- The Telugu film industry was rocked by similar allegations during the Me Too movement in 2018 Hyderabad: After the Malayalam film industry, the ‘Mee Too’ storm now appears to be rocking the Telugu film industry following allegations of rape against top choreographer Jani Master by a female colleague and actor Poonam Kaur urging the Movie Artists Association (MAA) to address a complaint she filed earlier against renowned director Trivikram Srinivas. Even as the Cyberabad police stepped up the probe into the rape case booked against Jani Master, Poonam Kaur’s post on X added another twist to the ongoing debate on the allegations of sexual harassment in the film industry. “Had MAA association taken complaint on Trivikram Srinivas, I and many wouldn’t have had the political suffering , I was rather silently ignored , I had given a call tand then complaint to the heads , I want industry big wigs to question director Trivikram,” her post read.
Neither Trivikram nor MAA, the apex body of Tollywood, have reacted to the demand by Poonam Kaur, who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films. The actor, however, has not specified the nature of her complaint. This has come close on the heels of a police case booked against national award-winning choreographer Jani Master on allegations of sexual assault by a 21-year-old female choreographer.
The police continued their probe into the allegations by the woman that Jani Master sexually assaulted her multiple times. The po.