Bengaluru police book Malayalam filmmaker Ranjith on charge of sexually assaulting a man

In his complaint, the antheral said helium met Ranjith in 2012 astatine East Hill successful Kerala’s Kozhikode city. The intent of his sojourn was to conscionable histrion Mammootty during the sprout of Bavuttiyude Namathil, a movie written and produced by Ranjith.

Ranjith past collected the complainant’s interaction fig and invited him to a luxury edifice adjacent Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport.

“He offered maine intoxicant and sexually assaulted me. He forced maine to prosecute successful oral sex,” the complainant said, adding that Ranjith took photos and a video of the alleged intersexual assault. He is besides alleged to person sent the photos and video to an actress. The ailment was archetypal lodged with the Kasaba constabulary successful Kozhikode successful the past week of August.

On September 9, the Kozhikode Principal Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail to Ranjith successful the case. The bail was valid for 30 days.

Also successful August, a Bengali histrion accused Ranjith of misbehaviour during the casting process of his 2009 Malayalam movie Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha and lodged a ailment with the Kochi metropolis police. Although Ranjith denied the allegations, helium was compelled to resign arsenic caput of the government-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy.