Actor Sudheer, friends booked for cinema-style brawl outside bar

Alappuzha: A Malayalam film actor and his friends have been booked for a cinema-style attack outside a bar here. Actor Sudheer and his companions attacked a duo here at SL Puram after the door of the car they were in struck a pedestrian.

The brawl happened on the highway around 7pm on Sunday. Sudheer’s luxury car was parked outside the bar. Its door struck a passerby, one Anoop, when someone opened it. Anoop questioned the gang and soon a war of words ensued.

Soon, Sudheer opened the door and kicked Anoop. Another passerby, Hareesh, was also attacked when he objected. Hareesh sustained a broken nose and black eye. Locals intervened at this juncture, leading to another brawl.

The actor and friends were caught and handed over to the police. But they were released even before the injured were taken to the hospital.

A case was registered against the gang only after the injured approached the district police chief. Hareesh and Anoop were admitted to Cherthala Taluk Hospital. Sudheer and friends were shifted to Alappuzha Medical College Hospital.