Commission chairperson M C Josephine said that taking into account the media reports on the alleged remarks made recently, the Kerala Women's Commission has on its own decided to conduct a probe into the matter.
She said the commission director has been directed to conduct the investigation.
During an interaction with the media recently on the issue of abduction and assault of a south Indian actress, Innocent, who is the president of Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), had said the "casting couch"--the practice of giving roles in exchange for sexual favours-- was a thing of the past in the Malayalam film industry.
In a Facebook post, Women's Collective in Cinema (WCC), an outfit of women members of the Malayalam film industry, had stated that they "totally disagreed" with Innocent's remark that the "casting couch" practice was a thing of the past.
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The WCC had on July 5 claimed that "casting couch" existed in the industry and sought a probe by the Kerala Women's Commission.
National Women's Commission member Sushma Sahu had criticised Innocent for his "anti-women" remarks, terming it "shameful."
The Kerala Women's Commission had yesterday registered a case in connection with the derogatory comments made against the actress who was abducted and molested in a moving car earlier this year.
The NWC has directed the state DGP to file a report within two days on the attack against the actress.
Six persons, including 'Pulsar' Suni, have been arrested in connection with the abduction case.
The popular actress, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu films, was abducted and allegedly molested inside her car for two hours by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle on February 17 and later escaped.
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