Shweta Menon becomes AMMA president, women to lead Malayalam film association for the first time

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• Actress Shweta Menon becomes the first woman to head AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes)
• In the AMMA election held on Friday, Kukku Parameshwaran was selected as the general secretary and Lakshmi Priya became the Vice President
• The elections were held after the Mohanlal-led AMMA committee had resigned last year.

After much drama and hullabaloo, akin to a film plot, Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) presidential elections have culminated with actress Shweta Menon becoming the first woman president of the body. Not just Shweta, other key posts were also bagged by women - Lakshmi Priya became the Vice President, while Kukku Parameshwaran was selected as the general secretary.

Shweta Menon wins AMMA elections

In a keenly contested AMMA election that was held on August 15, 2025, Shweta Menon defeated actor Devan by 20 votes. Kuku Parameswaran defeated Raveendran to become the general secretary. Lakshmi Priya competed against Jayan Cherthala, Nasar Latheef to become the vice president. This is the first time that AMMA will be led by woman in key posts.

The AMMA elections were necessitated after the previous committee led by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal resigned en masse, following the public outcry over the Hema Committee report which revealed instances of sexual harassment and the issues faced by women artistes and technicians in the film industry. In the run-up to the AMMA elections on Friday, there was much mud-slinging and character assassination of various members. Allegtions were also raised against Shweta and even a case filed.

After winning the election, Shweta said that she plans to call an executive committee meeting and take some decisions. 

On the other hand, Kerala Film Producers Association’s elections were also held recently which saw B Rakesh getting elected as president, Listin Stephen becoming the secretary ad Sophia Paul as the vice president. Sandra Thomas, who made headlines after she made scathing remarks against Listin and other producers, could not win a place in the executive committee

FAQs

Q. Was Shweta Menon Miss India?

A Shweta Menon had competed in the Miss India pageant in 1994, ending up as the third runner-up

Q. Which was the first Malayalam movie of Sweta Menon?

A. The first Malayalam film of Sweta Menon was Anaswaram in 1991