There have been many actresses across industry who have come out in the open and talked about casting couch in their respective industry. The actress who has spoken about casting couch in Malayalam film industry is Gayathri Suresh. She is the one who made Mollywood debut with Jamna Pyari, which also starred Kunchacko Boban in the lead. In an interview to a radio channel the young starlet revealed on how she was asked to “compromise” by few industry members. Samantha Akkineni Hits Out at a Troll For Mocking Chinmayi Sripaada's Work After the Me Too Controversy.
Gayathri Suresh who won Femina Miss Kerala 2014, has done many other Malayalam films after Jamna Pyari that released in 2015. In conversation with RJ Mike on Red FM, Gayathri stated about casting couch. She was quoted saying, “I get messages saying, "Are you ready to.."? and I don't reply to such messages. I end the conversation and do not reply to them at all,” reports India Today. The actress was on the show along with co-star Dhruvan. Qayamat Ki Raat Actor Vivek Dahiya Speaks About His Casting Couch Encounter.
When Gayathri Suresh stated that she does not revert to such texts, actor Dhruvan stated that she should have given that person a befitting response. To this Gayathri explained that by not responding and ignoring such people is the best thing one could do and the opposite person gets the point clearly. She also clarified that she has no intentions to share the screenshots of those texts on social media platforms.
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