Shwetha Menon | Madam Chairman

Actor Shaveta Menon has broken the glass roof after being selected as her first female president in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).

Since its inception in 1994, the actors in the Malayalam film industry never had a woman as its president or general secretary. The 51 -year -old defeated senior actor Devan for the main post in an eager election race held on August 15. He has a reliable lieutenant in actor Kukku Parameshewaran, who was elected as the first female general secretary of the association.

After the release of the HEMA Committee report on the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, the election for the Executive Committee on August 17, 2024 was left on the post on August 27, 2024 under the leadership of its chairman and actor Mohanlal. The committee was dissolved as allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct were raised against its members, including office-bearers.

Born as the daughter of an Indian Air Force officer in Chandigarh, Shawetha entered the city of Tinsel in 1991 after joining the film in 1991 with actor Mamuti. UnstableAfter winning Femina Miss India Asia Pacific titles in 1994, she shot in national fame and became the Gladrag woman supermodel in the same year.

She fell into advertising films and went on the ramp with Ellen before trying her luck in Bollywood in 1997 through the film. IshqSome of his Hindi films were included Ashoka, Makkabool And CorporateHis performance as Cheeru in director Ranjith Palari Manikab: Oru Pathira Kolapathkantte Katha The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2009. She reiterated her brilliant performance in 2011 and won the Kerala Film Award for her portrayal of Maya, a dubbing artist and Foody, Ashik Abu. Salt n ‘pepperApart from hosting various TV shows, he has acted in more than 100 films in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

He has a part of his controversies in a three -decade -old career. In November 2013, he filed a police complaint alleging that then Congress MP N. Pithambara Kurupa physically abused him. He later withdrew after apologizing. He found brickbats from a part of the audience, as he allowed his delivery to be recorded on camera and used footage in Kalimunu in filmmaker Blass, in which he played the lead role. The Kerala High Court, who heard the case, refused to intervene, saying that the actor had agreed to shoot his delivery and had no violation of his fundamental right.

Illegal restriction

He never lowered the wings with a strong male-oriented leadership in the association. However, she did not remain silent after the Hema panel report was published, while she said she had to face illegal ban. He resigned from the Association’s Internal Complaint Committee with actor Mala Parvati and Kukku Parmeswaran in 2022, after reluctance from the then leadership to take action against actor-producer Vijay Babu to reveal the identity of a young woman actor in a case and the identity of the living person in a case and the identity of the living person.

A few weeks before the election, the First Information Report (FIR) Under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 by the Kochi City Police, to earn financial benefits through its roles in films with alleged pure and obscene materials on a complaint lodged by the native of Ernakulam “. There was speculation that the complaint was allegedly assisted by its inhibitors from within the association. The actor breathed a sigh of relief after the Kerala High Court action regarding the FIR.

Despite the jubilee scenes on women’s choice in lead roles in the association, there may be no way forward for them in view of internal cracks and mud-making before the election. The fisher inside the organization look deep and will require to take out all the stops to stay.