89 Facts About Mammootty

Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail, known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films.

Mammootty has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions.

Mammootty is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South.

Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971.

Mammootty's breakthrough came in 1981 when he received the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his performance in Ahimsa.

Mammootty is the chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs the Malayalam television channels Kairali TV, Kairali News and Kairali We.

Mammootty is the owner of multiple production ventures, including the distribution-production banner Playhouse and the Mammootty Kampany.

Mammootty was raised in the village of Chempu near Vaikom in Kottayam district in the present-day state of Kerala, India in a middle-class Muslim family.

Mammootty has two younger brothers, Ibrahimkutty and Zakariah, and three younger sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina.

Mammootty went to Government High School, Kulasekharamangalam, Kottayam for his primary education.

Mammootty did his pre-university course at Sacred Heart College, Thevara.

Mammootty married Sulfath Kuttyy in 1979 in an arranged marriage.

Mammootty made his second appearance in an uncredited role in the 1973 film Kaalachakram, directed by K Narayanan.

Mammootty was then cast in a supporting role in Vijayachithra Combines' big budget action film Sphodanam, directed by P G Vishwambharan.

Mammootty was credited as "Sajin" in the film as Vishwanbharan felt that the name "Mammootty" did not suit an actor.

Mammootty was then cast in a major supporting role in Sasi's political drama Ee Nadu, which was a major commercial success, becoming the highest grossing South Indian film of the year.

Mammootty played supporting roles in most of the films released during the year.

Mammootty had 23 of his films released during the year.

Mammootty played the character Tharadas, who is a smuggler and the film was a commercial success.

Mammootty appears in the lead role as Balram, a police officer.

Mammootty played G Krishnamoorthy, a victimised journalist who systematically arranges the killing of politicians who had implicated him under false charges.

Mammootty played an investigator called Sethurama Iyer in another film, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, which served as the first instalment in the CBI series.

In 1988, Mammootty collaborated with Joshiy for two films, Sangham and Thanthram.

In 1989, Mammootty won the Best Actor Award in Kerala State Film Awards for the movies Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Mrigayaa and Mahayanam.

Mammootty played the role Kunjachan which is a character from the novel Veli written by Muttathu Varkey.

Mammootty made his Tamil debut the same year with Mounam Sammadham.

Mammootty appeared as Alexander in the 1990 in a Gangster film Samrajyam, Directed by Jomon with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

In 1990, Mammootty was part of No 20 Madras Mail directed by Joshiy.

Mammootty done a cameo role as himself and Mohanlal was in the lead role.

Mammootty played the character Achootty, an uneducated fisherman who wants his daughter to be educated and wants her to become a doctor.

The role helped Mammootty to grab another Filmfare award for Best actor.

Mammootty played the character Putturumees in the movie Soorya Manasam, who is a mentally challenged man who lives with his mother in a small village.

Mammootty was critically acclaimed for the role and the movie is based on 1937 American Novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

Mammootty done his entry to Telugu industry through Swathi Kiranam in the year 1992.

In 1993, Mammootty joined with Joshiy for an Action film Dhruvam.

Mammootty won National Film Award for Best Actor for the movie Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan at the same year.

Mammootty made his Bollywood debut with the 1993 release Dhartiputra.

Mammootty acted as an aggressive yet honorable District Collector Thevalliparambil Joseph Alex IAS in his following release, a Political thriller film The King.

The movie was clashed with Rajinikanth starrer Muthu at the same time and Mammootty took the lead over Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu.

Mammootty did a direct Telugu movie in the same year Surya Putrulu, directed by C Umamaheswara Rao.

In 1997 Mammootty won the Best Actor Award in Filmfare Awards for the performance in the movie Bhoothakkannadi, directed by Lohithadas.

In 1998, Mammootty played the role of an IPS officer in the investigation thriller film The Truth, written by S N Swamy and directed by Shaji Kailas.

Mammootty played the lead role in Oru Maravathoor Kanavu, which was the directorial debut of Lal Jose in 1998.

In 1999, Mammootty won the Best Actor in National Film Awards for the movie Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, directed by Jabbar Patel.

Mammootty joined with Priyadarshan in the same year for the movie Megham, which is a commercial success.

In 2000, Mammootty done a cameo role in Narasimham, in which Mohanlal done the main role.

Mammootty won the Best Actor Award in Filmfare Awards in 2000 for his performance in Arayannangalude Veedu.

Mammootty has done the lead role in N Lingusamy directorial debut Aanandham in the same year.

In 2003, Mammootty played Sathyaprathapan, a bachelor in romantic comedy Drama Film Chronic Bachelor, directed by Siddique.

Mammootty acted in Pattalam, by director Lal Jose, in which he plays an Indian Army officer, Major Pattabhiraman.

Mammootty won Kerala State Film Awards and Filmfare awards for Best Actor for the performance in the movie Kaazhcha.

Mammootty was seen in never seen characters in the movies like Thommanum Makkalum, Thaskaraveeran and Rajamanikyam.

Mammootty started the year with action comedy film Thuruppugulan, which was a super hit in box office.

Mammootty won the Best Actor in Filmfare Awards for the movie Karutha Pakshikal.

Mammootty won the appreciation for the slow-motion walking and the background music is still trending.

Mammootty begin 2008 with action film Roudram, directed by Renji Panicker.

Mammootty joined with Anwar Rasheed after the industrial hit RajaManikyam.

Mammootty done a cameo role in One Way Ticket in which Prithviraj Sukumaran done the lead role.

Mammootty done performance oriented movies like Kerala Cafe and Paleri Manikyam.

Mammootty won Best Actor Award in both Kerala State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for the movie Paleri Manikyam.

Mammootty acted in Balyakalasakhi, directed by Pramod Payyannur, Praise the Lord, directed by Shibu Gangadharan and Gangster, directed by Aashiq Abu in the first half of 2014.

Mammootty acted in: Manglish, directed by Salam Bappu, Munnariyippu, directed by Venu, RajadhiRaja, directed by debutant Ajai Vasudev and Varsham, directed by Ranjith Sankar.

Mammootty acted in Kasaba directed by debutant director Nithin Renji Paniker.

Mammootty was then seen in Puthan Panam directed by Ranjith, Pullikkaran Staraa directed by Syamdhar and Masterpiece directed by Ajai Vasudev.

Mammootty has then seen in Uncle written by Joy Mathew and directed by debutant Girish Damodar.

Mammootty was then seen in an extended cameo in the film Pathinettam Padi directed by Shankar Ramakrishnan.

Later in the year, Mammootty was in the historical drama Mamangam directed by M Padmakumar, which is based on the historical Mamankam festival in the banks of the Bharathappuzha.

Mammootty was in Ramesh Pisharody's Ganagandharvan in which he plays a 'ganamela' singer named Kalasadhan Ullas and Ajai Vasudev's Shylock.

In 2021, Mammootty has two releases in March; the first is The Priest, directed by Jofin T Chacko.

Mammootty plays Kadakkal Chandran, Chief Minister of Kerala in the film.

Mammootty has acted in Tamil films for directors including K Balachander's, Mani Ratnam's, Fazil's, N Linguswamy's, R K Selvamani's, Marumalarchi Bharathi's and Ethirum Puthirum and Rajiv Menon.

Mammootty played Anantha Sharma in K Viswanath's Telugu film Swathi Kiranam.

Mammootty formed a television production company, Megabytes, which produced television serials, the first being Jwalayay in the late 1990s, which was his first project as a producer.

Mammootty is the owner of Playhouse since 2009, a company which primarily distributes films he has starred in.

In 2007, Mammootty published his first book, Kazhchapadu, a compilation of short essays he had written in various publications over the years.

Mammootty is a patron of the Pain and Palliative Care Society, a charitable organisation in Kerala, that aims to improve the quality of people in advanced stages of cancer.

Mammootty has been working with the Pain and Palliative Care Centre situated in Kozhikode, India.

Mammootty is a patron of the Care and Share International Foundation, a charity organisation aimed at reducing societal inequality.

Mammootty is the goodwill ambassador of the charity project Street India Movement, which lists the elimination of child begging and child labour among its goals.

Mammootty has promoted the activities of the movement, which coordinates with orphanages and institutions looking after the children.

Mammootty is goodwill ambassador for Akshaya, the information technology dissemination project of the Government of Kerala.

Mammootty formally took over the role on 26 February 2006 at a video-telecasted programme that was linked to all district headquarters of the state.

Mammootty promotes the anti-drug campaign Addicted to Life, launched by the Government of Kerala and affiliated with the Kerala State Beverages Corporation, which aims to eradicate drugs and alcohol usage among people, especially the youth.

Mammootty challenged Mohanlal and Shah Rukh Khan to take up the challenge.

Kazhcha, 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, is a venture to extend free eye care and treatment.

Mammootty was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Thrissur-based South Indian Bank on 16 October 2006.

Mammootty was featured as the brand ambassador for Kerala Volleyball League.

Mammootty has won three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, thirteen Filmfare Awards, eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards and five Asianet Film Awards.

Mammootty was conferred with the Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Calicut and the University of Kerala in 2010.