Arrest story: Director Shrikumar Menon explains his side

Filmmaker V A Shrikumar Menon, who shot into fame with his debut directorial venture Odiyan with Mohanlal as the hero, has issued a statement explaining incidents that led to his arrest.

Shrikumar says that he has been a professional running an advertising and branding company for the past 30 years. There have been loans, investments, and normal legal issues, which have been handled in a professional manner.

After Odiyan, Shrikumar had announced a 1000 crore project based on Mahabharatha, which did not happen. He was also arrested earlier based on actress Manju Warrier’s complaint.

According to him, there were some setbacks during the Covid period, which led to a case and he had to appear at the Alappuzha police station, though it was already settled.

He says that the media attention for the case came as a surprise for him. The issues have been settled now and it has no connection with movie production.

“I have no connection with movie production and I am a filmmaker,” he says. He has requested the media to correct the untrue statements which were published in connection with the incident.