Shwetha Menon, first woman president of AMMA, resigns as no-confidence motion triggers mass resignation of the committee
Shwetha Menon’s tenure as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) came to a sudden end on Sunday, June 21, when the organization’s entire executive committee resigned en masse. The mass resignation followed a heated annual general body meeting where members moved a formal no-confidence motion against the leadership, exposing deep rifts within the body. Shwetha Menon steps down as AMMA faces mass resignation of entire executive panel. The committee had made history when it took office in 2025, marking the very first time two women held the organization’s top leadership positions, with Cuckoo Parameswaran serving alongside Shwetha as general secretary. However, their milestone term was continually plagued by internal arguments and administrative issues. A routine annual meeting quickly escalated into a tense showdown. As growing frustration among the members turned into an official push to remove the leaders, the entire elected team chose to step down, plunging the prominent film body into a major leadership crisis. Shwetha Menon explains the circumstances Shwetha Menon spoke to reporters after the meeting to explain what …
