Mammootty fan held as actor Parvathy trolled after remark
kochi — The Kochi police on Wednesday arrested a fan of superstar Mammootty for ‘cyber bullying’ actress Parvathy after she publicly stated that some of the dialogues in a Mammootty-starrer film were strongly prejudiced against women.
The man identified as Printo from Vadakkancherry was arrested and charged under non-bailable sections of the Information Technology Act, police said.
The Qarib Qarib Singlle actor was trolled and abused on various online platforms after she claimed that the dialogues in the film Kasaba were “misogynistic”.
She had submitted the screenshots of the trolling along with the complaint.
At an open forum organised on the sidelines of the International Film Festival of Kerala recently, she voiced her opinion against glorifying misogyny on screen. To prove her point, Parvathy said she had recently watched Kasaba. Though she did not mention the actor’s name, she said the film had disappointed her as it featured a great actor mouthing “misogynistic dialogues.” She had also said such kind of dialogues from a superstar would give a wrong impression to people.
Meanwhile, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in Parvathy’s support on the issue. He said though he has not seen the film, he strongly supported the actress’ right to express her views on misogyny in cinema without being subjected to threats of rape and death. “I call on senior male actors in the Malayalam film industry to stand by her and start a public debate on the issue,” Tharoor tweeted. Condemning the online attacks, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac had tweeted that they were deplorable.
Known for a variety of roles in various languages, including Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi, Parvathy bagged the ‘Best Actress’ award. She has also won the Kerala State Film Award for the best actress. — IANS, PTI
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