Veteran Malayalam actor Suma Jayaram has opened up about the darker side of her early years in cinema, recalling the fear, silence, and exploitation that many women faced in the industry during the 1990s. In a recent interview, she shared painful memories of harassment and lost opportunities, including a frightening encounter with a well-known director when she was still a teenager.

Speaking to Milestone Makers, Suma recounted that her journey in Malayalam cinema, though marked by appearances in films such as Kuttettan, Mazhayethum Munpe, His Highness Abdullah, Ente Sooryaputhrikku, Ekalavyan and Ishtam, was marred by unequal treatment and unsafe environments. “When the scenes became lengthy, they would get cut down. So, what I acted in would finally be reduced to just two scenes. That’s

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