Allegations of sexual assault against a top Malayalam filmmaker have sent shockwaves across the industry. The Kerala police have booked director Omar Lulu on charges of raping an actress. An Ernakulam Rural Police officer said that an FIR was lodged after the survivor, a young aspiring actress, filed a complaint with the police, alleging that Omar Lulu raped her.
Following the FIR, an investigation has been initiated by the police. After the Kochi City police commissioner received the complaint and lodged an FIR, the case was transferred to the Nedumbassery police station.
According to reports, as per the complaint lodged by the actress, Omar Lulu raped her by taking her to different places between January and April, on the pretext of giving her a chance in one of his films.
Responding to the allegations, Omar Lulu said, as quoted by Manorama Online, “I was friends with this girl who accompanied me on many journeys. I even used to take her to film shoots at her request. However, there was a rift in our friendship in recent times and we have not been in touch for the last 6 months. And now that I am about to begin filming my new film, she has come up with these accusations, She may be having a grudge against me for not casting her in my film or she may want to extort money from me.”
Omar Lulu shot to fame with the film Oru Adaar Love, which attracted a lot of attention when a clip of the movie depicting lead actress Priya Prakash Warrier winking at the camera went viral. Having entered the film industry by directing the movie Happy Wedding, Omar’s films, particularly Chunkzz, have been criticised for their excessive use of profanity and the objectification and sexualisation of women. Omar Lulu’s upcoming film starring Dhyan Sreenivasan and Rahman has been recently named Bad Boyz.
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