MeToo moment in Malayalam cinema: Siddique, Ranjith resign after Hema report | Entertainment News

It seems that the victims of child abusers are coming home, as more and more women are coming forward to share their experiences. This comes just days after the groundbreaking Hema Commission report was made public, which exposed the atrocities against women in the Malayalam film industry.

On Sunday, veteran actor Siddique resigned as the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) after another prominent actor alleged that he raped her when she was young. Later in the day, director Ranjith, who is also the president of the Kerala Chalachitra Academy, resigned after Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra alleged