As Kerala awaits the verdict in the high-profile case involving actor Dileep, the Malayalam film industry finds itself at a pivotal juncture. This legal reckoning coincides with growing calls for systemic accountability, amplified by the public release of the government-commissioned Hema Committee report. The report draws a stark parallel between Mollywood’s crisis and the global standards of the #MeToo movement that once brought down Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein.

The case that shook Kerala

The crisis began in February 2017, when an actress was abducted and sexually assaulted while commuting in Kerala. The subsequent arrest of superstar Dileep in July 2017, on charges of allegedly orchestrating the attack, shocked the state. Although Dileep denies the allegations and was later grante

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