On Friday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoked choreographer Jani Master's National Award. Jani Master, who had been in prison recently for allegedly sexually assaulting a female colleague, faced consequences following the charges.

Jani Master's National Film Award suspended amid rape allegations

Jani Master, whose real name is Shaik Jani Basha, had won the National Award for Best Choreography for the song "Megham Karukkatha" from the film Thiruchitrambalam. He shared the award with co-choreographer Sathish Krishnan. However, on Friday, the National Film Awards Cell of the I&B Ministry announced that the award had been suspended.