In a shocking turn of events, director of popular Malayalam films like Thallumaala and Alappuzha Gymkhana (Gymkhana in Telugu), Khalid Rahman, has been arrested for possession of hybrid ganja in Kerala.
Gymkhana, at first, was released in Malayalam and became a blockbuster, which resulted in it being dubbed as Gymkhana for Telugu audiences and being released this weekend. The film is doing really well, and it is also the no. 1 grosser for this weekend in Telugu states.
Director Khalid Rahman arrested in a Ganja Case along with two other men
Shockingly, Gymkhana Director Khalid Rahman was arrested in a ganja case. Recently in Kerala, actor Shine Tom Chacko was also arrested in a drug case. The actors and film personalities in Kerala are facing this kind of controversial/illegal issue.
In Kochi, Excise took three people into custody, among them filmmakers Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamza, for possessing hybrid weed. The director’s friend Shalif Mohammed has been identified as the third person. Officials took 1.63g of hybrid ganja from them and released them on station bail.
Police arrested them in a late-night raid at a Kochi apartment after receiving confidential tips. A well-known cinematographer owns the apartment.
As per excise officials, the ganja was brought to the apartment for consumption. The three have regularly used ganja for years, as indicated by initial questioning. They were in the apartment for a movie discussion. “We must explore more about the supplier given their information,’ said an excise official.