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India.com
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This actress made some shocking revelations about film industry and named a film producer who works in…
The film industry nowadays has become a narcotics circuit in which almost every industry has been involved. Recently, a renowned actress from the Malayalam film industry has made some shocking claims which are related to the longer-running narcotics circuit, which has now become a special budget for the producers. Let's have a look. Sandra Thomas Spills The Beans About The Narcotics' Influence On The Film Industry During an interview with Onmanorama, actress-producer Sandra Thomas made a revelation about the Malayalam film industry's narcotics business. She also mentioned it as one of the most sensitive issues that now huge production houses and their producers are making a specially curated budget for its utilization on the film sets. Meanwhile, Sandra has specifically called out the film producer Listin Stephen, who predominantly works in the Malayalam and Tamil industries. Sandra has claimed that Listin was aware of the narcotics problems on the movie set, but he refused to address this heinous issue. Both Men & Women Are Dealing With This Issue Furthermore, Sandra has also said that this problem is not just limited to men but now women are also getting lured into this ugly trap and some of the producers who are trying to get rid of this issue are keeping their mouths shut so that the actor or actresses reputation does not get ruin because if this happens their projects might get stop or shelved. Sandra Raised The Same Issue Earlier In 2023, when their were reports raised of heavy usage of narcotics in the Malayalam industry, Sandra was the one who stood up against the usage and open sale of the product and yet this time, she has again called out producers and the industry for not stopping it which is actually causing a huge effect on the movie budget like a person from the prominent production house is now dealing for narcotics on the sake of movie budget. More about Sandra Thomas In terms of workfront, Sandra has been part of very critically acclaimed films that includes 'Friday', 'Zachariayude Garbhinikal', 'Peruchazhi' and 'Aadu'. In 2017, she established her own production house named Sandra Thomas Productions.
Mint
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Who is Sandra Thomas? Actor-producer claims 'budgets' are allotted for drugs in Malayalam film industry
Amid several claims of rampant drug use in the Malayalam film industry, actress-producer Sandra Thomas alleged that drug abuse has been normalised on film sets. She said that separate rooms and dedicated budgets are being allocated for drugs in the industry now. In an On Manorama interview, Sandra said, "A special budget is being allotted exclusively for this. Even separate rooms are allotted for this purpose." She also slammed the industry people for not taking a stand against the situation despite one after another incident. Sandra Thomas is best known for starring in Malayalam films like Amen, Mimics Parade, O' Faby, Peruchazhi, Aakashvani, Aadu, Kili Poyi and Zachariayude Garbhinikal. Besides acting, Sandra co-founded the production company Friday Film House, with producer Vijay Babu. Later, Sandra and Vijay Babu had a fallout and she moved on to establish her own production banner, Sandra Thomas Productions. She has also backed projects like Zachariayude Garbhinikal and Philips and the Monkey Pen. Sandra is married to Wilson John Thomas who is a businessman and owner of an event management company. Together they have twin daughters who were born in 2018. She is quite popular on Instagram. She also has a YouTube channel with 180K subscribers. Sandra recently made headlines when she opened up about the alleged drug situation in Mollywood. She said that the industry associations should have taken a 'proper stand' against drug abuse five to ten years ago to avoid the current state of the industry. She said, 'Everyone was aware of what was happening on sets. But no one took corrective steps, as they needed these people for future projects. Now, a special budget is being allocated exclusively for this. Even separate rooms are allotted for this purpose. However, the associations say the entire industry cannot be blamed just because of one or two people.' Sandra even called out producer Listin Stephen for not taking a stand. She said people irrespective of their status now indulge in drug use. She added, 'Aren't people like Listin aware of this problem? Don't they know that drugs are lavishly available and are being used on sets? They have refused to take a step against it. It has now reached the stage where both men and women, and everyone, irrespective of their status, use it. Producers are unwilling to raise a complaint because of the fear that it will stall their projects. If someone is caught on the sets, the shooting gets stalled. It also ruins the goodwill of the actor.'
