– A man from Kozhikode has filed a sexual abuse complaint against director Ranjith Balakrishnan
– The man alleges that Ranjith sexually abused him at a five-star hotel in Bengaluru in 2012
– The man claimed that Ranjith gave him his mobile number during the shooting of a movie
– This is the first time a man has come forward with a sexual abuse complaint in the Malayalam film industry
– Ranjith recently stepped down from the chair of Kerala Chalachitra Academy on allegations of misbehaviour raised by a female actor
– Ranjith has been accused of misconduct and sexual harassment by female colleagues as well