A bit of the actors within the Malayalam movie trade has come out against the primary data report (FIR) registered against actor Shwetha Menon beneath Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 on expenses of constructing monetary positive aspects by means of her roles in motion pictures having alleged vulgar and obscene content material.
Actor Maala Parvathi mentioned in a social media submit that she suspected a conspiracy behind the complaint lodged by a local of Ernakulam as Shwetha is contesting the election to the submit of president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).
The FIR was lodged by the Ernakulam Central police based mostly on a directive issued by the First Class Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, on Wednesday (August 6, 2025).
She alleged that it “may be a handiwork of somebody whose wish to head the organisation had failed to materialise. Such a conspiracy was plotted against actor Kukku Parameswaran, who is contesting for the post of general secretary,” she mentioned.
Nonsense, says Devan
Senior actor Devan, who’s contesting for the submit of president of AMMA, termed the complaint as “nonsense and filed with an ulterior motive.”
“It will not stand the test of law. We may have differences within, but no member of the actors’ body will support such a baseless allegation,” he mentioned.
Actor Raveendran, who’s contesting for the submit of common secretary, mentioned the affiliation would collectively oppose any transfer to defame members on the premise of such baseless allegations. An inquiry needs to be finished on how this complaint had emerged because it was finished with a malicious intent, he mentioned.
