Malayalam actor Tini Tom’s latest assertion in regards to the Malayalam movie trade has despatched shockwaves. Talking at an occasion, he stated that he lately labored with an actor whom he suspected to be a drug addict and as a consequence of which feels drug use is rampant in Malayalam filmdom. Tini Tom can also be an govt member of the Affiliation of Malayalam Film Artists (AMMA). (Additionally Learn | Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi banned for ‘bad behavior’ on units by Malayalam movie unions)
Tini added that he and his spouse have determined to maintain their son, who’s eager to turn into an actor, away from the trade. Talking at a university occasion, Tini Tom stated, “My son recently got a chance to act as the child of a major actor but my wife refused to allow it. My wife is worried for him. Dangerous times ahead.” Nonetheless, he did not title the actor.
He additional stated, “I noticed that his (major actor) teeth had decayed due to excessive drug usage. Many people say that he takes drugs to perform better. Today, it’s his teeth but tomorrow it could be his bones. We should be addicted to arts but not drugs.”
Reacting to Tini’s assertion, actor Dhyan Sreenivasan stated that medication can’t be compelled on anybody and those that take it are conscious it’s incorrect. “Those that resolve to hurt themselves with medication, they are going to. If Tiny Tom’s son is aware of it is incorrect to make use of medication and that it is dangerous, he will not. Nobody is forcing it on him,” Dhyan was quoted as saying in a report by Onmanorama.
Final month, The Movie Workers Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) and Kerala Movie Producers Affiliation collectively issued a ban of fashionable Malayalam actors Shane Nigam and Sreenath Bhasi after repeated complaints of unhealthy behaviour on movie units in latest occasions. Reportedly, one of many complaints has been in regards to the alleged use of medicine on movie units.
Producer and Kerala Movie Producers head M Ranjith alleged that each Shane and Sreenath have been usually underneath the affect of medicine on the movie units, which created quite a lot of nuisance to the respective movie producers and their crew.