He was among the many six actors who had filed their nomination papers for the highest submit within the actors’ physique within the Malayalam movie business. Mr. Jagadeesh had sought the concurrence of actors, together with Mohanlal, Mammootty, and Suresh Gopi, earlier than deciding to withdraw his nomination.
It was said that he determined to withdraw from the fray amid the help from varied quarters for a lady president.
Swetha Menon is the lone girl candidate, who had filed the nomination for the submit. Actor Raveendran had withdrawn his nomination on Tuesday, although he had mentioned that he would contest for the submit of common secretary.
Actor Devan had mentioned on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) that he had no plans to withdraw from the competition for the submit of president as he identified that he had determined to file his nomination solely after senior actor Mohanlal opted out of the race.
He mentioned that “ladies had each proper to imagine management roles in any organisation. But it shouldn’t be on the mercy of males. It can be an insult to actor Swetha Menon, who’s contesting for the submit of president, if Mr. Jagadeesh has to withdraw from the race for her,” he mentioned.
A transparent image on the ultimate listing of candidates within the electoral race will emerge by Thursday (July 31, 2025) night. The deadline for withdrawal of nominations is round 3 p.m.
The election is scheduled on August 15.
Published – July 31, 2025 11:40 am IST
