Mohanlal calls #MeToo a fad, says movement not a concern for Malayalam film industry

Actor Mohanlal on Monday said the #MeToo movement was not a concern for the Malayalam film industry. The president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) also described the ongoing #MeToo wave as a fad that will eventually blow over.

The veteran actor was addressing members of the press at an event in Dubai to promote his upcoming charity fund-raiser Onnanu Nammal. When he was asked to share his thoughts on the movement, he said it was turning into some sort of a fashion. “There is no big problem in the Malayalam film industry. #MeToo is turning into something of a fashion. Anything like that will have a life span for a bit and will soon disappear,” a Scroll report quoted him as saying. He further added: “I cannot make a comment on #MeToo. You can talk about it only if you experience it. Otherwise there is no point in commenting.”

Mohanlal’s tenure as the president of AMMA has been plagued by  multiple controversies . The association, led by him, has been slammed by the Women’s Collective in Cinema on multiple occasions for their treatment of the kidnapping and sexual assault case of a Malayalm actress. Actor Dileep, who is an accused in the case, gave up his AMMA membership in October after a continued protest by the members of the WCC.