KOCHI: The Malayalam film industry is at the center of a major controversy after actresses accuse actors of sexual harassments soon after the Hema Committee Report was released. Actress Minu Muneer is the latest to level serious sexual allegations against actors and technicians of the Malayalam film industry. Minu on social media accused actors Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyanpilla Raju and Mukesh of sexual misconduct. Minu revealed that Jayasurya misbehaved with her on the sets of 'De Ingottu Nokkiye'.

The actress said Edavela Babu misbehaved with her after inviting her to the flat in the name of giving membership in AMMA. She also said actor Mukesh misbehaved badly on the film sets. 'I am writing a series on the physical and verbal abuses faced in Malayalam cinema from Mukesh, Maniyanpilla Raju, Edavela Babu, Jayasurya, advocate Chandrasekharan, production controller Noble and Vichu.

She said that she was subjected to physical and verbal abuse from these individuals while working on a project in 2013. She said that she tried to continue acting in the film, but the harassment was unbearable.

‘I had to stay away from the film industry as a result of it. Shifted to Chennai later. I am planning to seek justice for the physical and mental trauma suffered, and request your help to take action against their heinous acts,’ the actress wrote on Facebook. The actress shared this post on Facebook along with the pictures of the stars.