Sruthi, who shot to fame after her Kannada film Lucia, revealed how she was sexually harassed by Arjun during a rehearsal. “He ran his hands up my back while we were shooting for a scene and also demanded an unplanned foreplay scene between us,” she alleged.

In a four-page statement on Twitter on Saturday, the actress detailed the incident. “#metoo #comingout against all odds. Inspite of the all the comments, backlash and misogyny that will follow, I share my experiences below cos this is about a larger change! Bring it on ! #Speakup men and women. It’s time,” she wrote in a tweet.

“I was aghast. I am all for depicting realism in cinema, but this felt absolutely wrong. His intent seemed anything but professional. I hated that he did it and angry that I didn’t know what to say then,” wrote Sruthi

Arjun and Sruthi Hariharan acted together in the film Nibunan, which came out in 2017. The film also had Tamil Bigg Boss famed contestant Ganesh Venkatraman and Varalaxmi in lead roles.