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 3 (IANS) The leadership tussle within the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) took a dramatic legal turn on Friday after an Ernakulam court restrained the newly constituted ad hoc committee from functioning and directed that the Executive Committee headed by former President Shwetha Menon continue in office until further orders.The interim order by the Ernakulam Munsiff Court came on a petition filed by Menon, dealing a setback to the nine-member ad hoc committee that had b…
Kochi, July 3 ( IANS) A fresh power struggle has erupted in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), with former president Shwetha Menon challenging the legitimacy of the newly constituted ad hoc committee and asserting that her executive committee remains in office until fresh elections are held. The development comes less than two weeks after AMMA’s Annual General Body (AGB) meeting on June 21, where Shwetha Menon and the entire executive committee announced their resignation amid …
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…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Ramesh Pisharody, who scripted an impressive victory in Kerala’s Palakkad Assembly constituency, winning by a margin of 13,147 votes in his electoral debut, on Tuesday declared that he will step away from cinema and stage shows to dedicate himself fully to public life.”For the next five years, my life will be only for Palakkad,” Pisharody, who contested as a Congress candidate, said after the verdict, signalling a decisive shift from per…
Kochi, May 5 (IANS) Kerala delivered a decisive and sweeping mandate in the Assembly elections, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) storming to power and dismantling the entrenched strongholds of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) across the state. In an outcome marked by scale and symbolism, the UDF registered a clean sweep in five districts — Malappuram, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki, leaving the LDF without a single seat in these regions.The LDF was further …
Palakkad, March 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday firmly rejected allegations of a Rs 700 crore corruption move linked to the Cooperative Department’s proposed common software project, dismissing Opposition charges as politically motivated and devoid of factual basis. He also rubbished claims of a clandestine deal between the CPI(M) and the SDPI, calling them “deliberate misinformation”.Responding to allegations raised by senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala…