His name was linked to the sexual assault almost immediately, because Pulsar Suni, whom the actress named as the main perpetrator, was known to be a close friend of Dileep. The only person who came close to being almost as big as Mammooty or Mohanlal was Dileep,” he said. “From 1985 to the 2000s, the industry was dominated by the same actors. “Dileep was the biggest new star who emerged in the 2000s,” said Vishal Menon, a journalist and film critic at Film Companion.
To his supporters, he’s the unfortunate focus of a witch-hunt. To some, he’s an industry don, finally getting his comeuppance. Dileep, actor or criminal?ĭileep is known for playing a variety of roles on screen - perhaps why people are divided on which role he’s playing now. Sreejith, Additional Director General of Police and head of the Crime Branch, said.Īs the sexual assault case slowly makes its way through the legal system, the conspiracy case calls into question the extent to which the alleged perpetrators are willing to go to cover up the crime and get their revenge. “We’re committed to continue investigating until the truth comes out,” S. In the middle of it all, local media is trapped sifting through hundreds of rumours to separate fact from fiction. A film director accused Dileep of hatching a plan to exact revenge on the police officers investigating his case. Two prosecutors quit the investigation, and 20 out of 22 witnesses turned hostile.
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The case is unique for many reasons: it’s the first time in the history of the Indian Penal Code where a hit job was (allegedly or is alleged to have been)ordered to commit a sexual crime. A gag order by the Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court has ensured they can’t report on the assault case. Outside the Kerala High Court, local reporters have set up base, ready to broadcast any update. The prosecution implies that Dileep is doing what he does best - acting. In court, Dileep’s lawyers argue that he is being framed by a director-scriptwriter whom the police have fed a plot. This is a significant moment because there’s no going back to sleep now.”Īlso read: Father, son and the Kerala court - Bishop Franco is free, nuns now in a silent ‘fortress’Īfter multiple hearings, Dileep was granted anticipatory bail on 7 February in the murder conspiracy case. “The industry was pretending to be asleep all this while. Pillai, an academic and Dean of Faculty of Arts, University of Kerala. “The patriarchal bastions of Malayalam cinema have been unsettled,” said Dr Meena T. All this has also put the Kerala media in a spot. The case has moved from secretive interrogation rooms, leaked audio clips and mysterious bank transfers to sensational courtroom drama. Like the plot of a thriller film, the case has rocked the Malayalam film industry, growing into a complex web of allegations and counter-allegations and exposing a deadly nexus of fame, privilege, money, and sexism. In 2021, he was also accused of conspiring to kill the police officers investigating the assault case. In Bollywood terms, he’s the Akshay Kumar of the Malayalam film industry - one rung below the Big Three Khans, but guaranteed to rake in money with blockbusters.īut now, Dileep is linked to a scandal that has kept Kerala spellbound for five years: on the night of 17 February 2017, an actress was allegedly sexually assaulted for two hours in a moving car, and Dileep was arrested in connection with the case. He was even crowned “Janapriya Nayakan,” the people’s beloved hero. At one point, he apparently leaned forward and put his head in his hands, someone present at the session said.īefore he became the media’s favourite villain, Dileep was the common man’s hero. He was fidgeting nervously and rocking back and forth during an 11-hour police interrogation in January 2022 in Kochi, Kerala. On top of the ‘rape’ case, he had just been accused of also conspiring to murder. Malayali superstar Dileep wasn’t feeling so confident that day.
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