Explained: What the Hema Committee report says about the Malayalam film industry

A Committee set up to investigate the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry was published on Monday, and it exposed the dirty reality behind the “exterior glitter” of the film industry.

The Committee, headed by former Kerala High Court judge K. Hema, was constituted in the wake of the sexual assault on an actor in 2017. It submitted its report to the Kerala government on December 31, 2019, and the report was made public on August 19, 2024.

The 235-page report details the horrid tales of sexual exploitation, illegal bans, discrimination, drug and alcohol abuse, wage disparity and inhuman working conditions.

It notes that the Malayalam film industry is under the clutches of certain male producers, directors and actors, whom a prominent actor referred to as a “mafia”, as they could ban anyone from the industry.

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