Hema Committee Report Effect: AMMA President Mohanlal, All Members Resign En Masse On Moral Grounds

AMMA Executive Committee Dissolved: As per the official statement, Mohanlal has stepped down from the position of AMMA President. All members of the actor-led body submitted their joint resignation resulting in the dissolution of the executive committee. This comes after the resignations of actors Siddique and Ranjith who also headed State-led film bodies.  

Mohanlal led AMMA dissolved amid Hema Committee Report findings

The findings of the Hema Committee Report have jolted Mollywood and the all other film industries. The detailed report uncovered the unequal treatment and poor working conditions of women in the Malayalam film industries from allegations of sexual harassment to the prevalence of a power nexus. Amid the findings, all members of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) submitted their joint capitulation.

The resignation comes after some members of the body were accused of sexual abuse. As per reports, actor Jagadish was supposed to take the post of general secretary post after actor Siddique stepped aside after facing allegations of sexual abuse. In their official statement, the film body assured that a new governance cell would be set up in two months. In the statement, the AMMA also expressed gratitude to the Hema Committee for ‘pointing out their errors’.

AMMA official statement

As per a statement released by the association, the executive committee was dissolved following incidents of sexual abuse by some members, which were reported in the print, online and visual media. “AMMA has decided to disperse the executive committee on moral grounds in the light of allegations made by some actors against some of the committee members. A new committee will be formed after an election within two months,” the statement read.

The statement further read, “We hope that a leadership that is capable of revamping and strengthening the association will take over soon. Thankful to everyone for pointing out our errors." The now-former members of AMMA included Jagadish, Jayan Cherthala, Baburaj, Kalabhavan Shajon, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Joy Mathew, Suresh Krishna, Tini Tom, Ananya, Vinu Mohan, Tovino Thomas, Sarayu, Ansiba and Jomol.