– A young man from Kerala accused director Ranjith of sexual misconduct and claimed he forced him to undress and took photos of him in 2012
– The young man alleged that Ranjith sent the photos to actress and director Revathi, saying she liked what she saw
– The incident reportedly took place during the location pack-up of the movie ‘Bavuttiyude Namathil’ in Bengaluru
– The man decided to come forward after the release of the Hema Committee report on sexual harassment in the film industry
– Earlier, Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra had also accused Ranjith of sexually inappropriate behavior