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Vinayan wants fresh election

Monday, June 30, 2008, 9:18 [IST]

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Director Vinayan, general secretary of MACTA, today welcomed the decision to conduct a fresh election in the MATCA federation within three months, as an attempt to resolve the present crisis in the Malayalam film industry at the meeting convened by the Indian Film Employees Confederation (IFEC) and Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) in Chennai on Wednesday.

However, Vinayan denied the news that the meeting has decided to disband the existing executive committees in the MACTA federation. He also refused to disclose whether he will contest in the polls.

Topics: vinayan, macta, ifec, fefsi

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FEFSI's disciplinary actions against Vinayan

Friday, September 19, 2008,11:31 [IST]

The Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), one of the apex bodies of film organizations in India, has decided to take disciplinary actions against former MACTA secretary, director Vinayan, Baiju Kottarakkara, Biju Vattappara and Aleppey Ashraf. According to the decision taken at a meeting in Chennai, in future, FEFSI and Indian Film Employees Confederation (IFEC) will not cooperate with the films made by these four. The disciplinary actions were initiated for their alleged involvement in creating tensions in the proposed.....

Vinayan group boycotts MACTA polls

Tuesday, September 2, 2008,12:10 [IST]

In a move against the decision to collect a deposit of Rs. 25,000 for granting voting rights to members, one of the two factions in the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA), led by the erstwhile general secretary director Vinayan, has decided to boycott the upcoming fresh elections in MACTA scheduled to take place next week. Directors Mohan and Baiju Kottarakkara, representatives of the faction, said that they are boycotting the elections to the directors and writers' union of MACTA, following the.....

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Violence: MACTA elections postponed

Friday, August 29, 2008,16:37 [IST]

The proposed fresh elections in the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) have been postponed after a fracas at MACTA office in Kochi. A committee formed by the Indian Film Employees Confederation (IFEC) at a Chennai meet held in June (to resolve the recent battle and split between the members in the Malayalam film industry) is to conduct this election. The supporters of two factions, led by director Vinayan and Siddique, resorted to mindless violence at the office of MACTA during filing.....

MACTA elections next month

Thursday, August 7, 2008,9:55 [IST]

The committee, which was formed by the Indian Film Employees Confederation (IFEC) at a Chennai-meet held in June to resolve the raging controversy on the Dileep-Tulasidas issue that triggered the recent battle and split in the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA), has decided to conduct the proposed fresh election on September 6th and 7th. The whole issue began when actor Dileep, who was to act in a film directed by Tulasidas, refused to act in the movie after taking an.....

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