Hema Committee Report: After Sreelekha Mitra, Kozhikode Man Accuses Filmmaker Ranjit Balakrishnan of Sexual Harassment

A particular man or girl from Kozhikode made an allegation of sexual abuse in opposition to the famend director, Ranjith Balakrishnan. The filmmaker not too in the past stepped lower to come again from his foremost location at the Kerala Film Academy after being hit via a storm of accusations implying his misconduct allegations made via a female actress.

A knowledge doc via Manorama, the non-public has lodged a serious allegation in opposition to Ranjith with the Kerala police, claiming that he grew to change into sexually assaulted via him at a luxury resort in Bengaluru eight years ago. This incident grew to change into now now not kept beneath wraps, as he additionally shared his demanding tournament with the clicking. In retaining with him, his route crossed with Ranjith at some point of the shoot of Mammootty’s film ‘Bavuttiyude Namathil’ in Kozhikode. Following this, Ranjith discreetly skipped over a little bit bit of tissue paper with his differ written on it.

The man told the media portal, “I met him at a 5-star resort in Bengaluru. He asked me to get bare, announcing he desired to seem how I looked. He observed my eyes have been special and asked me to do my eyebrows. I cannot be going to claim the concerns he did to me now.”

The anonymous man had formerly shared desires about making it big the whole way via the film marketplace. On the resolution hand, the severe misfortunate tournament he went thru deeply affected his hopes and aspirations. In order to add to his distress, Ranjith kept his distance from him in a even as. Ranjith revealed himself a collection the initial figures entangled the whole way via the Malayalam #MeToo wave, courtesy of a police doc filed via Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra, where she alleged him of inappropriate true contact.

A collection of allegations of sexual misconduct the whole way via the Malayalam cinema world surfaced, leveled via diverse women actors in opposition to their male counterparts and film directors. Reacting to this wave of accusations, the famend actor Mohanlal resigned from his Affiliation of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) presidency. He did so on Tuesday, August 27, accompanied via the simultaneous resignation of the humble executive committee.

It in point of truth is the first time where a particular man or girl has filed a sexual abuse criticism the whole way via the wake of a wave of Me Too allegations the whole way via the Malayalam film marketplace, put up the disclosing of the Hema Commission doc. Ranjith is amongst many famend figures the whole way via the Malayalam film region who have been accused of inappropriate or sexually unsuitable habits via their female colleagues.