KOCHI: Apart from the excise department, the police will also boot up to investigate the alleged use of drugs inside the Malayalam film industry. Kochi city police commissioner K Sethuraman confirmed the news.

The sudden action comes after some shocking revelations made by actors and producers within the industry. The police will raid the film set and will take statements from actors if doubted for use. The police have meanwhile prepared a list of actors under the influence of drugs and will act soon. The issue got heated up after the ban of Sreenath Bhasi and Shane Nigam citing rampant use of drugs in movie sets.

Meanwhile, the actors and technicians in Malayalam have welcomed the move. “ However big the actor may be, if used drugs, then it will be way out from Malayalam industry” commented producer G Suresh Kumar.