Kerala: Junior artiste accuses Malayalam actor-producer Baburaj of rape

A junior artiste has accused Baburaj, an actor-producer in the Malayalam film industry, of raping her in 2019, The Indian Express reported on Monday.

The artiste alleged that Baburaj had offered her a role in a movie and asked her to meet him at his residence saying that the film’s production controller and other technicians will be there.

“I went to him expecting that he would recommend me to get a better career in the industry,” she said. “When I reached his house, there was nobody.”

The producer told the woman that others were expected to come soon and asked her to rest until then.

“He gave me a room,” she said. “Later, he invited me for food. When I opened the door, he entered the room and locked it from inside. He started talking vulgarly and led me to the cot and raped me.”

Baburaj, who is the joint general secretary of Kerala’s Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, denied the allegation. He said that he will take legal action against the junior artiste, The Indian Express reported.

Several women working in the Malayalam film industry have come forward with their experiences of sexual misconduct by their male colleagues following the release of the Justice Hema committee report on sexual harassment and gender inequality on August 19.

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