Updated On: 05 September, 2024 06:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Nivin Pauly has been booked in a rape case following a complaint by a woman. Now, Vineeth Sreenivasan has said that the actor was shooting with him in Kerala on the day of alleged rape incident in Dubai

Vineeth Sreenivasan and Nivin Pauly
Malayalam film actor and director Vineeth Sreenivasan has come out in defense of actor Nivin Pauly speaking about the rape allegations against him. Earlier this week, a woman accused movie star Pauly of sexually assaulting her in Dubai along with a few others. She had claimed that the incident happened in November and December of 2023 in Dubai when she was called under the pretext of being offered a role in the movies. Now, Vineeth has said that Nivin was with him from December 14 till the early hours of December 15 shooting for their film `Varshangalkku Shesham`.
Talking to Malayalam channel Reporter Live, Vineeth said that Nivin was shooting with the team in Kochi. He said that they were shooting the climax scene which is set inside a theatre. He also said that the scenes were shot in the presence of 100s of junior artists who can also vouch for Pauly`s presence.