Actor Mammootty breaks silence on Hema committee report

Mammootty said he warmly welcomes and supports the instructions and solutions in the report.

He added that this is the time for the entire film community to come together, welcome the suggestions in the report and help implement them.

“The investigation into the allegations is being conducted properly by the police,” Mammootty wrote, adding that the full report is before the court.

In the last line of his Facebook post he wrote: “Ultimately, cinema must survive.”

Both Mohanlal and Mammootty, two of the biggest names in Malayalam cinema, had come under fire for their failure to respond to the allegations levelled against the Malayalam film industry in the report. Even after the big Ms broke their silence, none of their responses seemed to have touched the core of the issue.

The publication of the Hema Commission report has sparked something similar to the #Metoo movement, with several women coming out and making serious allegations of sexual abuse against well-known filmmakers and actors in Malayalam cinema.

So far, as many as 18 cases have been registered against well-known actors and filmmakers, including actor and CPIM MP Mukesh, actor-director and former chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy Ranjith, actor and former general secretary of AMMA Siddique and actor Jayasurya.