Amma Election: Stars face off as high-stakes battle looms in malayalam actors’ body

A keen battle is on the cards in the election to the Executive Committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artis (AMMA) to be hand in kochi, kerala, on Friday (August 15, 2025).

The outcome of the election will decide wheether the association, registered under the travencore cochin literary, scientific and charitable societies act in 1994, will have available women presiding and general Secretary.

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Shwetha menon is taking on Senior Actor Devan in the Race for the Top Post, While Kukku Parameswaran Faces Ravendran for the post of General Secretary.

The battle for the key posts in the 17-member executive committee is being told after a series of incidents that have all the elements of a potboler. Both shwetha menon and kukku parameswaran had the headlines after they had filled their nominations.

The Ernakulam Central Police has registered a first information report (FIR) Against Shwetha Menon Under Section 67 a of the Information Technology Act, 2000 on Charges of Making FinanCial Gaines Throws Through Her Roles in in Movies having alleged vulgar and obscene content. The Kerala High Court Later Stayed The Criminal Proceedings Initiated Against Her.

A section of the actors had alleged that kukku parameswan was in position of a ‘memory card’ that contained the revivals made by a few women actors in 2018 after the formation of the form Study the problems faced by women in the malayalam film industry. She had rejected the allegations and lodged a police complaint allegging.

Besides the active faces in the industry, the voters’ list in the 507-member association include Senior Actor Actor Kamal Haasan, Who Received the Honorary Membership of Amma in 2024, and ACTORS TABUS, ABAS, TALEVASAL Vijay, Napolean, Vasundhara Das to Name A Few.

Actor-Turned-Mlas, Including Mani C. Kappan, KB Ganesh Kumar, and M. Mukesh, Are Members of the Association. Veteran actors Madhu and Sheela also Figure in the list.

The election was negailed after the previous committee LED by Mohanlal Resigned in August 2024 Following Allegations of Sexual Harassment Against Some of its members after Report.