Thiruvananthapuram

Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty was appointed chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA), the apex body for cinema in the state, on Friday.

In a government order issued by the Department of Cultural Affairs, the names of 26 office-bearers and members of the new committee were announced.

According to the order, Pookutty will serve as chairperson, while actress Kuku Parameswaran has been appointed vice-chairperson.

Parameswaran is also the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). C Ajoy will continue as the Academy’s secretary.

The general council members include Santhosh Keezhattoor, Sithara Krishnakumar, Minhaj Meder, Sohanlal S, G S Vijayan, Shyam Pushkaran, Amal Neerad, Nikhila Vimal, B Rakesh, Sudheer Karamana, Reji M Damodaran, Saju Navodaya, N Arun, Poojappura Radhakrishnan, and Sreeganesh U.

Other ex officio members include the KSCA treasurer; secretaries of the Cultural Affairs and Finance departments; directors of the Cultural Affairs and Information & Public Relations departments; the KSCA managing director; and directors of C-DIT and Doordarshan.

The executive board comprises Pookutty, Parameswaran, the KSCA secretary and treasurer, Sohanlal, and Keezhattoor.

The committee’s tenure will be three years, the order said.

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Director Ranjith, who previously served as KSCA chairman, resigned last year following allegations of misbehaviour made against him by a Bengali actor.