The Hema Committee report was released on August 19 with several paragraphs censored. A few former actresses revealed their bad experiences and the police were quick to act. Kollam: The first arrest was recorded on Thursday by the local police here after the explosive Hema Committee report which brought out the sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry.
The police recorded the arrest of director VK Prakash. The director was released on bail soon after, as he had secured anticipatory bail from the Kerala High Court early this month. On August 29, the Kollam Pallithottam police filed a case against actor-director Prakash under Section 354 (a) (sexual harassment) based on a complaint from a young woman writer.
Soon after the writer filed her complaint, Prakash approached the Kerala High Court which granted him anticipatory bail. Prakash is a double National Film Award winner and has to his credit successful films like ‘Trivandrum Lodge’ (2012), ‘Nirnayakam’ (2015) ‘Oruthee’ (2022) among others. The Hema Committee report was released on August 19 with several paragraphs censored.
The Malayalam film industry has been seething after the Hema Committee report was published. A few former actresses revealed their bad experiences and the police were quick to act. By now the police have registered 11 FIRs against various film personalities after former actresses revealed to the media how they were exploited.
At present those who are in the dock include .