Lyricist and poet Vairamuthu took to Twitter to announce that he will be returning the OVN literary award. His decision came in after the jury decalared re-examination.

People have taken to social media to protest the measures suggest for Lakshadweep by Administrator Praful Khoda Patel. Several actors have supported the protest against the reforms.

The film industry suffers from great amount of gender inequality where women are concerned such as pay gap, stereotyping etc. To counter these issues and empower women, the Malayalam Film Industry has launched a women’s collective called ‘Women’s Collective in Cinema’.