South actress Saumya said- the director kept me as a sex slave: said- raped me for a year, but used to call me daughter in front of the world

Soumya worked in one Tamil and three Malayalam films in the 90s.

Actress Soumya has accused a Tamil director of mental, physical and sexual abuse. Soumya said that the director used to insert a rod in her private part for entertainment. It took her 30 years to recover from this incident. She said that all the victimized women should raise their voice against such abuse.

In an interview with NDTV, Saumya said- I was 18 years old when I met the director. On one hand, the director considered me his daughter and on the other hand, he raped me. Later things got so worse that he wanted to have a child with me. The director used me like a sex slave.

However, Soumya refused to reveal the name of the director. She said that she will reveal the name of the director to the Special Police Force, which has been formed by the Kerala government after the Hema Committee report came out.

The director raped me for a year
Saumya further said, 'One day when the director's wife was not at home, that man kissed me calling me his daughter. I was completely shocked. I wanted to tell this to my friends, but could not. I was ashamed thinking that I had done something wrong. Even after this, I continued with dance rehearsals and other things. Slowly that man started taking advantage of my entire body. He raped me. All this continued for a year. In a way, he messed with my mind.'

Saumya said- the director's daughter had also accused him of rape

Soumya was scared of the director during the shooting
Saumya also told that she was not comfortable with the director in the beginning. She said, 'I told this in the first meeting itself. However, I was bound to work in his film. During the first outdoor shoot, the director did not talk to me. Initially, it was written in the agreement that his wife would direct the film, but in reality the director himself was directing the entire film. In this way, I was completely under his control. He was behaving with me in the way men usually show anger by remaining calm. I was very scared of him.'

'After seeing actress Revathi I decided to join films'
Soumya said, 'I was 18 years old and it was the first year of college. I came from a background where my parents knew nothing about films. The offer to work in Tamil films came through college theatre.

I was very inspired by actress Revathi who lived near my house. That is why I agreed to give a screen test for the film.

After the Hema Committee report came out, many actresses made serious allegations against actors
There have been allegations of sexual abuse against female actors in the Malayalam film industry for the past several years. To investigate this, a 3-member committee was formed in 2019 under the chairmanship of retired Justice Hema.

After 4 years, on August 19, Hema Committee submitted a 233-page report to the Kerala government, in which exploitation by many big artists came to light.

Since the Justice Hema Committee report came out, actresses in the Malayalam film industry have been continuously making allegations against many big actors and filmmakers.