Veteran actor Thilakan has decided to appear before the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA)'s executive committee meeting on Monday to apprise them of his version.
Thilakan, who had declined twice earlier to appear before the disciplinary panel set up by the AMMA executive and was placed under suspension, told PTI that he would be attending the meeting "to convince" them of the "conspiracy" by a section in the organisation to keep him out of films.
"AMMA general secretary Mohanlal has given me a fresh letter and I am going to attend the meeting on Monday. I will decide on the next course of action after knowing their (AMMA) stand on the issue," he said.
Thilakan was excluded from Mohanlal starrer film Christian Brothers and a Hollywood movie Dam 999 directed by Malayali filmmaker Sohan Roy after the technicians' forum Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), refused to co-operate with the projects if the actor was cast in the films.
Thilakan had infuriated FEFKA and AMMA, which he said, had turned into "mafia groups" serving the interests of superstars only.
A verbal battle followed with litterateur Sukumar Azhikode and AITUC-affiliated Malayalam Cinema Technicians Association (MACTA) taking up Thilakan's cause, saying the actor was being denied his job.
After Thilakan refused to appear before AMMA disciplinary panel and went on making statements against superstars, he was suspended from the organisation.
