Mohanlal slammed by actresses
The Mohanlal-led Association of Malayalam Movie Artists came under fire on Saturday over its handling of a kidnapping case involving an actress.
The Women’s Collective in Cinema (WCC) was formed last year by women from various sectors of the film industry to fight for their cause, after they found that AMMA was not protecting their interests.
Senior actor Dileep is accused in the kidnapping that took place last year. The actor was in jail for 85 days and is now out on bail.
The WCC alleges that AMMA has not supported the victim, whereas Dileep has got all the backing.
Leading actress Revathy on Saturday said that many like her were shocked to hear Mohanlal address them as mere actresses.
“It really hurt us very much... he could have mentioned us by our name. We have now realised that AMMA’s executive committee is taking us for a ride and is not serious about the victim getting justice in the kidnapping case,” said Revathy.
Trouble stared soon after Mohanlal took over as AMMA president in June. He took back Dileep into the AMMA fold, prompting leading actresses Rima Kallingal, Remya Nambisan and Geetu Mohandas quitting AMMA in protest. Mohanlal.