Kochi, July 4 (IANS) The crisis within the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) deepened on Saturday with a group of senior actresses launching a fresh attack on president Shwetha Menon, accusing her of encouraging communal polarisation, intimidating dissenting voices and plunging the organisation into turmoil.The controversy also claimed its first major casualty, with actor-turned-Congress MLA Ramesh Pisharody stepping down as convener of the ad hoc committee.Actresses Ansiba Hassan, M…
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Kochi, July 2 (IANS) The legal battle arising out of actress Ansiba Hasan’s allegations of sexual, communal and online harassment within the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) has widened, with the actress moving court against the alleged inaction of the Palarivattom Police on her complaint against actresses Lakshmi Priya and Swetha Menon, even as actor Tini Tom faces criminal proceedings following a court intervention.Ansiba approached the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court after …
New Delhi/Kochi, June 24 (IANS) As the crisis engulfing the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) continued to deepen on Wednesday, veteran actor and Padma Bhushan awardee Mammootty expressed confidence that the turmoil would eventually pass.”Of course, things will clear up in AMMA. It has to clear up,” Mammootty said, striking a note of optimism even as fresh allegations and counter-allegations intensified the organisation’s internal turmoil.The latest controversy was triggered by forme…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) A day after being asked to head an ad hoc committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), Ramesh Pisharody, known for his wit and humour, carried the same flair into the Kerala Assembly in his debut speech. The Palakkad Congress MLA’s maiden speech in the Budget debate made the House laugh, but also delivered pointed political punches.Pisharody began by thanking the people of Palakkad for electing him, before targeting the Left over its defea…
Kochi, June 22 (IANS) Can actor-turned-first time Congress MLA, Ramesh Pisharody, bring back stability to the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA)? That is the question confronting the Malayalam film industry after the organisation plunged into its biggest leadership crisis in years, with the entire 17-member governing committee resigning following a stormy General Body meeting.The AMMA is an organisation long known for its larger than life personalities, competing egos and internal equ…
Kochi, May 28 (IANS) The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) has plunged into a fresh crisis with the organisation issuing show-cause notices to key office-bearers and executive committee members amid escalating allegations, public infighting and factionalism.As part of the disciplinary proceedings, former Joint Secretary Ansiba Hassan, General Secretary Kukku Parameswaran and executive committee members Tiny Tom and Lakshmi Priya have been directed to appear before the executive commi…
Kochi, May 26 (IANS) The simmering internal feud within the Malayalam film actors’ association AMMA has exploded into a full-blown public controversy, with a section of the members openly attacking the organisation’s leadership and demanding accountability over its finances and functioning.Soon after the Hema Committee became a public document, the affairs of AMMA went into a spin and saw the team led by Mohanlal and Siddique making way for a new leadership led by women like Swetha Menon and…
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) Karuppiah, the producer of the upcoming romantic entertainer ‘Youth’, featuring Ken Karunas in the lead, has now penned an emotional post on the eve of the film’s release, detailing how it had taken him 12 long years to break into the film industry. The young film producer, who is just 27 years old, wrote, “27 years old? Producer? Too soon, people say. For them, it might be too soon. But for me, it’s been 12 years of trying hard to break in, ever since I started dreami…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actress Mallika Prasad, who essays the antagonist Amma in the latest release “Mardaani 3”, believes that villains are not born flawed but are shaped by the systems they grow up within. Asked if she believes villains like Amma are born broken, or shaped by systems that quietly reward cruelty, Mallika told IANS: “Villains are not born, and they are not broken individuals. We are actually looking at how society shapes people, and society shapes behavior. And in the case o…
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Actress Mallika Prasad, who plays the antagonist Amma in the upcoming film Mardaani 3, believes that society itself often gives birth to its own villains. Reflecting on her character, the actress said Amma is not evil in isolation but a product of systemic injustice, corruption and exploitation. “The unsettling truth is that we live in a society where everyday injustice can create a villain like Amma. She is a product of society. She’s someone who has had justice taken a…