Shaken to its core, Malayalam film industry sees shakeup as Mohanlal quits powerful actors' body
Shaken to its core, Malayalam film industry sees shakeup as Mohanlal quits powerful actors' body
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI/THRISSUR: The Malayalam film industry, long hailed for its artistic prowess, was shaken to its core on Tuesday as Mohanlal, the celebrated actor and president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A), resigned alongside other top officials amid fierce backlash over some of its members facing sexual abuse allegations.
The day also saw the Congress and the BJP stepping up their demands for actor-politician Mukesh's resignation as CPI(M) MLA, citing the gravity of the accusations against him.
Meanwhile, Malayalam superstar and Union Minister Suresh Gopi faced criticism from within his own party, the BJP, for his perceived defence of Mukesh, who faces similar abuse allegations, as well as for allegedly manhandling media personnel in his constituency, Thrissur, on Tuesday.
