Ernakulam: The horrific memories of the abduction and sexual assault of a leading Malayalam actress in February 2017 that later triggered one of the most closely watched criminal investigations in Kerala is been one of the turning point in cinema industry. The incident changed the equations in Malayalam cinema and the fortunes of an upcoming superstar who was loved by and large by the family audience.

The details that came out of the shocking late-night attack soon grew into a complex legal battle involving charges of conspiracy, contested digital evidence, multiple rounds of witness examination and intense scrutiny of the film industry’s power structures.

Actor Dileep, the ‘boy-next-door’ hero of Malayalam cinema turned out to be a villain who fall from fame into a disastrous state wit

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