Malayalam filmmaker Chidambaram S Poduval discovered himself in the midst of an issue after a case was filed towards him, the place he was accused of sexually harassing a younger girl in 2022. He was booked for sexual harassment by Kochi police. As per the most recent replace from Stay Legislation, the director has been granted anticipatory bail.
Chidambaram granted anticipatory bail
The District and Periods Courtroom, Ernakulam on Saturday (March 7) granted anticipatory bail to the director. It was Sri. Ok.Ok. Balakrishnan, District Choose handed the order.
The incident that allegedly came about in 2022 pertains to him trespassing into the complainant’s residence and sexually misbehaving together with her. The case was registered beneath Sections 74 (assault or legal pressure to a girl with intent to outrage her modesty) and 75 (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police mentioned. The complainant’s assertion was recorded earlier than the case was registered. Chidambaram is but to answer the allegations.
Earlier than information of his sexual harassment case broke, Chidambaram made his beforehand public Instagram account personal. A hearsay was circulating that the Manjummel Boys group was planning to make a movie with Dileep. He took to social media on Saturday and wrote on his Instagram tales, “Please confirm earlier than you put up trash. And I’m not a survival thriller specialist.”
About Chidambaram
Chidambaram, a Payyanur native, started his profession within the Malayalam movie trade as an assistant director to Jayaraj and assistant cinematographer to Rajeev Ravi and KU Mohanan, Malavika Mohanan’s father. He debuted as a director with the 2021 movie Jan.E.Man, starring Basil Joseph, Lal, Arjun Ashokan, Balu Varghese, and Ganapathi S Poduval.
It was the 2024 movie Manjummel Boys, which shot him to fame. The survival thriller grew to become one of many Malayalam movie trade’s highest-grossing movies. It stars Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Deepak Parambol, Balu Varghese, and others. Drawing inspiration from true occasions, it tells the story of a bunch of pals who encounter misfortune throughout their 2006 trip on the Guna caves. On the field workplace. It collected ₹241 crore worldwide and over ₹142 crore web in India.
His subsequent directorial launch is Balan. The film is produced by Venkat Ok Narayana and Shailaja Desai Fenn beneath the banner of KVN Productions and Thespian Movies. The music of the film consists by Sushin Shyam, whereas the cinematography can be dealt with by Shyju Khalid. The movie can be edited by Vivek Harshan.