Malayalam filmmaker Poduval booked in sexual harassment case in Kochi
Chidambaram S Poduval is director of superhit movie ‘Manjummel Boys’
A case has been registered against Chidambaram S Poduval, director of the superhit movie Manjummel Boys, in a sexual harassment case here, police said on Monday.
Ernakulam South Police registered a case on Sunday following a complaint filed by a woman in connection with an incident that allegedly took place in 2022, officials said.
Police said the incident pertains to allegedly trespassing into the apartment of a woman in Elamkulam and sexually misbehaving with her.
The case has been registered under Sections 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 75 (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
According to officials, the complainant’s statement was recorded before registering the case.
A notice will be issued to the filmmaker asking him to appear for questioning, they added.
Poduval is yet to respond to the allegations.
He has directed two hit films -- Jan.E.Man (2021) and Manjummel Boys (2024).
