To
resolve
the
raging
controversy
on
the
Dileep-Tulasidas
issue
that
triggered
the
recent
battle
in
the
Malayalam
film
industry
between
directors,
actors,
producers
and
technicians,
the
Association
of
Malayalam
Movie
Artistes
(AMMA)
has
finally
come
up
with
a
commendable
decision
on
Sunday,
urging
actor
Dileep
to
return
the
advance
amount
he
received
for
acting
in
Tulasidas" film.
The
entire
issue
cropped
up
when
popular
Malayalam
actor
Dileep,
who
was
to
act
in
a
film
being
directed
by
Tulasidas,
refused
to
act
in
the
movie
after
taking
an
advance,
allegedly
because
the
director's
last
film
was
a
big
flop.
Based
on
a
complaint
from
Tulasidas
on
the
issue,
the
MACTA
Federation
came
forward
to
defend
Tulasidas
and
banned
Dileep
from
acting
in
other
films
till
he
acted
in
Tulasidas'
film.
This
led
to
a
crisis
in
the
Malayalam
industry,
resulting
in
a
split
in
the
MACTA
Federation.
Speaking
to
reporters
after
the
meeting,
AMMA
president
Innocent
said
that
Dileep
would
return
the
advance
amount
of
over
Rs.
40
lakh
he
had
taken
from
director
Tulasidas,
for
acting
in
his
(Tulasidas)
film.
Innocent
said
the
meeting
had
also
decided
not
to
take
any
disciplinary
action
against
veteran
actor
Thilakan
after
discussing
the
comments
he
reportedly
made
against
AMMA
and
actor
Nedumudi
Venu.
AMMA
has
also
decided
to
hike
the
pension
given
to
financially
weak
artistes.
The
amount
had
been
hiked
from
Rs.
2000
to
Rs.
2500.
Seven
more
artistes
would
be
given
the
pension,
taking
the
total
number
covered
under
the
scheme
to
54.
Meanwhile,
MACTA
has
decided
on
Sunday
to
look
into
the
allegation
that
certain
financial
irregularities
had
taken
place
during
the
term
of
the
previous
executive
committee.
The
meeting,
which
was
attended
by
123
members,
also
decided
to
take
steps
to
end
the
abuse
of
its
title
and
logo
by
others.
Explanation
will
be
sought
from
the
former
office-bearers
Vinayan
and
Ramachandra
Babu
for
making
misleading
statements
about
Sunday's
meeting.