CHENNAI: South Indian superstar Rajinikanth said that he is not aware of the Hema committee report. When asked if there should be a Hema committee in Tamil cinema too, the actor replied, " I don't know, I don't know about it.

Meanwhile, Mammootty had responded to the Hema Committee report and the ensuing controversies. 'There is no power centre in the film. Cinema is a cross-section of society. All the good and bad in society are there in the movie industry too. The Justice Hema Committee was formed by the government to study the film industry and prepare a report to suggest solutions and recommend measures after something happened that should never have happened. I wholeheartedly welcome and support the recommendations and solutions outlined in that report. The police investigation is proceeding vigorously on the complaints that have been raised. The full version of the Justice Hema committee report is before the court. Let the police conduct an honest investigation. Let the court decide the punishments.'- Mammootty posted on social media.

FEFKA general secretary and director B Unnikrishnan said that there is no power group in Malayalam cinema and there are strong alliances. 'To say that there is no casting couch in Malayalam cinema is like turning a blind eye to reality. Malayalam cinema has a long history. Casting couch is something we have been seen and heard many times in this great history. Some say that it is there in every field. There is no need to get away with generalizing it like that. There should be a stand that what is present in every film industry is not needed in the Malayalam film industry.' - B Unnikrishnan clarified.

Mohanlal said that things happening in other places are happening in films also. "I am not encouraging it. I welcome the Hema Committee Report. I had appeared twice before the commission. I replied to all their questions. I am an actor and a producer. I told them everything about my film. They asked me about films. I cannot give an answer to all that. I told the committee about the things I knew."- he added