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Superstar Mammootty has given his opinion on the Hema Committee report and said that there is no power group in Malayalam cinema. Justice Hema Committee was formed by the government to study the film industry and prepare a report on the solutions to the problems.
Mammootty shared a post on Facebook and wrote, 'This post is based on the current events that Malayalam cinema is facing. Cinema is a symbol of society. All the good and bad things of society are shown in films.
The film industry is something that society pays full attention to. That is why every small and big thing that happens there will be discussed. To prevent such incidents, film makers need to be careful and cautious so that nothing wrong happens in this field.
Mammootty with former AMMA president and actor Mohanlal.
Actually, there have been allegations of sexual exploitation of female artists in the Malayalam film industry for the last several years. To investigate this, a 3-member committee was formed in 2019 under the chairmanship of retired Justice Hema. After 4 years, on August 19, the Hema Committee submitted a 233-page report to the Kerala government, in which it came to light that many big artists had exploited them.
He also told the reason for remaining silent on Hema Committee report till now
Mammootty also explained why he did not express his opinion on the issue for so long despite being a part of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). He said that he was waiting for the association to express its opinion first.
Mammootty said- Makers should be careful to prevent such incidents
Mammootty further wrote, 'We wholeheartedly welcome and support the recommendations and solutions in that report. Now the time has come for all the associations of the film industry to come together to implement them. The police investigation on the complaints received is progressing rapidly. The full version of the Justice Hema Committee report is before the court.'
More than 500 artists are associated with AMMA. This photo was taken a few days ago.
Malayalam Movie Artistes Association dissolved after sexual harassment allegations
The Malayalam Movie Artists Association (AMMA) was dissolved on Tuesday, August 27, following allegations of sexual harassment. This led to the resignation of 17 members, including AMMA president and South superstar Mohanlal.
A complaint of sexual harassment was made against three members of AMMA. A case has been registered against two of these members. The decision to dissolve the association was taken after the Hema Committee report came out.
