In her complaint, Manju has also mentioned the name of journalist Mathew Samuel, a former Managing Editor of Tehelka magazine.
Malayalam film actor Manju Warrier has filed a complaint with Kerala DGP Loknath Behera against filmmaker VA Shrikumar Menon, who directed the movie ‘Odiyan’. In her complaint, Manju alleged that Shrikumar Menon attempted to defame her through organised social media defamation campaigns and by threatening her friends. She has also alleged that she fears that Shrikumar Menon might endanger her life. According to reports, Manju had visited the DGP’s office in Thiruvananthapuram directly and handed over her handwritten complaint. In her complaint, Manju also stated that letter pads in the name of ‘Manju Warrier Foundation’ and blank cheques she had signed were being misused by Shrikumar Menon, allegedly to siphon off from her savings. The actor also reportedly submitted digital evidence to support her complaint. Manju has worked extensively with Shrikumar Menon and his advertising agency Push Integrated Communications. He had directed her in several advertising campaigns for Kalyan Jewellers, and they had worked together in the movie 'Odiyan' too. According to the complaint, Push Integrated Communications was also overseeing the activities of her foundation. In her complaint, Manju has also mentioned the name of journalist Mathew Samuel. Mathew Samuel, a former Managing Editor of Tehelka magazine was later the editor of the digital portal Naradanews. Manju has alleged that Shrikumar Menon planted stories against her using the journalist. “I was subjected to a social media cyber attack after the release of Odiyan. Although I have overcome this, Menon is again creating trouble for me. I am afraid that he might harm me,” Manju’s complaint was quoted in reports. Manju was the victim of an organised social media troll campaign after Shrikumar Menon’s film, Odiyan, released in December 2018. Odiyan opened to a worldwide release on December 14, 2018. It was Shrikumar Menon’s feature film debut and had enjoyed massive promotions ahead of its release. However, when the movie did not recieve raving reviews, Shrikumar had squarely placed the blame on Manju for the film failing at the box office. He had said that she did not have a market and she had landed the role due to 'her luck from a previous life'. Shrikumar alleged that it was Manju’s former husband Dileep, an accused in the 2017 actor assault case, who was sabotaging the film. The director claimed that Dileep had conspired to tank Odiyan at the box office and stated this in several interviews.
Body 2:
No comments:
Post a Comment