– A young woman actor has accused prominent Malayalam actor Siddique of raping her in 2016
– Siddique resigned from his position as general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in the aftermath of the allegation
– The woman first made the allegation in 2019 and reiterated it after the release of the Justice Hema Committee report
– She claimed that she did not receive support from actors’ organisations initially
– The woman alleged that Siddique raped her in a hotel room in Thiruvananthapuram in 2016
– She decided to come forward with her story after seeing the man who allegedly raped her on screen in relation to another incident
– The woman has faced backlash for levelling the allegations but is determined not to back down
– She is considering lodging a police complaint but has not done so yet
– Veteran actor Rajit Kapur discusses the issue of exploitation of actors in the film industry despite the introduction of casting agencies and OTT platforms.