India, April 18 -- The Malayalam film industry has been in the limelight for the last few days. Actor Shine Tom Chacko was reportedly caught escaping a Kochi hotel during a drug raid on Wednesday. Kochi city police on Thursday said a notice will be issued to the actor for escaping the scene. Now in a different case, producer Haseeb Malabar has claimed that actor Sreenath Bhasi demanded cannabis during the middle of a shoot. Haseeb is producing Sreenath's upcoming film Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam. (Also read: Malayalam star Shine Tom Chacko caught on CCTV fleeing hotel room during drug raid in Kochi, police issues notice. Watch)

Speaking to Matrubhumi, Haseeb said, "One night, not directly to me, but through the boy I had assigned to him, I...