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Malayalam cinema’s reckoning: The Hema report and its aftermath, five months later

2024 was an eventful year for Malayalam cinema, during which its best and worst facets became the centre of a nationwide discussion. All the talk in the first half of the year was about the brilliance of movies like Aavesham, Manjummel Boys, Premalu, and Bramayugam.

Newslaundry · Jan 22, 2025

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court asks SIT to appoint nodal officer

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating cases registered after the Hema committee report to appoint a Nodal officer. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 27, 2024

What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema?

A probe panel’s report has lifted the veil on widespread sex abuse in the industry, with more allegations emerging too.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2024

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Women hair and makeup artists in Malayalam cinema pay the price for speaking out

Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual harassment

Newslaundry · Sep 17, 2024

Hema Committee: Arundhati Roy, Vrinda Grover write to CM Pinarayi to bring law to address key issues

Following the release of the Hema Committee report, which revealed the abysmal working conditions and rampant sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, prominent personalities from across the country have written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanding a “360-degree approach” to fulfil the purpose of the committee.

Newslaundry · Sep 4, 2024

Abuse, resignations, power nexus: Everything about Kerala’s #MeToo crisis

A spate of #MeToo stories have surfaced from the Malayalam film industry since the release of the Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the regional cinema. FIRs related to sexual assault have been lodged against at least four prominent actors of the industry.

Newslaundry · Aug 29, 2024

Mohanlal and AMMA did not redeem themselves — they had to go

In a span of two days, all the office-bearers of one of the biggest organisations of actors in India – the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) – have quit. They had to, for in the days following the release of the Hema Committee report – containing disclosures of abuse…

Newslaundry · Aug 28, 2024

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Why three women’s responses to Hema Committee report call for a feminist introspection

“I have not heard knocks on my door. I don’t know of safety issues in the Malayalam film industry,” said actor Jomol in response to the findings of the Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in Malayalam cinema. Jomol, who began her career as a child artist,…

Newslaundry · Aug 26, 2024

Hema Committee report hints even minors faced sexual harassment in Malayalam cinema

The Hema Committee Report on workplace harassment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, released to RTI applicants on Monday, hints that there could be one or more minors among those who recalled their experience of sexual harassment before the Committee.

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2024

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