AMMA elections: Jagadish, Navya Nair competing to take over from Mohanlal as president after Hema Commission fallout
Jagadish, Shwetha Menon, Ravindran, Devan, Jayan Cherthala, and Anoop Chandran are all running for president, according to the latest updates. Jagadish served as the prior committee's vice-president.
Last Updated: 03.08 PM, Jul 25, 2025
The Association of Malayalam Film Artists, or AMMA, is preparing for the elections of a new executive committee. But, with all eyes on the association after several scandals and accusations against some of the former committee members that resulted in resignations, who are going to be selected to the new committee is vital.
AMMA elections 2025 latest update
Jagadish, Shwetha Menon, Ravindran, Devan, Jayan Cherthala, and Anoop Chandran are all running for president, according to the most recent data. Jagadish served as the previous committee's vice-president. The general secretary post will be contested by Baburaj, Anoop Chandran, Kukku Parameswaran, Jayan Cherthala, and Ravindran. Navya Nair is one of nine applicants for the two vice presidential posts. More actresses are reportedly vying this time, and Joy Mathew's nomination was turned down after document scrutiny.
"A total of 74 nominations were received, and some of the members applied for more than one position. To complete the official list of candidates, their submitted documents will be examined, according to an AMMA representative. The nominating process reportedly ended on July 24. The final applicant list will be verified following the July 31 withdrawal deadline. August 15 is the date of the election.
Resignation of the previous committee
This election follows a string of accusations and controversies following the release of the Hema Committee report, which led to the abrupt mass resignation of AMMA's previous executive committee last year. Members of AMMA were similarly split over the executive committee's mass resignation, with some supporting the decision and others voicing disapproval.
In the meantime, Mohanlal had recently refused to run for any post in the reelection, even though the temporary panel was urging him to. After being accused of keeping silent about the controversies, the actor, who had been AMMA's president for all three prior terms, stepped down from the position. Siddique also resigned as general secretary after an actress filed a sexual assault complaint against him.