He needs ‘stuff’ to get into mood to act: Producer accuses Sreenath Bhasi of demanding cannabis

Thodupuzha: Actor Sreenath Bhasi has been accused of demanding cannabis during a film shoot, according to the film's producer Haseeb Malabar. The incident allegedly took place during the filming of the movie Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam ("See You in Court"). Haseeb told Mathrubhumi News that he refrained from filing a formal complaint at the time due to fears the shoot might be disrupted.

“One night, not directly to me, but through the boy I had assigned to him, I got a call around 2.45 or 3 am. He said he needed stuff to smoke and asked to get it somehow. I was in Thodupuzha, the shoot location was in Kozhikode. At 3 am, I got a call saying Bhasi was insisting on cannabis. The problem is that he wouldn’t show up at the location the next morning. He won’t be in the right mood, unless he gets the substance,” the producer alleged.

He continued, “Then I learned the stuff was already at the location. The caravan was being used for that purpose. Bhasi wouldn't let anyone else inside the caravan. He’d go in to have a smoke. If police had arrived and caught him on the spot, only then would action be taken. I thought instead of letting all the money go down the drain, it’s better to somehow get the movie finished. Still, producers who aren’t familiar with his behaviour are chasing after him, asking for dates and even offering advances,” Haseeb added.