Kerala Film Producers Association election not held in democratic method, alleges filmmaker Vinayan

Filmmaker-producer Vinayan has alleged that the election held to the chief committee of the Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA) on August 14, 2025 was not held in a democratic method.

“Even the one who had supported my nomination to the submit of basic secretary couldn’t forged his vote owing to the menace and provides from a bit that had been in energy for lengthy,” alleged Mr. Vinayan in a Facebook submit on Friday (August 15, 2025).

Mr. Vinayan stated a senior producer who had stood with him within the election had turned silent owing to worry on the final minute. It indicated the ability wielded by the group, who needed to convey the message to others that they may management the affiliation for lengthy.

He alleged that the outgoing committee was not capable of clear the doubts over whether or not the affiliation would have authorized management over the director board of the Producers’ Digital Cinema, a content-mastering unit, launched beneath the KFPA.

He alleged that the group that had been in energy for lengthy was not eager on rising the membership rely to retain their management over the physique. He additionally praised the president of the affiliation’s basic physique assembly for not permitting an individual, who stood as much as launch a verbal assault towards producer Sandra Thomas.

He additionally alleged that no person restrained members of different organisations, together with the Film Employees Federation of Kerala and Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes, who have been discovered contained in the voting corridor amid allegations that the producers’ physique had surrendered its identification earlier than such organisations.

The KFPA election had hit the headlines, particularly after the rejection of the nomination filed by to the submit of president. Her plea towards the choice by the returning officer was rejected by the Ernakulam Sub Court. B. Rakesh and Listin Stephen have been elected as president and basic secretary.