Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Filmmaker Anil V Nagendran Severs Ties With CPI(M)
Anil V Nagendran is a filmmaker who supported the CPI(M) for many years.
He said he is now leaving the party.
He believes some people inside the organisation treated him badly for a long time.
Nagendran said he spent a lot of money making films and other works about Communist ideas.
One of his films was withdrawn after an Election Commission complaint linked it to an election campaign.
He said the film later reached audiences at party programmes.
He also made a Tamil film called “Veeravanakkam,” which received positive responses.
Nagendran said the money he lost hurt less than the treatment he received.
He still said that several good leaders and workers remain in the party.
Filmmaker and CPI(M) co-traveller Anil V Nagendran said he was leaving the party after alleging years of internal hostility.
Nagendran said he spent more than three decades creating films, books, programmes and revolutionary songs based on Communist ideas.
He alleged that a film about Communist leaders was withdrawn after Election Commission action over a complaint concerning the 2014 Lok Sabha election.
He said the film and his Tamil film “Veeravanakkam” caused major financial losses despite later screenings and positive responses.
Nagendran said he could no longer see the compassion toward oppressed and helpless people that he associated with Communism, while acknowledging good party leaders and workers remained.
- Who
- Filmmaker and CPI(M) co-traveller Anil V Nagendran.
- What
- Nagendran announced that he was severing ties with the CPI(M), citing prolonged hostility from some people within the organisation.
- When
- Saturday, September 12; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Kollam, Kerala.
- Why
- He alleged continued hostility over several years and said he could no longer see the compassion toward oppressed and helpless people that he associated with Communism.
Nagendran’s allegations
Party response not reported
Treatment within the organisation
Nagendran’s allegations
Nagendran alleged that certain people in the CPI(M) subjected him to prolonged hostility and continued trying to obstruct his work.
Party response not reported
The report does not include a response from the CPI(M) or the individuals accused by Nagendran.
Film and election campaign
Nagendran’s allegations
Nagendran said his film about Communist leaders was withdrawn after Election Commission action, and that the financial loss was less painful than efforts to keep it from the public.
Party response not reported
The report states that the film was withdrawn following a complaint that it had been released as part of the CPI(M)’s campaign before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, but gives no further response from the party.
- Person
- Anil V Nagendran
- Organisation
- Communist Party of India (Marxist), referred to as CPI(M)
- Reported reason for departure
- Alleged prolonged hostility from people within the organisation
- Earlier work
- More than three decades of films, books, audio-video programmes and revolutionary songs based on Communist ideas
- Election-related film dispute
- A film was withdrawn after Election Commission action following a complaint that it was part of the CPI(M)'s campaign before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls
- Other film mentioned
- Tamil film “Veeravanakkam”
- Financial impact
- Nagendran said he suffered heavy losses and accumulated debts