Much
has
been
spoken,
discussed
and
debated
about
the
shocking
#Metoo
allegations
on
the
very
talented
actor-director-producer,
Action
King
Arjun
Sarja
who
has
been
accused
of
unacceptable
behaviour
by
his
Vismaya
co-star,
Sruthi
Hariharan.
Sruthi,
who
acted
as
Action
King's
on-screen
wife
in
the
movie,
alleged
that
she
was
subjected
to
sexual
assault
by
the
movie's
hero
in
the
pretext
of
intimacy-based
sequence
improvisations.
She
even
claimed
that
the
senior
hero
had
put
forth
certain
unacceptable
personal
offers
to
the
young
heroine
off
the
camera
time,
which
made
her
one
of
the
many
victims
of
the
#Metoo
gate
incident.
Reactions
to
this
saga
is
being
pouring
in
from
many
corners
of
the
industry.
Both
industry
insiders
and
fans
are
seen
reacting
vigorously,
while
the
majority
of
the
support
is
being
vouched
in
favour
of
Arjun
Sarja.
On
the
other
hand,
stars
like
Prakash
Raj,
Kavitha
Lankesh,
Shraddha
Srinath,
etc.,
have
taken
the
side
of
Sruthi
Hariharan.
Post
responses
from
Arjun's
mother,
father-in-law
and
the
producer's
council
head,
Muniratna,
Arjun
Sarja's
wife
and
yesteryear
actress
Niveditha
Arjun
has
now
reacted
to
the
#Metoo
incident.
A
disappointed
Niveditha
questioned
back
Sruthi
as
to
what
she
was
trying
to
prove
or
put
forth
as
a
point.
She
brushed
aside
the
entire
saga
as
a
rubbish
allegation,
since
she
felt
there
is
no
substantial
hold
in
the
actress' allegations.
She
ridiculed
the
fact
that
the
allegations
of
sexual
assault
during
the
time
of
film
shooting
or
rehearsals
as
a
part
of
the
movie's
exercise
doesn't
make
any
sense
whatsoever.
Niveditha
stated
that
Arjun
has
been
in
the
industry
from
the
past
40
years
and
his
personal
track
record
over
these
years
is
a
testimonial
of
his
character.
She
was
happy
to
witness
unanimous
support
from
the
industry
and
fans
and
was
confident
to
come
out
clean
by
submitting
relevant
proofs
as
and
when
needed.
Niveditha
spoke
to
Arjun's
mother
who
was
in
the
studio
and
offered
her
some
encouraging
and
consoling
words.
The
yesteryear
heroine
requested
her
mother-in-law
to
calm
down
and
not
take
the
incident
too
deep
into
the
heart.
She
also
added
that
her
husband
would
come
out
clean
from
the
said
issue.