Kerala: Actor accuses Malayalam film industry members of sexual misconduct, physical assault
Minu Muneer said that a member of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes had also assaulted her when she was trying to apply for membership.
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Actor Minu Muneer on Monday levelled allegations of sexual misconduct, and physical and verbal assault against multiple co-actors and technicians in the Malayalam film industry, including actor and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA M Mukesh.
In a post on Facebook, Muneer claimed that actors Maniyanpilla Raju, Idavela Babu and Jayasurya, apart from Mukesh, had physically and verbally abused her while working on a project in 2013. Mukesh represents the Kollam seat in the Kerala Assembly.
Muneer also named advocate Chandrasekharan, and production controllers Noble and Vichu in her post. “I tried to cooperate and continue working, but the abuse became unbearable,” she said. “As a result, I was forced to leave the Malayalam film industry and relocate to Chennai.”
The allegations come a day after senior Malayalam actor Siddique resigned as the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes, or AMMA, after an actor accused him of raping her when she was younger.
Additionally, Malayalam director Ranjith resigned as the chairman of the state-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy, days after actor Sreelekha Mitra accused him of sexually harassing her in 2009.
This came against the backdrop of the Justice Hema committee report on sexual harassment and gender inequality in the Malayalam film industry being made public.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Muneer also accused an unidentified...
