Association of Malayalam Movie Artists

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Association of Malayalam Movie Artists
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
HeadquartersKochi, Kerala
Location
Members
500+
Websiteammakerala.com

The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, abbreviated as AMMA, is an Indian organisation of film actors and actresses working in the Malayalam cinema, formed in 1994.

Governing body[edit]

The governing body serves for three years. It includes a President, two Vice-presidents, General Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer and other Executive Committee members. Only members with Life Membership status can become a member of the Governing body[1][2][3][4]

Year President Vice President General Secretary Secretary Joint Secretary Treasurer Executive Committee members
2024–2027 Mohanlal TBA TBA - TBA Unni Mukundan TBA
2021–2024 Mohanlal Shwetha Menon and Maniyanpilla Raju Edavela Babu - Jayasurya Siddique Sudheer Karamana, Surabhi Lakshmi, Baburaj, Tovino Thomas, Manju Pillai, Tini Tom, Unni Mukundan, Lena, Rachana Narayanankutty and Lal
2018–2021 Mohanlal - Edavela Babu Siddique Mukesh and K. B. Ganesh Kumar Jagadish Indrans, Baburaj, Asif Ali, Honey Rose, Aju Varghese, Jayasurya, Rachana Narayanankutty, Shwetha Menon, Muthumani, Sudheer Karamana, Tini Tom and Unni Shivapal
2015–2018 Innocent Mohanlal and K. B. Ganesh Kumar Mammootty Edavela Babu - Asif Ali, Cuckoo Parameswaran, Devan, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Maniyanpilla Raju, Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Nivin Pauly, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Remya Nambeesan and Siddique
2012–2015 Innocent K. B. Ganesh Kumar and Dileep Mohanlal Edavela Babu - Kunchacko Boban Nedumudi Venu, Devan, Lalu Alex, Lal, Siddique, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jayasurya, Indrajith Sukumaran, Kavya Madhavan, Lena and Cuckoo Parameswaran
2009–2012 Innocent K. B. Ganesh Kumar and Mukesh Mohanlal Edavela Babu - Jagadish Mammootty, Dileep, Cuckoo Parameswaran, Samvrutha Sunil, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Kunchacko Boban, Maniyanpilla Raju, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique and Vijayaraghavan
2006–2009 Innocent Dileep and Nedumudi Venu Mohanlal - Edavela Babu Mukesh Bindu Panicker, Cuckoo Parameswaran, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashokan, Kunchacko Boban, Maniyanpilla Raju, Rajan P. Dev, Sai Kumar, Siddique, V. K. Sreeraman and Vijayaraghavan
2003–2006 Innocent K. B. Ganesh Kumar and Nedumudi Venu - Mohanlal (Hon.) Edavela Babu and T. P. Madhavan Jagadish Sukumari, Baiju Santhosh, Biju Menon, Dileep, Harisree Ashokan, Kalabhavan Mani, Mamukkoya, Maniyanpilla Raju, Mukesh and Siddique
2000–2003 Innocent Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi - Mammootty (Hon.) T. P. Madhavan and Suchitra Murali / Edavela Babu (acting) Jagadish Jayaram, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju, Maniyanpilla Raju, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Siddique, Edavela Babu and Ashokan
1997–2000 Madhu Suresh Gopi and Rajan P. Dev - Balachandra Menon and Raghavan Jagathy Sreekumar and Suchitra Murali K. B. Ganesh Kumar Janardhanan, Devan, Kalpana, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Mamukkoya, Manoj K. Jayan, Mukesh, Murali, Maniyanpilla Raju and Vijayaraghavan
1994–1997 M. G. Soman Mammootty and Mohanlal - T. P. Madhavan Venu Nagavally Jagadish Sukumari, Balachandra Menon, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Innocent, Madhu, Maniyanpilla Raju, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Suresh Gopi and Cochin Haneefa

Public contributions[edit]

  • The association contributed ₹50 lakh to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, to extend its support during the 2018 Kerala floods.[5]
  • The AMMA along with Asianet conducted a stage show in Abu Dhabi in December 2018 to raise ₹5 crore for the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.

Controversies[edit]

  • In February 2010, Thilakan announced that members within AMMA had conspired and denied him work. The executive members of AMMA convened multiple meetings to hear his complaints. Since Thilakan did not attend those meetings and continued to publicly defame the association, he was expelled.[6] After Thilakan died, his son Shammi Thilakan, a member of AMMA, requested the AMMA leadership to reconsider and reinstate his father's membership posthumously.
  • In March 2017, based on the petition by director Vinayan in 2012, Competition Commission of India (CCI), imposed a total fine of ₹11.25 Lakhs on the AMMA and Film Employees Federation Of Kerala (FEFKA) for denying opportunities for Vinayan, preventing artists from co-operating with Vinayan, and rejecting his films from theaters.[7][8]
  • In 2017, actor Dileep was removed from AMMA's primary membership after he was charged and arrested for criminal conspiracy in a criminal assault case. He was expelled from actors' guild and lost his primary membership in AMMA.

When Dileep was released on bail, his membership was reinstated by AMMA, claiming his removal was not legally valid as per the laws of the committee. The claim was primarily made by K. B. Ganesh Kumar.

Protesting the lukewarm approach in expelling Dileep, few actresses protested and resigned from AMMA membership. They formed a group named Women in Cinema Collective (WCC). WCC protested through a series of social media interventions that AMMA should take a favorable stand towards the welfare of the female actors in Malayalam cinema. In light of these events, AMMA General body meeting conducted in 2021 revised its bylaws; including more women in the executive body; and established an internal complaints committee for the welfare of women.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mohanlal elected as AMMA president for third time(2024-2027)". Manorama. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ "'അമ്മ' പ്രസിഡന്‍റായി വീണ്ടും മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍; ശ്വേതാ മേനോനും മണിയന്‍പിള്ള രാജുവും വൈസ് പ്രസിഡന്റുമാര്‍(2021-2024)". Mathrubhumi. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  3. ^ "Here's the new executive body of AMMA(2018-2021)". Manorama. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. ^ "Previous Executive Committees(1994-2018)". ammakerala. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "Amma Makes Generous Contribution of 50 Lakhs". www.filmibeat.com.
  6. ^ Rajendran, Sowmya (11 July 2017). "The cardboard heroes of AMMA must apologise for not standing by the survivor". The News Minute. The News Minute. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Film bodies slapped Rs 11.25-lakh fine for ban on director Vinayan". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  8. ^ "CCI slaps penalty on Kerala film industry collectives". OnManorama. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

External links[edit]

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