Mammootty (born as Muhammad Kutty Ismail Paniparambil; 7 September 1951) is an Indian film

actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.He is the actor with most number
of nominations for the national best actor award and won it 3 times. He has also acted
in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he
has acted in over 300 films.
Mammootty has been awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor three times.[3] He has also won
five Kerala State Film Awardsand eleven Filmfare Awards. In 1998, he was awarded the Padma
Shri by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts. He is the only actor to win the
National Film Award based on performances in two different films on two different occasions, they
include Mathilukal and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), and Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan (1993).[4]
[5]

He got an honoraryDoctorate from the University of Kerala in January 2010[6] and from

the University of Calicut in December 2010.[7]

Mammootty is the chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs the Malayalam television
channels Kairali TV, People TV andWE TV.[8] He is also the goodwill ambassador of the Akshaya
project.[9] His philanthropic works include the Pain and Palliative Care Society.

Mammootty with Fr. Palakkappilly atSacred Heart College, Thevara in 2013.

Contents
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1 Family and early life

2 Acting career
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2.1 Early career (19711980)

2.2 19801983

2.3 19841993

2.4 1994 to 2000

2.5 2000-2010

2.6 2010present

2.7 Films in other languages

3 Philanthropic work

4 Television career

5 In the media

6 Other activities

7 Awards, honours and recognitions

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7.1 National Film Awards

8 Filmography

9 References

10 External links

Family and early life[edit]

Mammootty was born as Muhammad Kutty Ismail Paniparambil and raised in the village
of Chempu near Vaikom in the Kottayam district of the state of Kerala, India in a middleclass, Muslim family. He was the eldest son. He has two younger brothers, Ibrahim and Zakariah and
three younger sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina. [10] His father Ismail was a farmer and his mother
Fatima was a housewife. Mammootty's father shifted his family to Ernakulam during the 1960s; his
school life was at St. Albert's School and Government School Ernakulam. He did his pre-university
course (pre-degree) at Maharajas College, Kochi, and then graduated with a L.L.B. (Bachelor of
Laws) from Ernakulam Government Law College. He practised law for two years in Manjeri.
He married a lady named Sulfath in 1979[2] and has a daughter, Surumi (born 1982), and a
son, Dulquer Salman (born 1986). Mammootty's younger brother Ebrahimkutty is an actor in
Malayalam. Ebrahimkutty's son Maqbool Salmaan is a film actor.[11]

Acting career[edit]
Early career (19711980)[edit]

Mammootty with Ramachandra Babu, who served as cinematographer in his debut film and actor Saiju Kurup.

Mammootty's debut was an uncredited appearance in the 1971 film Anubhavangal

Paalichakal directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.[12] His second film was Kaalachakram, a 1973
Malayalam film directed by K. Narayanan. In 1979, when he played his first lead role inDevalokam,
directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. However, this film was never completed.[10] His next film was the
1980 film, Vilkkanundu Swapnangal, directed by Azad, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.[13]
Mammootty's first starring role in a released film was the 1980 film Mela, written and directed by K.
G. George

19801983[edit]
Mammootty began to establish himself as a recognised actor through his films of the 1980s
viz Sphodanam (directed by P. G. Viswambharan), Munnettam (directed by Sreekumaran
Thampi), Thrishna (directed by I.V. Sasi). In 1981, he got his first state award in the Best Supporting
Actor category for his performance in Ahimsa.[citation needed] His performances included Aalkkoottathil
Thaniye andAdiyozhukkukal. He played the role of a police officer in the investigative
thriller Yavanika (1982) directed by K. G. George.

19841993[edit]
In a period of five years from 1982 to 1987 Mammootty acted in more than 150 films in the lead role.
[13]

In 1986 alone, he acted in about 35 films including a glimpse appearance in Mazha Peyyunnu

Maddalam Kottunnu.[14]
In the mid 80s he collaborated in what became known as the 'Mammootty-Kutty-Petty' films. These
films had Mammootty as the protagonist, a husband and a father, with a 34-year old daughter, and
employed in a top ranking post in a company. Mammootty made a comeback with New
Delhi and Thaniyavarthanam, both released in 1987. In New Delhihe played a victimised journalist,
who systematically took revenge on politicians who flattered him. He received the Kerala Film Critics
Awards for Best Actor for his role as Balan Mash in Thaniyavarthanam, written by Lohithadas and
directed by Sibi Malayil.[15]
In 1988 Mammootty starred in Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as a CBI officer. Following Oru CBI Diary
Kurippu, three more murder mystery sequels were produced with the same cast of

characters: Jagratha (1989), Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004) and Nerariyan CBI (2005), all directed by K.
Madhu, penned by S. N. Swamy with Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer, an intelligent but unassuming
CBI officer. Two of M. T. Vasudevan Nair's films with autobiographical elements were acted in by
Mammootty. One was Aksharangal directed by I. V. Sasi and the other was Sukrutham directed by
Harikumar.
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha was directed by T. Hariharan and penned by M.T.Vasudevan Nair.
Mammootty's depiction of a Chekavar (mercenary warrior) of distinguished valor but vilified by
circumstances won him the National Film Award for Best Actor. Along with the huge commercial
success of the film, Mammooty was given rave reviews about his lead role in the film, which required
heavy physical and psychological preparations. His role as a hunter Varunni in Mrigaya, directed by
I.V. Sasi, and another film Mahayanam, were also scanned for the State Award. Mammootty won the
Filmfare award for Amaram directed by Bharathan. He played the role of an uneducated fisherman
who dreams of making his only daughter a doctor.
During this time, Mammootty appeared in many of the films directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. He
starred in three of Gopalakrishnan's films, Anantaram ('Thenceforth'),Mathilukal ('Walls')
and Vidheyan ('The Servile'). His portrayal of the protagonist in Mathilukal (based on Mathilukal, a
novel by the Malayalam novelist Vaikom Muhammad Basheer) was instrumental in getting him his
first National Film Award for Best Actor. Mammootty also portrayed the roles in Adoor
Gopalakrishnan's Vidheyan and T V Chandran's Ponthan Mada. He received the National Film
Award for Best Actor and State Award for his roles in both films. His performance in Valtsalyam,
directed by Cochin Haneefa, was also considered for the State Award.

1994 to 2000[edit]
The King, scripted by Renji Panikkar, was released in 1995 and was directed by Shaji Kailas.
Mammootty played the central character as a District collector.
In 1997, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the movie Bhoothakannadi directed
by Lohithadas.
In 1999, Mammootty won his third national award for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar, an English
language movie about the life of B. R. Ambedkar, directed by Jabbar Patel.[16] The film was
sponsored by the National Film Development Corporation of India and the Ministry of Social Justice.
By the end of the 1990s he acted in films such as Priyadarshan's Megham and
Fazil's Harikrishnans in which he co-starred with actor Mohanlal. Due to immense popularity of both
the actors, Fazil was forced to use multiple climaxes for the first time in India in Harikrishnans.[17]

2000-2010[edit]
Mammootty started off the decade with Lohithadas's Arayannagalude Veedu in 2000. A critical and
commercial success, it earned the Filmfare Best Malayalam Actor Award for Mammootty.[18] He

portrayed Arackal Madhavanunni in Shaji Kailas's action thriller Valliettan, which was one of the
highest grossing films of the year.[19]
In 2001 he acted in two films including Dubai, one of the most expensive films ever made in
Malayalam.[20] In 2002, he acted in three films. Chronic Bachelor is a 2003 Malayalam romantic
comedy-drama film about the life of Sathyaprathapan (known as SP). The film was written and
directed by Siddique and produced by Malayalam director Fazil. The film was released as a Vishu
release in 2003. It ran for more than 115 days.[21]

Mammootty in December 2008

In 2004, the third instalment in the CBI series, Sethurama Iyer CBI marked Mammootty's comeback.
Also in 2004, he won the state awardfor his portrayal of Madhavan
in Blessy's Kazhcha. Ranjith's Black and V. M. Vinu's Vesham were also successful ventures.[22]
Mammootty had six releases in 2005, including Anwar Rasheed's directorial debut Rajamanikyam.
He portrayed Bellary Raja, aThiruvananthapuram based cattle dealer in the film, which was the
highest grosser of the year and highest grossing Malayalam film until 2008. [23]
In 2006, Mammootty won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the movie Karutha Pakshikal directed
by Kamal. He also acted in I. V. Sasi'sBalram vs. Tharadas, in which he reprised his roles Inspector
Balram from the 1991 blockbuster Inspector Balram and Tharadas from the 1984
blockbuster Athirathram. It was I. V. Sasi's 144th film, and a record 35th with Mammootty.[24] In 2006,
Mammootty continued his success with the film Thuruppu Gulan. Mammootty's action
comedy Mayavi in 2007 was a box office blockbuster and was the highest grossing Malayalam film
of that year. [25] His portrayal of Dr. Nathan in Shyamaprasad's Ore Kadal (2007) was critically
acclaimed. In 2007 he also acted in commercially successful Big B.
In 2008, Mammootty appeared in Annan Thambi. The film released in 75 centres across the state,
completed 50 days in nearly 61 centres and 120 days in 4 centres. He played a police officer for
25th time in the film Roudram. He also starred in Kerala's multistarrer Twenty: 20 in 2008.

In October 2009, he acted in Pazhassi Raja, directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan
Nair, which became the highest grossing film of the year in the Malayalam industry.[26] He also acted
in the short film Puramkazhchakal (directed by Lal Jose) from Malayalam's first portmanteau
film Kerala Cafe.[27] In 2009, he won his fifth state award for Best Actor for his performance
in Ranjith's Paleri Manikyam. He was nominated for the National Award for Best Actor in 2009, but
he lost the award in the final round of the competition to Amitabh Bachchan. The jury's decision to
give the award to Bachchan was criticised by Shaji N Karun, director of Kutty Srank (the movie
which won the award for best film of 2009) and Ranjith, director of Paleri Manikyam.[28]

2010present[edit]
In the year 2010, Mammootty acted in the films Drona 2010 directed by Shaji
Kailas, Yugapurushan directed by R. Sukumaran, Pramaani directed by B. Unnikrishnan, Pokkiri
Raja, the directorial debut of Vysakh Abraham, Kutty Srank directed by Shaji N.
Karun, Pranchiyettan & the Saint directed by Ranjith, Best of Luck directed by M. A. Nishad andBest
Actor, the debut film of Martin Prackat, of which Best of Luck featured him in a cameo role.
In 2011, his films were 15 August directed by Shaji Kailas, Doubles directed by Sohan Seenulal, The
Train directed by Jayaraj, Bombay March 12 directed by Babu Janardhanan and Venicile
Vyaapari directed by Shafi.
In 2012, his films were The King & the Commissioner directed by Shaji Kailas, the Kannada
film Shikari directed by Abhay Simha, Cobra directed by Lal, Thappana directed byJohny
Antony, Jawan of Vellimala directed by Anoop Kannan, of which he himself produced the film, Face
to Face directed by V. M. Vinu and Bavuttiyude Namathil directed by G. S. Vijayan.
In 2013, his initial films were Kammath & Kammath directed by Thomson and Immanuel directed
by Lal Jose. Later he went on to act in Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty directed byRanjith, which was
released on Ramzan season and Kunjananthante Kada directed by Salim Ahamed. Daivathinte
Swantham Cleetus directed by G. Marthandan.[citation needed]. His next release was Silence directed by V.
K. Prakash.
He acted in Balyakalasakhi directed by Pramod Payannur, Praise the Lord directed by Shibu
Ganghadharan and Gangster directed by Aashiq Abu in the initial half of 2014.[29] He also acted
in Manglish directed by Salam Bappu, Munnariyippu directed by Venu, RajadhiRaja directed by Ajai
Vasudev and Varsham directed by Ranjith Sankar . Mammootty received critical praise for his
portrayal of C.K. Raghavan in Munnariyippu,[30] while Sify called RajadhiRaja "a genuine hit for
Mammootty after a long time."[31] Nicy V.P ofInternational Business Times wrote, "Varsham is a movie
worth investing your time and money. " [32]

Films in other languages[edit]

Mammootty has acted in a few non-Malayalam movies and these include

some Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and English films. In 1990, he made his Tamil debut in Mounam
Sammadham, directed by K. Madhu. He has acted in Tamil films for directors including K.
Balachander (Azhagan), Mani Ratnam (Thalapathy), N. Linguswamy (Aanandham) andRajiv
Menon (Kandukondain Kandukondain). Kilippechu Kekkavaa (1993), directed by Fazil. He played
the role of Anantha Sharma in K. Vishwanath's Telugu film Swathi Kiranam(1992).
He acted in the Kannada film Shikari in 2011.
He made his debut into Hindi films through Thriyathri which was released in 1989, though his first
film as a leading actor was Dhartiputra. He starred in the biographical film Dr. Baba Saheb
Ambedkar directed by Jabbar Patel which was in the English language. He also appeared in Sau
Jhooth Ek Sach (2004).
During the 2006 IIFA Awards ceremony held at Dubai, he openly criticised the organizers of the IIFA
Awards for completely ignoring South Indian film by stating that theBollywood film industry should
stand up to competition from the South Indian film industry before calling itself international. [33]

Philanthropic work[edit]

Mammootty in 2007

Mammootty is the patron of the Pain and Palliative Care Society,[34] a charitable
organisation in Kerala formed with the aim of improving the quality of life among patients with
advanced cancer. He has been working with the Pain and Palliative Care Centre situated
inKozhikode, India.[35] Mammootty has now[when?] put forth a novel project to provide the pain and
palliative care to those suffering fromcancer throughout Kerala.[36]

Mammootty is the ambassador of Jeevan Jothi, a social work project aimed at providing aid to
people seeking treatment for anyophthalmic diseases, cardiac diseases, orthopaedic diseases, liver
diseases, renal dysfunctions, haemophilia diseases, or ENTdisorders.[citation needed]
Mammootty is the goodwill ambassador of the charity project "Street India Movement", which is
aimed at the eradication of child begging and child labour. He has promoted the activities of the
movement, which networks with orphanages and institutions looking after the children. [37]
Kazhcha is a venture to extend free eye care and treatment organised by Mammootty Fans Welfare
Association and Mammootty Times, in association with Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre
and the Eye Bank Association of Kerala. One of the major activities related to this is distribution of
free spectacles to children. A special fund received from the office of the President of India will be
utilised[when?] for this purpose. Free eye camps will also be conducted at various places in connection
to this project.[38]
Akshaya, the information technology dissemination project of the Government of Kerala, has
Mammootty as its Goodwill Ambassador.[39][40] He formally took over the role on 26 February 2006 at a
video networked programme which was linked to all the district headquarters of the state.
[9]

Mammootty spearheaded the campaign by appearing in print andvisual media advertisements and

other publicity materials that sent the message of the Akshaya project to the grassroots.
Mammootty is a patron of "Care and Share International Foundation", a charity organisation working
towards removing the inequalities in society. The foundation has done many notable humanitarian
works including the recent "Hridaya Sparsham project", to mobilise help for the heart surgery of
children. Mammootty's plea over the social networking sites evoked aid worth about

1 crore within

a day.[41]
In August 2014, Mammootty launched the My Tree Challenge as a response to the popularity of
the Ice Bucket Challenge. Its purpose is to encourage others to plant saplings, as the rules dictate
they should if they are challenged.[42] My Tree Challenge was kick-started by two environment lovers,
Abdul Manaf, an entrepreneur, and Imthias Kadeer, a travel photographer. It was actor Fahadh
Faasil who first challenged actors Mohanlal and Mammootty to take up the challenge.[43]

Television career[edit]
As of 2010, Mammootty is the Chairman of Malayalam Communications,[44] which runs some
Malayalam TV channels such as Kairali TV, People TV and Channel We.
He owned a production company during the 1980s, Casino, along with Mohanlal, I.V.
Sasi, Seema and Century Kochumon. The production house produced commercially successful films
such as Nadodikkattu, Gandhi Nagar 2nd Street, Adiyozhukkukal and Karimpin Poovinakkare.

He formed a television production company, Megabytes, which produced television serials, the first
being Jwalayay[45] in the late 1990s, which was also his first project as aproducer.[46] He also owns a
distribution company named Mammootty Technotainment. [47] The company distributed his Tamil
film Karmegham in Kerala.

In the media[edit]
In 2005, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Dileep accounted for 97% of the box-office revenue of Malayalam
cinema.[48]

Other activities[edit]
Mammootty is the patron of the Pain and Palliative Care Society,[34] a charitable
organisation in Kerala formed with the aim of improving the quality of life among patients with
advanced cancer. He has been working with the Pain and Palliative Care Centre situated
in Kozhikode, India.[35] Mammootty is busy promoting the anti-drug campaign Addicted to Life. He has
joined hands with Kerala State Beverages Corporation to promote the campaign. The project,
launched by the Government of Kerala aims to eradicate the drugs and alcohol usage among the
people; especially the youth.[49] Mammootty was appointed as the Global Brand ambassador of
the Thrissur-based South Indian Bank on 16 October 2006.[50][51] He was also featured as the brand
ambassador for Kerala Volleyball League.[52]
Mammootty and Dubai-based businessman MA Yousuf Ali met with the officials of the Dubai Internet
City (DIC) to lobby for the proposed Smart City project at Kochi.[53]
Mammootty wrote his first book Kazhchapadu (roughly translated as "Perspective", a compilation of
short essays he has written in various publications over the years).[54][55]
Mammootty owns the distribution company Playhouse Entertainments. Some films distributed by the
company are Chattambinadu, Ritu, Three Kings, Living Together,Neelathamara, Pranchiyettan & the
Saint, The King and the Commissioner, and Cobra.[56]

Awards, honours and recognitions[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty
Mammootty has won three National Film Awards, five Kerala State Film Awards, eleven Filmfare
Awards, eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards and five Asianet Film Awards (from fourteen
nominations). In 1998, the government of India honoured Mammootty with its fourth highest civilian
award, Padma Shri for his contribution to the Indian film industry.[57]He was conferred with the Doctor
of Letters degree by University of Calicut and University of Kerala in 2010.[6][7]

National Film Awards[edit]

1999: National Film Award for Best Actor for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar[58]

1993: National Film Award for Best Actor for Vidheyan and Ponthan Mada

1989: National Film Award for Best Actor for Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and Mathilukal[59]