Tamil director Karthik asked me to compromise: Sajitha Madathil, Malayalam actress

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Kerala, April 26: The #MeToo movement in India, which took the country by storm last year, has helped women and men from different walks of life expose sexual predators from their respective fields of work. In the Tamil film industry, popular names like Vairamuthu, Susi Ganesan, Arjun Sarja and Singer Karthick were called out for sexual misconduct.

Despite the nationwide naming and shaming, people are still pursuing women on the pretext of offering them work. Recently, Malayalam actress Sajitha Madathil encountered a similar experience with a Tamil director named Karthik.

Sajitha recounted the incident and said, "The call came on Monday asking me details about my films and after a while came the unexpected statement - ’are you ready for compromises and adjustments?’. This was a shock to me."

The actress took to Facebook to share what happened over the call, along with the phone number of Karthik. She received a lot of support from her colleagues and friends, who asked her to take his case.

Here’s her post:




Knowing that his number is available in the public domain, Karthik wanted to apologise. "Later, through someone known to me, he said that he is prepared to apologise, and also said I was mistaken. I made my stand clear and said I wish to know the reason why he is apologising to which I got no response," Sajitha revealed.

She added that she’s currently busy with a lot of things and has not given a thought on what her next move should be regarding his unacceptable behaviour.

Sajitha Madathil was a prominent theatre artist in the 1980s and eventually made her mark in Mollywood in the 90s. With more than 30 films to her credit, she won the Kerala State Award for her scintillating performance in the 2013 film Shutter.