‘ENSURE NORMS FOR GENDER JUSTICE WHILE SHOOTING’

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Feminists, scholars and Althea Women’s Collective have asked the state government to create a broad set of guidelines for the Malayalam film industry in consultation with the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) and other bodies to ensure gender justice during the shoot of Malayalam films. In a statement in response to the opinions expressed by one of the members of the Hema Committee that certification must be ensured to prevent glorification of gender injustice, the collective said it might provide vested interests with an excuse to further attack the recommendations of the report. It also demanded the need for making intimacy coordinators mandatory at shooting sets.

Actor Jayasurya returns from US

Kochi: Actor Jayasurya, who is facing sexual assault charges following the release of the Hema Committee report, returned from the United States on Thursday evening. He landed at the Kochi airport with his family. Addressing the media, he said the details of the case against him cannot be disclosed as it is under the consideration of the court. “I cannot speak on the issue. My lawyer will fix a date and we will meet then. You will understand everything then,” he said. Following the sexual harassment allegations, the actor, in an open letter earlier, had announced his decision to move legally against the false allegations and said that facing a false accusation is just as painful as the harassment.