The Malayalam film industry has been in a frenzy for the last 13 days after the Justice Hema Committee report came out. Many famous actors and filmmakers in the industry are constantly being accused of sexual harassment. Meanwhile, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared a note on Instagram welcoming the Justice Hema Committee report. She also praised the efforts of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC). Along with this, the actress has requested the Telangana government to submit a similar report on the cases of sexual harassment in the Telugu film industry. We appreciate WCC's efforts Sharing a story on Instagram, Samantha wrote, 'We women of the Telugu film industry welcome the Hema Committee report and appreciate the continued efforts of WCC in Kerala… which paved the way for this moment. At the behest of the WCC, in 2019, a helpline group for women (The Voice of Women) was also formed for the Telugu film industry. The actress further wrote, 'We request the Telangana government to publish the sub-committee report submitted on sexual harassment. In our opinion, this can help the government create a safe working environment for women in the Telugu film industry. Allegations against several AMMA members, association dissolved On August 19 after the Justice Hema Committee report surfaced, General Secretary of the Malayalam Movie-Artists Association (AMMA) and famous actor Siddiqui along with sexual harassment of directors Ranjith, Mukesh, Maniyampila Raju, Idwela Babu and Jayasuriya. has been charged. Following this, on August 27, 2024, 17 members resigned from their posts, including AMMA president and South superstar Mohanlal. Also the Malayalam Movie Artistes Association (AMMA) was dissolved. Samantha to be seen in 'Citadel' On the work front, Samantha will soon be seen in the web series 'Citadel: Honey Bunny'. Varun Dhawan will be seen opposite her in this. It will stream on Amazon Prime Video from November 7. After suffering from myositis, took a long break from acting.
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Samantha Hema came out in support of the committee's report: said, 'Such a report should be presented in the Telugu film industry as well'
