The new organization, called Progressive Film Makers, has behind it Aashiq Abu, his actress wife Rima Kallingal and popular directors Anjali Menon, Lijo Jose Perilassery and Rajiv Ravi, among others.
Following the revelations in the Hema Committee report, several former actresses broke their silence and leveled allegations of sexual harassment against senior figures, including those holding positions in AMMA and FEFKA, the apex body of 21 different organisations, from light boys to directors. , forcing their resignations. while both groups also faced criticism.
The entire 17-member AMMA executive, led by its newly elected president, superstar Mohanlal, resigned. Abu, in turn, resigned from FEFKA accusing his general secretary, B. Unnikrishnan, of not reacting in time to the Hema Committee report.
Following the allegations, 11 FIRs were registered and those now facing the music include actor-turned-CPI-M legislator Mukesh Madhavan, Nivin Pauly, Siddique, Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyanpilla Raju, directors Ranjith and Prakash, and production executives Vichu. and Noble. However, Mukesh, Ranjith, Prakash and Raju have already got relief from the court.
With Abu taking the initiative to create a new team in the Malayalam film industry, people who are not happy with AMMA and FEFKA may join him.
Abu and his new team have already started reaching out to everyone in the industry with a letter stating that the reason they decided to start a new team is to ensure that a new culture is built that has equality and respectability as well as purpose. social. .
The coming days will reveal whether Abu and his team will succeed as the Kerala High Court came down heavily on the Pinarayi Vijayan government for not participating in the Hema Committee report for almost five years and asked the special investigation team of the Kerala police to do the same. a clean investigation based on the revelations.
Following the revelations in the Hema Committee report, several former actresses broke their silence and leveled allegations of sexual harassment against senior figures, including those holding positions in AMMA and FEFKA, the apex body of 21 different organisations, from light boys to directors. , forcing their resignations. while both groups also faced criticism.
The entire 17-member AMMA executive, led by its newly elected president, superstar Mohanlal, resigned. Abu, in turn, resigned from FEFKA accusing his general secretary, B. Unnikrishnan, of not reacting in time to the Hema Committee report.
Following the allegations, 11 FIRs were registered and those now facing the music include actor-turned-CPI-M legislator Mukesh Madhavan, Nivin Pauly, Siddique, Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Maniyanpilla Raju, directors Ranjith and Prakash, and production executives Vichu. and Noble. However, Mukesh, Ranjith, Prakash and Raju have already got relief from the court.
With Abu taking the initiative to create a new team in the Malayalam film industry, people who are not happy with AMMA and FEFKA may join him.
Abu and his new team have already started reaching out to everyone in the industry with a letter stating that the reason they decided to start a new team is to ensure that a new culture is built that has equality and respectability as well as purpose. social. .
The coming days will reveal whether Abu and his team will succeed as the Kerala High Court came down heavily on the Pinarayi Vijayan government for not participating in the Hema Committee report for almost five years and asked the special investigation team of the Kerala police to do the same. a clean investigation based on the revelations.
