Movie Artists Association

Movie Artists Association (MAA)
మూవీ ఆర్టిస్ట్ అసోసియేషన్ (మా)
Formation4 October 1993; 31 years ago (1993-10-04)
TypeNon-Profit Organization
HeadquartersAndhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce, Film Nagar
Location
Members
900+
Official language
Telugu
President
Vishnu Manchu[1]
General Secretary
Raghu Babu
Vice President
Madala Ravi
Treasurer
Siva Balaji
Websitemaa.asia

The Movie Artists Association (MAA) is a trade union that represents over 900 principal and background performers working in Telugu cinema. It was started on October 4, 1993, by Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju, Krishna, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu, and other senior artists. Chiranjeevi was the maiden president of the MAA.[2][3][4]

The stated objectives of the MAA include resolving issues related to artists, arbitration of disputes between producers and artists, and implementing measures related to the welfare of it’s members. In its early days, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju, Krishna, Murali Mohan, acted as advisors.[5] Before the full-fledged formation of the MAA, its functions were operated from the residence of Murali Mohan for a few months.[6]

As of April 2024, the MAA is currently administered from the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce Building located at Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, and the current president is Vishnu Manchu.

  1. ^ https://www.indiaglitz.com/in-a-historic-moment-manchu-vishnu-becomes-maa-president-again-telugu-news-353165
  2. ^ "MAA Elections 2021, The Story So Far". Sakshi (media group). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Here's how Vishnu Manchu won MAA elections 2021". The Times of India. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Shwetha Menon backs Prithviraj to lead Malayalam movie artists association after Mohanlal". The Economic Times. 27 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "MAA meets CM". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Film Nagar The heart of Tollywood". The Hans India. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.