Who is Dileep, actor accused in 2017 Malayalam actress assault case

Dileep is one of the accused in the 2017 Malayalam actress assault case. Here's everything you need to know about Dileep, one of the most popular actors and an influential person in Mollywood.

Dileep was the eighth accused in the 2017 actress assault case. A few days ago, a fresh FIR was registered against the popular Malayalam actor after audio clips of him and his men allegedly threatening to cause harm to police officials surfaced. In the new FIR, Dileep is named as the first accused. Following this, Dileep filed for anticipatory bail, which was heard in court today, January 14. The judge postponed the hearing to January 17 and restrained police from arresting him till then.

Now that Dileep is back in the news again, let us trace his journey of how he stepped into films and became one of the most influential people in the industry and in Kerala.