India, Jan. 28 -- Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has been booked for harassing a prominent female actor online based on a complaint filed by her. A case has been registered against him at the Elamakkara Police Station in Kochi for alleged stalking, criminal intimidation and defamation. (Also Read: Mohanlal calls L2 Empuraan director Prithviraj Sukumaran 'cruel' because he 'extracts what he wants' from actors)

Police told PTI on Tuesday that Sanal has been booked on charges of harassing a prominent actor on a social media platform. Elamakkara police registered a case against him under various sections. The complaint against him was lodged on Monday after Sanal, in a recent Facebook post, claimed that the lives of the actor and...