Director Ranjith Faces Police Case For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Man
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A three-time National Film Awards winner, Ranjith, 60, has also been accused of sexual assault by a Bengali actress who filed a complaint with the Kochi Police Commissioner.
Malayalam director Ranjith Balakrishnan has been booked for sexual assault - based on a complaint filed last week in Bengaluru by a 31-year-old male actor - as the #MeToo wave continues to sweep the Kerala film industry after the release of the Justice K Hema Committee report was released.
The actor alleged he was sexually assaulted by the filmmaker at a five-star hotel in the city.
He said he first met Ranjith in Kozhikode (Calicut) when the director was shooting the Mammootty-starrer 'Bavuttiyude Namathil'. The male actor has claimed Ranjith invited him to the hotel near Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport in December 2012 - on the pretext of an audition - and then sexually assaulted him; the filmmaker allegedly forced the man to strip in exchange for a prominent role in his movie. The man said he thought stripping was part of the audition.
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