Case against Malayalam actor Vinayakan for publishing minor girl's photo online

Alappuzha (Kerala) | Police have registered a case against Malayalam actor Vinayakan for allegedly publishing the photograph of an eight-year-old girl online in Mavelikara here, officials said on Thursday.

According to police, the case was registered on Wednesday after the girl's father approached the Kerala State Commission for Child Rights, which directed the police to take necessary action on the complaint.

Officials said the girl's father, a resident under the Mavelikara police station limits, attended a hearing before the Commission recently.

According to the FIR, on July 23, 2025, at around 7.10 pm, the complainant forwarded to Vinayakan via WhatsApp a Facebook post made by another person against the actor.

"Out of enmity over forwarding the said Facebook post, Vinayakan took a screenshot of the WhatsApp message sent by the complainant at around 2 am on July 24, 2025.

Along with it, he also took a screenshot of the complainant's WhatsApp profile photo, which featured his eight-year-old daughter. Vinayakan then circulated these screenshots, along with the complainant's mobile phone number, through his verified Facebook account without the complainant's permission," the FIR alleged.

The FIR further alleged that several unidentified persons shared Vinayakan's Facebook post and posted offensive comments insulting and defaming the complainant and his family.