Overview

• Mohanlal said his 2024 exit from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists was a deliberate conclusion to his tenure rather than a response to criticism.
• The entire AMMA committee stepped down after the Justice Hema Committee report detailed harassment and discrimination across Mollywood.
• Shwetha Menon is now AMMA’s first woman president, with Cuckoo Parameswaran elected General Secretary and Ansiba Hassan as Joint Secretary.
• The new 17-member executive includes eight women, reflecting expanded female representation in the body’s leadership.
• Mohanlal, who served two consecutive terms from 2018 to 2024, did not contest this year and urged members who left during disputes to rejoin.