Shwetha Menon, Kukku Parameswaran script history as first women of AMMA

Actors Shweta Menon and Kukku Parameswaran have scripted history as first to lead Malayalam actor’s body AMMA.

In a strongly contested election, on Friday in Kochi, Kerala, Shwetha Menon and Kukku Parameswaran have been elected president and general secretary, ousting Devan and Raveendran, respectively

This is for the very first time since its inception, that women will lead the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).

Over 290 of the total 504 members cast their votes to elect the executive committee for the next three years.
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Since its three years old existence, the actors’ body never had a woman as its president or general secretary though women had been elected to the post of vice president, joint secretary and member of the executive committee earlier.

The election was necessitated following Mohanlal’s resignation in August 2024 after report of sexual harassment allegations against some of its members after the release of the K. Hema Committee report that probed the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry.
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The candidature of
Shweta Menon had received a boost after senior actors, including Mohanlal, and Mammootty, agreed to the growing clamour for having women in lead roles in the association.
Senior actor Jagadeesh, who had initially filed the nomination for the post of president, backed out after he extended support for a woman president.

News Edit KV Raman