Malayalam independent filmmaker questions film industry’s role in crime against women Malayalam independent filmmaker questions film industry’s role in crime against womenAt a time when actors and filmmakers are unanimously condemning, what seems to be a premeditated sexual assault on a popular Malayalam film actress, independent filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has raised a thought-provoking question on industry’s role in influencing men regarding crime against women. It is nonsense to expect a truthful stand in support of (the survivor) from the film Industry. In the second post, he also apparently took on last evening’s protests held by Malayalam film fraternity against the attack on the actress. Read | Malayalam actress molestation case: Mammootty, Manju Warrier, Dileep and others rally for justice. Incidentally, there are stark similarities between his latest film and Friday’s assault on the Malayalam actress, which also happened in a moving car under the cover of night.

Source: Indian Express February 20, 2017 08:48 UTC