After Sri Reddy's Controversial Protest, Telugu Actress Sunitha Accuses Actor Kathi Mahesh of Sexual Harassment
In an interview to a TV channel, actress Sunitha has accused controversial critic-actor Kathi Mahesh of trying to force himself on her.
Little did we know that an actress' public stripping to protest against denial of membership would open a huge can of worms in Telugu Film Industry. Sri Reddy had stripped down publicly at Film Nagar in Hyderabad to protest against the lack of work offered to her and the sexual harassment in the industry. In the the interviews she gave later, Reddy accuses Rana Daggubati's brother Abhiram, and singer Sriram Chandra of sexually harassing her.
Perhaps inspired by her boldness, more women in the industry are speaking about the sexual harassment they are facing in the industry. Recently in an interview to a TV channel, actress Sunitha has accused controversial critic-actor Kathi Mahesh of trying to force himself on her.
Speaking about the incident, Sunitha revealed to the channel, "I came to know about Mahesh Kathi a year ago through social media site, Facebook. We were just Facebook friends. I was shocked to see him in controversial reality show Bigg Boss. After his elimination, I called Mahesh Kathi to say that his Bigg Boss show was nice. In ‘Bigg Boss’ show phone call, Kathi said to his wife that he would go to Lucknow after the show but instead of going to Lucknow, he came to Hyderabad. He also invited me to his house. When I went to his house, Kathi asked me whether I would offer commitment. When I said no, then he locked the room, beat me and resorted to sexual assault. He also offered me Rs 500. I have all evidence to prove my allegations against Kathi Mahesh."
Kathi Mahesh denied any such incident ever having happened. Speaking to TOI, he said, "Let her show me the proof and I am ready to go the police station with her. These are completely false allegations and I will take legal action against her." Later through his Twitter handle, he wrote, "I will be filing a defamation case against Sunitha for falsely accusing me of sexual harassment and Konidela Productions for instigating her."
As per a report in Telugu 360, more women have been calling up the channel where Sunitha gave the interview and levelled more accusations against Mahesh.
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