AMMA crisis: Four women members call for seizure of documents from Shwetha Menon’s panel
Four members of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) have petitioned the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to seize financial documents from the outgoing panel led by Shwetha Menon. The group seeks to prevent the former leadership from accessing bank accounts until a new governing body is officially established.
Why it matters
This internal governance dispute reflects the administrative and legal challenges faced by professional associations during leadership transitions.
The legal battle involving the rival factions in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) has intensified as four actors – Maala Parvathi, Ansiba Hassan, Usha Haseena, and Ponnamma Babu – have urged the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to seize the books of accounts and financial documents that continue to be under the possession of the panel led by actor Shwetha Menon that had announced its resignation at the general body meeting held on June 21, 2026.
In a letter dated July 26, 2026, the actors urged the Registrar to “exercise the powers vested under Section 19 of the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955, and such other enabling provisions of law as may be applicable, to safeguard the interests of the association and its members”.
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