Kerala: WCC points out ‘systemic failure’ as Ranjith case rekindles cinema safety debate
Kochi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A strongly worded statement by the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Thursday has brought the spotlight back on alleged systemic lapses in ensuring workplace safety in the Malayalam film industry, even as police intensified their probe into the sexual assault case against director Ranjith. Calling the latest allegation by a young actress “deeply distressing,” the WCC said the incident exposed the ineffectiveness of mandated institutional mechanisms on the ground.