The dispute inside the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) has taken another turn. A day after the body issued a show-cause notice to former joint secretary and actor Ansiba Hassan, accusing her of damaging its reputation, she sent a written reply. On the evening of June 12, 2026 — well within the one-week window she had been given — Hassan emailed the leadership asking it to specify exactly which provisions of the association’s bylaws she was supposed to have broken.
The notice stems from AMMA’s executive committee meeting on June 3, 2026. The document, signed by general secretary Kuku Parameswaran, alleged that Hassan had run a media campaign against the organisation by airing internal grievances in television interviews and on social media, which it said amounted to misconduct under Articles V and V(A) of its charter. The committee argued the matters could have been settled internally and warned that an unsatisfactory response by the June 17, 2026 deadline could lead to suspension or expulsion.
Hassan’s response
In her reply, Hassan rejected that framing. She said her disputes with AMMA vice-president Lakshmipriya and executive member Tini Tom are personal and legal matters with no bearing on how the association functions. She pointed to an earlier public statement by AMMA president Shwetha Menon, who had described the complaints between the actors involved as private matters the guild had no role in.
Hassan also accused the board of inconsistency, arguing that it had stayed out of the conflict when she said she was being harassed, but reframed it as an institutional issue once she pursued legal options outside the organisation. In her view, the disciplinary notice is being used to pressure her into silence.
The wider dispute
The standoff follows Hassan’s resignation as joint secretary in May 2026. After leaving, she made a series of public allegations against Tini Tom, and filed a petition with the Infopark police alleging months of mental harassment, the spreading of rumours about her personal life, and the use of a communal slur — she said he called her a “jihadi” during a disagreement over a religious institution sponsoring a star event. Tom has denied the allegations.
Separately, Lakshmipriya had filed a police complaint against Hassan in January over personal communications she said disturbed her. An inquiry led by the Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner of Police concluded this week that the allegations against Hassan lacked sufficient criminal merit. Hassan, meanwhile, is contesting a separate police finding related to an incident at the Thripunithura women’s station, where she alleges she was wrongly detained and mistreated by a sub-inspector, and says she plans to approach the high court.
AMMA has also issued similar show-cause notices to Tini Tom, Lakshmipriya and veteran actor Joy Mathew over their own public comments, making the June 17 deadline a significant moment for the guild.
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