Actors condemn complaint lodged against Shwetha Menon

A section of the actors in the Malayalam film industry has come out against the first information report (FIR) registered against actor Shwetha Menon under Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 on charges of making financial gains through her roles in movies having alleged vulgar and obscene content.

Actor Maala Parvathi said in a social media post that she suspected a conspiracy behind the complaint lodged by a native of Ernakulam as Shwetha is contesting the election to the post of president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).

The FIR was lodged by the Ernakulam Central police based 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 said.

Nonsense, says Devan

Senior actor Devan, who is contesting for the post 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 said.

Actor Raveendran, who is contesting for the post of general secretary, said the association would jointly oppose any move to defame members on the basis of such baseless allegations. An inquiry should be done on how this complaint had emerged as it was done with a malicious intent, he said.