in the TFI (Telugu Film Industry) (sic).”
Talking to the media portal Suneetha stated, “Despite reminding govt three-4 times after we submitted the report, we failed to get any positive response on making the report public (sic).” Suneetha to boot said, “We had extensive discussions with women folk actors, camerawomen and girls workers from the Telugu film and tv industry and conducted over 20 sessions on the challenges they face on the place of job and the way they cope (sic).”
Suneetha concluded by saying, “The flexibility dynamics within the Telugu film industry were apparent. No prominent personality from either the film or TV industry had come forward to interact with us. Within the Malayalam film industry, senior actors and actresses had deposed earlier than the Hema Committee (sic).”
The findings of the committee were eventually brought to the ex-chief secretary of the state and the film development corporation of Telangana, back on June 1, 2022. The highly esteemed Malayalam actor, Mohanlal, who resigned from his post as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) following the revelations of the Hema Committee report, confirmed that he did share his perspective with the committee relating allegations of exploitation of girls within the Malayalam cine world.
What Is The Hema Committee Report?
On August 20, 2024, the Hema Committee released a 200-page report on male dominance in the Malayalam film industry. It reveals that 15 prominent figures, including directors, actors, and producers, are allegedly occupied with a range of cases of sexual misconduct. The investigation by the committee disclosed that a handful of guys are running the show in the Malayalam film industry. They are the ability brokers, with the ultimate say on who gets selected for movie roles. It’s an industry controlled by certain male figures – the producers, directors, and actors, who wield immense authority and power, overshadowing others in the film fraternity.
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