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| Founded | August 1998 |
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| Type | Government-aided academy |
| Focus | Promotion of cinema |
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Area served | The State of Kerala, India |
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| Website | keralafilm.com |
Kerala State Motion Picture Academy is an autonomous non-profit institution based in Trivandrum, working under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. It was founded in August 1998 for the promotion of cinema in Kerala, considering that cinema is the most popular art form in the state.[1] The academy was first of its kind in India; it was formed on the basis of the Karant committee report (1980), which proposed the formation of a national film academy. Under the leadership of T. K. Ramakrishnan, The Minister for Cultural Affairs appointed Shaji N. Karun as its first chairman.
In August 2024, Ranjith, the then-chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, resigned following a sexual harassment allegation made by Bengali film actress Sreelekha Mitra. Despite the subsequent release of the Hema Committee report, Renjith has not publicly admitted to nor apologised for the allegations.[2]
- ^ kerala.gov.in-Malayalam Cinema Introduction Archived 12 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Malayalam director Ranjith resigns as Kerala Chalachitra Academy chief after Sreelekha's 'touching skin' allegation". livemint.com. 22 February 2024.