Specify bad experience in film industry: Sreenivasan

Kochi: Actor Sreenivasan has refuted the  controversial statement of AMMA president Innocent on the exploitation of women in the film industry and said that  he had never heard of such culture in the film world. He told reporters here  on Friday that   during his 40 years of experience,  he had not  witnessed or heard of women working in film industry being exploited. “Those who raise allegations against the anti-women work culture in the industry should make it specific. They should specify the incident or the bad experience they had to face at the workplace. If  they have such complaints,  they should be lodged with the police authorities,” he said.

He  added that he never faced any kind of exploitation in the film industry and that he won’t allow anyone to exploit him. “Film sector is not different from any other field  where good and bad things take place,” he said. However, Sreenivasan observed that the comment made by Innocent on women in films could have been avoided. “It is a sensitive topic and people will respond differently to such observations,” he added.

He  declined to comment on the actor abduction case saying  “investigation is on and it is improper to  crucify anyone before the probe is completed.” According to Sreenivasan, AMMA has failed to initiate any schemes for the welfare of actors. Apart from giving the monthly pension to a few financially deprived actors, no steps have been taken. “Though there were several plans, nothing has materialised,” he alleged.