Samantha Ruth Prabhu supports the 'Voice of Women' from Tollywood urging Telangana government to publish sexual harassment subcommittee report - See post

TOI Entertainment Desk / etimes.in / Updated: Nov 29, 2024, 19:49 IST

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The Hema Committee's findings on sexual harassment in Malayalam cinema have shocked the industry, resulting in FIRs against nine people. A special investigation team has been formed. Actress Samantha pushed the Telangana government to act on a similar 2019 report in Tollywood by the Voice of Women, inspired by WCC's initiatives.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu supports the 'Voice of Women' from Tollywood urging Telangana government to publish sexual harassment subcommittee report - See post

The recently unveiled Hema Committee report from the Malayalam film industry has left the showbiz community shocked, revealing many incidents of sexual harassment, casting couch practices, and abuse against women in the workplace. The report prompted the Kerala government to form a special investigation team.
As of now, FIRs have been registered against nine individuals, including actor-politician Mukesh Madhavan, Siddique, Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyanpilla Raju, directors Ranjith and VK Prakash, and production executives Vichu and Noble.
Earlier, Samantha had showered praises on Women in Collective Cinema (WCC), the women-led organization in Mollywood that initiated the probe in 2017. Now, actress Samantha has urged the Telangana government to look into the report submitted by the Voice of Women from Tollywood in 2019.
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The actress appreciated the efforts of WCC and expressed her gratitude for paving the way for other women from different industries to come forward and raise their voices for safety in the workplace. “VOICE OF WOMEN. We, the women of the Telugu film industry, welcome the Hema Committee report and applaud the persistent efforts of the WCC in Kerala, which has laid the path to this moment,” she wrote on her Instagram story.

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She further mentioned, “Taking a cue from the WCC, The Voice of Women, a support group for women in the TFI, was created in 2019. We hereby urge the Telangana government to publish the submitted sub-committee report on sexual harassment, which can help frame government and industry policies to establish a safe working environment for women in TFL. @WCC”

On the work front, Samantha is gearing up for the release of her much-awaited action series 'Citadel: Honey Bunny' alongside Varun Dhawan.

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