Refusing to name the movie set, Radhika said, "I was disturbed and entirely avoided the caravan during the shooting of that movie."
Published Sep 01, 2024 | 11:49 AM ⚊ Updated Sep 01, 2024 | 11:49 AM
Radikaa Sarathkumar. (X)
South Indian actress Radhika Sarathkumar responding to the Hema Committee report, shared her experience of working on the sets of a Malayalam film.
Speaking to the media channel Asianet News, Radhika shared that there were hidden cameras in the caravans of female actors, through which the actresses were filmed without their consent and knowledge.
Elaborating on the issue, Radhika revealed that she has seen men watching these recordings on their mobile phones. She further revealed that the visuals filmed were stored in separate folders on the phones of men, “Each folder has names of actresses whose visuals were there,” she claimed.
Speaking of her experience, Radhika said, “I questioned the crew members then and there, and it was settled.” However, after the incident, Radhik said, she was afraid to use a caravan and rather chose to stay in a hotel to change her clothes.
Refusing to name the movie set, Radhika said, “I was disturbed and entirely avoided the caravan during the shooting of that movie.”
Speaking of the “door knocking” incidents mentioned in the Hema Committee report, Radhika noted that, it was not a common phenomenon not only in the Malayalam industry but was prevalent in other industries too.
She also emphasised that women must have the courage to say “No” if they face misdeeds from men in the industry.
The publication of the Justice K Hema Committee report on harassment and abuse in the Malayalam film industry has opened a can of worms with several female actors stepping forward with disturbing accounts of the mistreatment they faced at the hands of their various male counterparts.
The Kerala government constituted the Justice Hema Committee after the 2017 actress assault case and its report revealed instances of harassment and exploitation of women in the Malayalam cinema industry.
(Edited by Sumavarsha Kandula, with the inputs from Arjun Ramachandran)
