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The resignation of Mohanlal as President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (Amma) reflects a significant shift in the Malayalam film industry amid serious allegations of sexual assault and abuse. The resignation of the entire executive committee further underscores the gravity of the situation. The Justice Hema Committee report, which had been suppressed since 2019, was recently made public, exposing multiple cases of abuse within the industry.

Prominent figures, including veteran actor Siddique and filmmaker Ranjith Balakrishnan, are facing severe accusations. Siddique, who resigned last week, has filed a police complaint against his accuser, while other actors like Baburaj and M Mukesh are also entangled in allegations of sexual misconduct. Minu Muneer’s accusations against actors like Jayasurya and Maniyanpilla Raju have added to the controversy, prompting calls for an investigation.

The Kerala government has responded by setting up a Special Investigation Team (Sit) to look into these charges, but...

EntertainmentMohanlal shared the promo of the new season, reiterating the popular phrase of show business: “The show must go on.”Digital NativeThe much-awaited third season of the popular reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam is expected to premiere soon. The first two seasons, hosted by Mohanlal, were quite a hit on Malayalam TV. The promo of the third season was launched on Monday. Mohanlal shared the promo of the new season, reiterating the popular phrase of show business: “The show must go on.” The promo also showcases how society has evolved during the pandemic. The promo is creating a huge buzz among the TV audience. In the promo, Mohanlal stated that the Covid-19 pandemic has altered our lifestyles and the way we go about our business. With the pandemic still on, the makers of the show will follow the Covid-19 safety protocols. The new season of the show is also expected...

ENTERTAINMENTActor Tovino Thomas recently unveiled the new season’s logo at the launch event of the reality show ‘Star Singer’ season 8. Digital NativeThe third season of the reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam is all set to premiere soon. The first two seasons, hosted by veteran actor Mohanlal, was a hit among audiences. Hence, the expectation level is quite high this time. During the recent launch event of the reality show Star Singer season 8, actor Tovino Thomas unveiled the logo of the upcoming season of Bigg Boss Malayalam, hinting at its return. The logo is expected to be revealed officially by the channel very soon. Actor Mohanlal will be seen as the show's host once again. According to sources, Bigg Boss Malayalam 3 will be premiering in the month of February, with the Bigg Boss house being set up in EVP Film City, Chennai. Bigg Boss Tamil, hosted by Kamal Haasan, and...

KollywoodPrash will be making his debut as director with this Tamil-Telugu bilingual.Digital NativeActor Rahman is waiting eagerly for his upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual Operation Arapaima to hit the marquee. The shooting of this film has been wrapped up and it is into the post production mode. Reports are that Operation Arapaima is based on some real life incidents and will have the audiences glued to their seats. Prash will be making his debut as director with Operation Arapaima. Speaking about the film in an interview to the Cinema Express, Prash told, “I had previously worked in Coast Guard Aviation, and after retiring, I worked as an associate with many directors including Tk Rajeev Kumar and Major Ravi. This film is based on a 2012 inter-country operation against women and drug trafficking. Countries such as India, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia were part of one of the biggest naval operations. Operation Arapaima...

EntertainmentActor Mukesh was the guest on Day 52 as part of the luxury budget task and this episode is planned as an Antham special.Digital NativeDigital NativeRecently, Kamal Haasan appeared on the Bigg Boss Malayalam show, which is hosted by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. The episode turned out to be a lively one with the housemates getting an opportunity to perform some of the roles done by Kamal Haasan right in front of him. Bigg Boss Malayalam began its first season on June 24 this year on Asianet TV channel, at a grand house that has been set up in Lonavala. On day 48 of the show, Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Mahesh Narayan, Anant Mahadevan and Ghibran appeared as celebrity guests on the show promoting their film Vishwaroopam 2. Malayalam actor Mukesh was the guest on Day 52 as part of the luxury budget task and this episode has been planned as an Antham special,...

TV showsThe contestants include actor Shwetha Menon, TV anchor Ranjini Haridas, and actor Sabu, who faces a criminal complaint. Tnm StaffAfter the success of reality TV show Bigg Boss in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, the show has come to Kerala at last. On June 24, the first season of Bigg Boss Malayalam premiered on Asianet with superstar Mohanlal as the host. The show began with Mohanlal introducing the concept to the audience. Dressed in a suit, Mohanlal said that the show would have 16 contestants from different walks of life and that it would be interesting to see how they live under the same roof for 100 days. Mohanlal also added that the contestants would be required to speak in Malayalam always. Having made his TV debut earlier this year with Lal Salam, Mohanlal looked at ease as the host on Bigg Boss. The star took the audience through the specially constructed Bigg Boss house where the contestants would spend the next several weeks together. Following this, the participants were introduced one by one. Actor Shwetha Menon was the first to enter the house. The two of them had a warm exchange, with Mohanlal taking Shwetha to the house with a risqué comment that everyone could soon see her taking a bath in the swimming pool (?!). Others participants are: TV actor Deepan Murali, comedian Jagathy’s daughter Sreelakshmi, TV actor Srinish Aravind, theatre and film actor Hima Shankar, actor-singer Aristo Suresh, activist Diya Sana who is known for the Kiss of Love and bare the breast campaigns, comedian Anoop Chandran, actor Aditi Rai, TV star and businessman Basheer Bashi, TV actor Manoj Varma, VJ and TV anchor Pearle Maaney, aspiring actor and model David John, actor Sabu, TV actor Archana Suseelan and prominent TV personality and anchor Ranjini Haridas. Things in the house are already heating up. Anchor Ranjini Haridas, who was the last to enter the house, confronted Sabu about his comments on her in social media and asked him to apologise. Meanwhile, there is a controversy brewing about Sabu’s inclusion in the house. It has emerged that a criminal complaint has been lodged against Sabu by a woman Bjp member who accused him of writing a vulgar post about her on Facebook. The complaint was filed by Lasitha Palakkal and the Panur police have filed a case against Sabu under section 354 a of the Ipc, and 120 of the Kp Act. The police, however, claimed that they have not questioned or arrested him yet, since they are yet to verify if the Facebook account that posted offensive comments against Lasitha indeed belongs to Sabu. Tamil Bigg Boss season 2 has also started. The first season had plenty of scandal and controversy on offer, making it one of the most watched shows on Tamil television. The participants of Malayalam Bigg Boss seem to have the potential to follow suit. Also read: As Mohanlal takes charge of Amma, film body decides Dileep can come back...

Basil Joseph of Godha fame will be wielding the megaphone for a film that will have the Malayalam megastar Mammootty and Tovino Thomas sharing screen space.

The official announcement has come in from the director himself. Unni. R, who has penned films such as Charlie, Big B and Leela will be writing the script while Mukesh R Mehta will be bankrolling the movie under the banner E4Entertainment along with CV Sarathy and Av Anoop's Ava Productions.

Hyderabad, Nov 20: According to the latest buzz in Malayalam film industry, actress Archana Jose Kaviyil has been roped in for the Malayalam film by C Anoop named "Avan, Aval, Avar". She will be portraying the role of a village girl in the flick. She has been paired opposite Sethu in this film. However, the actress says she was approached for the movie but she has not signed in for the film, as the dates did not match. She is presently busy with her debut in Telegu film industry titled ""Backbencher" which will be released in Tamil language too. She will be seen in the movie opposite Mahat Raghavendra.

The movie is directed by Madhura Sreedhar,.