Actress alleges harassment: Producer files case

Just days after Kannada actress Avantika Shetty accused Raju Kannada Medium producer K Suresh of objectifying her, the producer has now filed a complaint against her.
On Tuesday, Suresh filed a case against Avantika in a Bengaluru court and also registered a complaint in the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce.
Avantika had claimed, in a post on social media on Saturday, that she was denied remuneration for the film even though she had completed shooting her bits.
She also alleged that she was sexually harassed by the director, a lightman and a soundman during the making of the film.
In his complaint, Suresh has said Avantika's allegations are baseless. “Avantika is the responsible for the delay of the movie.We were forced to go to Mumbai to meet her and ask for a clarification. It was also very difficult to get her to shoot because she was reluctant to get out of her caravan. As per her demand, we arranged her stay at Bengaluru's Goldfinch Hotel. Yet she complained over trivial things -there were no sweets and dry fruits in her room. She was to attend shooting for 40 days but she was present only for 25 days,“ the complaint stated.