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The court made it clear that all who have complaints must register it with the nodal officer before January 31.

The special bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and C. S. Sudha, hearing the matters relating to the Justice Hema Committee report, decided to appoint advocate Mitha Sudhindran to assist the court.

A Kerala Police team probing the case came searching for the actor at his two residences here but failed to find him. The two mobile numbers that the star uses were also found to be switched off.

Presently, those who are in the dock include actor-turned-CPI(M) legislator Mukesh Madhavan, Nivin Pauly, Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyanpilla Raju, directors Ranjith and Prakash, and production executives Vichu and Noble.

The director was released on bail soon after, as he had secured anticipatory bail from the Kerala High Court early this month.

The Film Industry for Rights and Equality (FIRE) asked the Karnataka government to constitute a committee - headed by a retired judge - to study and report on sexual harassment in the Kannada film industry

Veteran actor Maniyanpilla Raju, however, got a major relief as the charges against him are available and hence, his anticipatory bail plea was allowed by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court.

Siddique, the former General Secretary of the AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes) who moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case filed against him by an actress.

This report was submitted by The Voice of Women, a support group for women in the Telugu Film Industry (TFI) established in 2019.

Among those against whom FIR has been registered, actor Jayasurya got a jolt when a second complaint was filed against him from a different actress.

This is the third FIR against a high profile Malayalam film personality following allegations of sexual harassment against various directors and actors

It is ironic that the Malayalam film industry, known for experimenting with bold themes, should be embroiled in such controversies

He candidly said that there have been lapses on the part of AMMA and that strong action should have been taken in the past.

The Vijayan government has been facing flak since the long-delayed report came out and the situation was exacerbated when two leading film personalities had to step down from their posts when two different women actors came forward to accuse them of sexual harassment.

I think the Chief Minister on record said that if they come with specific complaints, the process will be set in motion, says Arif Mohammed Khan

After accepting the PIL in their file, the Court directed the government to file a detailed affidavit on their views, to hand over the full report of the Hema Committee in a sealed cover and to implead the Kerala State Women's Commission