Sexual harassment case against ‘Manjummel Boys’ director: Case registered against Chidambaram S Poduwal after woman’s complaint in Kochi

A case of sexual harassment has been registered in Kerala against Chidambaram S Poduval, director of the superhit Malayalam film ‘Manjummel Boys’. Kochi’s Ernakulam South Police registered a case based on a complaint by a woman on Sunday, officials said on Monday, PTI reported. The complaint pertains to an alleged incident that occurred in 2022. According to the police, it is alleged that he forcibly entered the woman’s apartment in Ernakulam and sexually assaulted her. The case has been registered under sections 74 and 75 of the Indian Judicial Code. According to officials, the statement of the complainant was taken before registering the case. He said that a notice will be issued to the film director for questioning. However, Chidambaram has not yet responded to these allegations. Who is Chidambaram S Poduwal? Chidambaram S Poduval is a Malayalam film director and writer. He has directed the films ‘Jan.E.Man’ (2021) and ‘Manjummel Boys’ (2024). Chidambaram got special recognition from Manjummel Boys. Let us tell you that Manjummel Boys became the first Malayalam film to earn more than Rs 200 crore. It set the record for the highest-grossing Malayalam film, surpassing 2018 (2023). It was later superseded by L2: Empuraan (2025). It is currently the second highest grossing Malayalam film in India. The film won 10 awards at the 55th Kerala State Film Awards. These include Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. This is the most awards received by a single film at the Kerala State Film Awards. Apart from this, Manjummel Boys also won the Best Film (Malayalam) award at the 70th Filmfare Awards South (2026).



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