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.
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.
The association contributed ₹50 lakh to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund, to extend its support during the 2018 Kerala floods.[2]
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.
Disputesedit
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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.
Referencesedit
^"'അമ്മ' പ്രസിഡന്റായി വീണ്ടും മോഹന്ലാല്; ശ്വേതാ മേനോനും മണിയന്പിള്ള രാജുവും വൈസ് പ്രസിഡന്റുമാര്". Mathrubhumi. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
^"Amma Makes Generous Contribution of 50 Lakhs". www.filmibeat.com.
^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.
^"Film bodies slapped Rs 11.25-lakh fine for ban on director Vinayan". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^"CCI slaps penalty on Kerala film industry collectives". OnManorama. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
External linksedit
Official Website
February 13, 2024
association, malayalam, movie, artists, abbreviated, amma, indian, organisation, film, actors, actresses, working, malayalam, cinema, formed, 1994, founded1994, years, 1994, headquarterskochi, keralalocationindiamembers500, websiteammakerala, contents, governi. 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 Association of Malayalam Movie ArtistsFounded1994 30 years ago 1994 HeadquartersKochi KeralaLocationIndiaMembers500 Websiteammakerala wbr com Contents 1 Governing body 2 Public contributions 3 Disputes 4 References 5 External linksGoverning body editThe 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 The office bearers for 2021 2024 are President Mohanlal Vice Presidents Shwetha Menon and Maniyanpilla Raju General Secretary Edavela Babu Joint Secretary Jayasurya Treasurer Siddique Executive Committee members Sudheer Karamana Surabhi Lakshmi Baburaj Tovino Thomas Manju Pillai Tini Tom Unni Mukundan Lena Rachana Narayanankutty and Lal 1 Public contributions editThe association contributed 50 lakh to the Chief Minister s Distress Relief Fund to extend its support during the 2018 Kerala floods 2 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 Disputes editIn 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 3 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 4 5 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 അമ മ പ രസ ഡന റ യ വ ണ ട മ ഹന ല ല ശ വ ത മ ന ന മണ യന പ ള ള ര ജ വ വ സ പ രസ ഡന റ മ ര Mathrubhumi 19 December 2021 Retrieved 2021 12 19 Amma Makes Generous Contribution of 50 Lakhs www filmibeat com 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 Film bodies slapped Rs 11 25 lakh fine for ban on director Vinayan The Times of India Retrieved 2017 03 24 CCI slaps penalty on Kerala film industry collectives OnManorama Retrieved 2017 03 24 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Association of Malayalam Movie Artists amp oldid 1205615964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
