Mon Jan 27 18:52:41 UTC 2025: ## Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Faces Harassment Charges
**KOCHI, January 28, 2025** – Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan is facing fresh legal trouble after Kochi City police registered a harassment case against him on Monday. The case stems from a complaint filed by a popular actress, alleging harassment via social media.
The complaint follows a previous incident in May 2022 where Sasidharan was arrested and later granted bail on charges of stalking the same actress. The current allegations relate to online posts made by Sasidharan, who had previously released a film featuring the actress (produced by her) for free online. The film, made in 2019, garnered recognition at various national and international film festivals.
In his social media posts, Sasidharan claimed that he was being prevented from making films and had been forced to flee to the US. The nature of the alleged harassment in the current case remains unspecified in this report. The investigation is ongoing.
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