Raveendran appointed chair of Kerala Chalachitra Academy
The Kerala government has appointed actor and festival curator Raveendran as chairperson of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, with actor Priyanka Nair as vice-chairperson. The government also reconstituted the academy’s executive committee and general council after a delay of more than four months following the new administration’s assumption of office.
The Kerala government has appointed actor and festival curator Raveendran as chairperson of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Actor Priyanka Nair has been named vice-chairperson, while actor Salim Hassan and filmmaker Jofin T. Chacko have been appointed executive committee members.
The appointments formed part of a complete reconstitution of the academy’s executive committee and general council. The changes were announced on Friday, more than four months after the Congress-led United Democratic Front government took charge in the State. The academy’s new general council includes Deepu Karunakaran, Vaikom Vijayalekshmi, M.V.
Gireesh Kumar, Salim Hassan, B. Rakesh, Sajeevan Anthikkad, Zakariya, R.S. Panicker, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Vazhoor Jose, A.
Kabeer, Sabu Shankar, Sherga Sandeep and Abdul Hanan. The appointments follow the resignations of former chairperson Resul Pookutty and former vice-chairperson Kukku Parameswaran. The two submitted their resignations in May, several weeks after the UDF government assumed office.
The source material did not provide statements from the newly appointed chairperson, vice-chairperson or the government about their priorities for the academy. The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy is the State’s film-related body named in the announcement. The report gives no further details about the timing of the new leadership’s assumption of office or the term of the appointments.
The reconstitution establishes new leadership for the academy after the vacancies created by the May resignations. Its executive committee and general council will now include the named appointees and members listed by the government.
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