MAMMOOTTY IN PANTHAYA THAMBURAN POOJA -PICTURES

Pattanathil Bhootham release 111 screens on July 2

Director Johnny Antony has confirmed that his most ambitious film Pattanathil Bhootham will release on July 2, after the monsoon season ends in Kerala.

The film which was originally scheduled to release on June 25 as Mammootty,s big summer film got delayed due to the graphic work and DI. Remember Mammooka is playing a dual role in the film as a circus bike jumper and a friendly ghost.

Kavya Madhavan who acted with Mammootty as a child artist in Azhagiya Ravanan, is playing is heroine for the first time. The others in the cast are Thilakan, Innocent, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, new girl Sajita Betty etc.

It has potential to attract children and the family audiences. The music of the film is by Shaan Rahman, the music director of Vineeth Sreenivasan's video album Coffee @ M.G Road . The story and screenplay is written by Sibi-Udayakrishnan team, who made a name for themselves with Twenty:20.

The film will be Mammootty's widest ever release as Kutty Krishnan of Devaki Films the producer and distributor is planning to release it in 111 screens in Kerala on July 2.

Mammootty in Sohanlal's debut movie

Mammootty has reportedly agreed to act in the debut directorial venture of Sohanlal, who had been an associate to hit-maker director Shafi. (This of course is not the Sohanlal who had made his directorial debut a few months back with the offbeat 'Orkkuka Vallappozhum').

The film, details about which are yet to be finalized, will feature script by the Sachi-Sethu duo, who had earlier scripted the Shafi-directed blockbuster 'Chocolate'. Sohanlal's Mammootty-starrer will presumably be an entertainer, with due emphasis being given to key ingredients like sentiments, humour, romance at all.

Asianet Introduces Mammootty - Best Actor Award

Leading Malayalam Channel Asianet Introduces "Mammootty - Best actor award", to find the most talented actor in Kerala. Megastar Mammootty will select the most talented actor in Kerala, through the reality show.


Asianet invites applications for the show, ‘Mammootty-Best Actor Award,’ in which superstar Mammootty and his colleagues from the silver screen will find the most talented actor.


To participate in "Mammootty - Best Actor Award", you have to submit your Applications accompanied with bio-data and a colour photograph. It should be sent to the below address,


Producer,
Mammootty- the Best Actor Award,
Asianet Communications Limited,
Puliyarakonam P.O,
Thiruvananthapuram 695 573


Get Ready to be the first winner of "Mammootty - Best Actor Award.

Mammootty turns producer, distributor

Kochi, June 14 Malayalam film superstar Mammootty Sunday geared up for a new role - that of a producer and distributor - with the inauguration of his production company named Play House.

Malayalam film superstar Mammootty Sunday geared up for a new role - that of a producer and distributor - with the inauguration of his production company named Play House.
The ribbon cutting ceremony of new company was done here by popular film personalities Siddique and Lal.

'The name of the company itself means theatre and hence it would be for both film and drama. Opportunities would be there for new faces in film and drama,' Mammootty told reporters.
The actor has been one of the leading stars of the Malayalam film industry for the past 26 years and has put on the grease-paint in more than 300 films besides picking up three national awards for acting.

The company has lined up three films for distribution and one for production in which Mammootty will play the lead, the actor informed.

The first film to be distributed is Jayaram-starrer 'Kana Kanmani' directed by Akku Akbar and the others films by award winning director Shyamaprasad and Lal Jose.

Mammootty to team up with Shaji Kailas?

There is a buzz doing the rounds that Mammootty and hit-maker Shaji Kailas are to team up once again.

The last time they had come together was in 'Valiyettan'. The news is yet to be confirmed. As per reports that have come in, this film, which is to start rolling in August this year, will have script by A.K. Sajan (who had teamed up last with Shaji Kailas in the Mohanlal-starrer 'Red Chillies') and will be produced by M. Mani under the banner of Sunitha Productions.

Aamir's girl with Mammootty?

Bollywood actress Gracy Singh will begin shooting Wednesday for a Malayalam film opposite superstar Mammooty, director Jayaraj said Sunday.

"Gracy loved the subject when it was narrated to her and gave her dates immediately for Loud Speaker, an offbeat venture. The first schedule will begin in Thrissur Wednesday. It is Gracy's first non-Bollywood movie," said award winning director Jayaraj.
"Moser Baer will be taking its bow in Malayalam with this venture. The humorous musical is all about a village bumpkin nicknamed 'Mike' Gopalakrishnan as he always shouts. Mammooty plays the title role," he added.
Winner of the Golden Peacock for best director in 1999 for his creation Karunam and several international accolades, Jayaraj is being reunited with Mammooty after a gap of 18 years, according to a press statement from Moser Baer.
Gracy Singh is known as an actress who played offbeat roles in Munnabhai MBBS and Aamir Khan's Lagaan, according to publicists.

SON OF ALEXANDER MAMMOOTTY

Gracy Singh Confirmed as Mammootty’s Heroine for Loudspeaker

It is confirmed that Bollywood actress Gracy Singh is the heroine of superstar Mammootty's forthcoming Loudspeaker, directed by Jayaraj. The actress will be in Trichur on June 10 for the shooting, sources said. Gracy Singh is said to be learning Malayalam, as Jayaraj is using sync sound for Loudspeaker.
Penned and produced by the director himself in association with Moser Baer Entertainments, Loudspeaker has Mammootty donning the role of 'Mike Gopalan', who always prefers to talk very loudly. The rest of the star cast includes Jagathy, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Salim Kumar, Siddique and others. Bijibal has scored the music.
Gracy Singh started her career as a member of the dance group 'The Planets'. Her histrionic talents in a television soap opera 'Amaanat' brought her movie offers. Though she acted in Hu Tu Tu (1999) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999), her biggest role was opposite Aamir Khan in Lagaan, where she played a village belle to perfection. Her other films are Munnabhai MBBS (2003), Santosham (2002), Wajahh: A Reason to Kill (2004), The White Land (2005) and Chooriyan (2007).

Mammootty in “Paleri Manikyam”

Director : Ranjith

Crew : Mammootty, Sidhique, Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Lal Jose Rajiv Anchal, Jayaraj, Kalpana

Genre : Investigative Story, Thriller

Producer : A.V.A Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen

Inspired By : Novel by T.P Rajeevan called “Paleri Manikyam - Oru Pathira Kolapathaka Katha”

Releasing Date : End of 2009



About The Movie

Superstar Mammootty and veteran director Ranjith once again team up to bring back yet another superhit movie called “Paleri Manikyam“. They have worked together as a team for four films like Black, Kaiyoppu, Prajapathi and Nasrani.This will also be the first time that Ranjith is going to make a film that is not scripted by himself.

The film is also very special as several new faces will be introduced in the movie and that too stage performers as the movie needs a particular slang which can only be done by stage performers.

The movie is based on a novel as explained earlier. In the movie Mammootty is introduced as an officer who tries to solve a murder case that is almost 53 years old. A girl named Manikyam was brutally raped and also murdered on the 11th day of her marriage. But no one was able to find out the guilty person and so the case was closed. The incident took place in a place called “Paleri”, near Calicut. The director has decided to show a part of the life style of the early 1950’s. This was why he had to search out for professional stage performers as they were the only persons who could do those roles.

The movie will have it’s shooting in Paleri, Delhi and also some parts of Palakkad. The movie is expexted to release by the end of 2009.

Moserbaer Enters Malayalam, second film with Mammootty

Moser Baer, India Limited, a global technology major, is the world's second largest manufacturer of Optical Storage media. They are India’s largest home entertainment company who has forayed into content creation including film production.

Moser Baer Entertainment the film wing is into Hindi, Tamil and now Malayalam film production. Now they are going to produce and distribute two Malayalam films back to back. They are the first of the corporates to enter Malayalam film production and distribution.

The first of the lot is Kaana Kanmani, with which the blockbuster Veruthe Oru Bhariya team is making a comeback. The film written by K.Gireesh Kumar and directed by Akku Akbar will have Jayaram playing the common man again.

Padmapriya will replace Gopika who was part of the original team. Anto Joseph wil be the line producer of the film.The shoot of the film will start on June 22 in Peerumedu and it is slated for a Ramzan release.

Next in the pipeline for Moser Baer Entertainment is Jayaraj’s Loud Speakerwhich features Mammootty and Gracy Singh. 18 years after the super hit musical entertainer Johnny Walker, Jayaraj and Mammootty team up again in the film based on a script written by writer-director Renjit.

The title has been derived from the character Mammootty plays, 'Mike Gopalan', who always talks very loudly! Sabita Jayaraj will be the line producer of this film which is likely to be Mammootty’s Christmas release.

Meanwhile Moser Baer Entertainment is also talking to three other producers, for a Mohanlal, Prithviraj and a Dileep film, all in the pipeline.

Mammootty with 'Govardhan Travels'

Superstar Mammootty who has not been able to deliver a hit in the recent past has been quite busy with the shooting of his magnum opus 'Pazhassi Raja'. Now, there is a grapevine making rounds that he could play the leading role in a new movie that is being made on the book 'Govardhan's Travels' written by the famous Malayalam writer Anand. This is still in the budding stages and nothing concrete has been worked out yet but then those who have heard this say that this could be a highlight venture of Mammootty's career if it really works out.

Oscar winner wants to direct Big B

Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty is directing a film with Mammootty in the lead. Resul said that the film will be based on the famous novel Goa Travels. Speaking to the reporters, Resul said that every director will have an ambition to direct their favorite star. Likewise, he also nurses the ambition to direct Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan.

The Oscar winner said that after winning the coveted award he is being flooded with international offers from all quarters. Resul revealed that he is getting an average of about three such offers every week but he is picking and choosing the right ones.

Daddy Cool postponed to August 15

Super star Mammootty's forthcoming family thriller Daddy Cool, scripted and directed by debutante Ashique Abu, ex-assistant to veteran director Kamal, has been postponed to August 15, as Mammootty's other much-anticipated film Ee Pattanathil Bhootham is set to grace theatres by the last week of June.

Daddy Cool has already completed shooting. It narrates the story of a cricket-loving police officer Antony Simon (Mammootty) and his son. Richa Pallod of Shahjahan fame is the heroine.

Richa appears as Annie, wife of Mammootty. Indrajith and Kalabhavan Mani play key roles in this film, produced by Alvin Antony and Khader Mayyazhi under the banner of Wall Green Productions.

Songs, penned by Anil Panachooran, have been set to tune by Bijibal. Sameer Thahir, who had earlier cranked the camera for Big B, handles the camera. Mammootty is presently in America and will be back by the end of the week to complete his movies in the pipeline: Gireesh's Handsome, Jayaraj's Loudspeaker and Renjith's Palery Maanikyam.

Pattanathil Bhootham confirmed on June 25

Director Johnny Antony has confirmed that his most ambitious film Pattanathil Bhootham will release on June 25, after the monsoon season ends in Kerala.

The film which was originally scheduled to release on April 30 as Mammootty�s big summer film got delayed due to the graphic work and DI. Remember Mammooka is playing a dual role in the film as a circus bike jumper and a friendly ghost.

Kavya Madhavan who acted with Mammootty as a child artist in Azhagiya Ravanan, is playing is heroine for the first time. The others in the cast are Thilakan, Innocent, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, new girl Sajita Betty etc.

It has potential to attract children and the family audiences. The music of the film is by Shaan Rahman, the music director of Vineeth Sreenivasan�s video album Coffee @ M.G Road . The story and screenplay is written by Sibi-Udayakrishnan team, who made a name for themselves with Twenty:20.

The film will be Mammootty's widest ever release as Kutty Krishnan of Devaki Films the producer and distributor is planning to release it in 111 screens in Kerala on June 25.

I have nothing against them

MALAYALAM MEGASTAR MAMMOOTTY TALKS ABOUT NEW YORK AIRPORT DELAY

Malayalam superstar Mammootty (pictured left) says he has no ill-feelings towards immigration officials at the JFK Airport in New York for delaying his clearance as they were just doing their job.

"It became news here because it was me and do you know there were 30 others whose clearance was delayed because the officials were checking their papers too. I had no issues at all and they treated me properly and I have nothing against them," said Mammootty, who returned to Kerala on Saturday after a nearly month-long visit to the US.

The veteran actor's exit from the airport last month was delayed because his name in his passport appears as Mohammad Kutty Ismail.

"I said who I am and when I told them that my website reveals everything, they were convinced after they checked it," Mammootty told IANS.

He said he was in the US as part of a fund-raising campaign for his close friend, attorney Stanley Kalathara, who is contesting the election for the New York City Council from District 25, which includes Jackson Heights and Corona.

Mammootty added that his trip went off well.

"The final election there takes place in September and ahead of that there are other programmes and I chipped in my bit for my friend," he explained.

The superstar, who was away for a month, got busy with work as soon as he arrived in Kochi and is now dubbing for his latest film "Daddy Cool".

"My next film 'Patanthil Bhootham' is being released next month and will be followed by 'Loud Speaker' directed by Jayaraj," said Mammootty.

Mammootty and Jayaraj are teaming up for "Loud Speaker" after the blockbuster "Johnny Walker" released 17 years back.

Mega Star Mammootty's upcoming films

Mammootty's much-anticipated Vande Mataram which was planned for release has been re-scheduled to Pongal 2009. The film is simultaneously being produced in Tamil as Aruvadai with Arjun and Sneha in the cast.
As there are so many movies lined up for release including Pattanathil Bhootham, Pazhassi Raja, Pokkiri Raja, Kutty Srank and Yugapurushan Mammooty will take a break after completing the last schedule of Daddy Cool which is shooting in Malaysia.
After his break in June he will complete Paleri Manikkyam a crime thriller directed by Renjith, he will join Handsome which is said to be a hi-tech thriller directed by Girish a former assistant of Shyamaprasad. Also in the news that he has a film with Jayaraj named Loudspeaker.

Mammootty may complete Hello Mayavi with super star Mohanlal as his Christmas movie. Mallanum Mathevanum is on hold at this moment.

In Production
1) Pattanathil Bhootham directed by Johny Antony is expected to hit theatres soon.
2) Vande Maatharam is a multi lingual film starring Arjun with the Mega Star and will be released in June or July
3) Pazhassi Raja- Scheduled to release on August 15.
4) Daddy Cool- Mammootty�s portion is almost complete.
5) Kutty Srank- Shooting is scheduled.
6) Yuga Purushan- The twenty-20 in realistic category is in production stage.
7) Paleri Manikyam- Started shooting Abroad.

Pre Production
8) Pokkiri Raja
9) Handsome
10) Film with actor Jagadeesh as director
11) Loud Speaker

Planned
12) Unnamed (A film based on The Godfather)
13) Mallanum Mathevanum
14) Hello Mayavi
15) A Kannada film

In Discussion
16) Sardarji by B. Unnikrishnan
17) Sequel to Uppukandam Brothers
18) Film with Sibi Malayil
19) SON OF ALEXANDER

Jagadheesh turns director

Few know that comic hero and supporting actor Jagadheesh is one of the best script writers in Malayalam today! Besides acting in nearly 150 films in a career spanning more than 25 years, Jagadheesh has scripted nine super hit films so far: Ganamela (1991), Minda Poochakku Kalyanam (1990), Adhipan (1989), News (1989), Manivatharile Aayiram Sivarathrikal (1987), Nandi Veendum Varika (1986), Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986), Akkare Ninnoru Maran (1985), and Mutharamkunnu P.O. (1985).

Now we hear that this talented actor is all set to direct his first film with superstar Mammootty in the lead role. Ajaychandran Nair, maker of Anandhabhadram and Chotta Mumbai, will produce Jagadheesh's yet-to-be-titled film, which will be a total hilarious entertainer with commercial elements.

The initial works, including the scripting, is on at the capital city. Jagadheesh himself handles the script. According to sources, Jagadheesh's directorial venture will be one of the prestigious projects of Mammootty in the first half of 2010.

Pazhassi Raja postponed to Ramzan

This is a bad day for all Mammootty fans eagerly waiting for the release of their superstar's magnum opus historical film Pazhassi Raja on August 15! Scripted by legendary M.T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Hariharan, Pazhassi Raja has been postponed once again and will grace theatres only during Ramzan (September).

Pazhassi Raja was rescheduled as Mammootty's two other releases Ee Pattanathil Bhootham and Daddy Cool are set to release in June and July respectively. The makers feel that they need at least two months gap between Mammootty's earlier releases to receive a great opening for Pazhassi Raja, a big budget film produced and distributed by Gokulam Gopalam under the banner of Gokulam Films.

To be simultaneously released in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, Pazhassi Raja tells the story of legendary ruler and warrior Pazhassi Raja, popularly known as the Lion of Kerala, who took on the British in the forests of Malabar in the 18th century. Mammootty, the hero in Hariharan's previous historical venture Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), plays the title role, while Suman plays the villain Pazhaiveetan Chandu.

Tamil actor Sarathkumar plays Edachena Kunkan, the chief lieutenant of Pazhassi Raja. Others in the cast include Padmapriya, Kanihaa, Manoj K. Jayan, Thilakan, Jagathi Sreekumar, Suresh Krishna and Kalabhavan Mani.

Mammootty is Daddy Cool!

In debutant director Aashiq Abu's Malayalam film Daddy Cool, Mammootty plays a cop, who prefers to spend time with his eight-year-old son than doing his official chores.
He is Antony Simon, a crime branch circle inspector, who had joined the service after being fascinated by its prospects. However, after the birth of his son, Antony's attention shifts to his kid, who he spends most of time with. Richa Pallod plays Mammootty's wife.

A chance meeting with a Malayali cricketer called Sreekanth, change their lives forever.

When Mammootty became a suspect in New York

Though the special check at New York's John Fitzgerald Kennedy airport was a clear case of racial profiling, award-winning Malayalam superstar Mammootty does not take it personally.
Mammootty had taken a British Airways flight on April 29 to attend a series of fundraising events for his friend, attorney Stanley Kalathara, who is contesting the election for the New York City Council from District 25, which includes Jackson Heights and Corona.

At JFK airport, immigration officials delayed Mammootty's exit for almost two hours. The reason? Mammootty's real name, which appears in his passport as Muhammad Kutty Ismail.

When the immigration official saw the last name Ismail, he sent the actor to a separate room for questioning.

Mammootty has visited the US 22 times, once after the 9/11 attacks. But this was the first time he was questioned.

"Every country has its laws and systems. We too have it. We should obey those laws. I did not feel discriminated or harrassed when I was questioned at the airport," he told rediff India Abroad.

"This is not something that happened to me alone. So there is no point taking it seriously," he added. Even US Senator Edward Kennedy has been stopped at airports, the star pointed out.

Kennedy was stopped and questioned at airports five times in March 2004 because his name appeared on the Bush government's secret 'no-fly' list. One was Boston, Massachusetts, a state he has represented in the US Senate for over 40 years.

Kalathara, upset over the delay, informed the Indian consulate. But before consular officials could step in, Mammootty asked the New York immigration officials to check his Web site, which includes information and photographs of the more than 300 films he has acted in.

"Once a person is marked for questioning, it seems they need confirmation from their Washington office (before releasing them). The officials themselves forwarded details from the Web site to the Washington office and his name was immediately cleared," Kalathara said.

"It was a routine thing. Mammootty did not take it seriously. The official apologised profusely and even accompanied him outside," Kalathara said.

Whatever the actor felt, it became another instance of profiling of people with Muslim names. Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan [Images] suffered a similar experience in Canada [Images] because his last name appeared to be Muslim -- although he is a Hindu.

Immediately after 9/11, Malayalam actress Samyukta Verma and her team were detained for some time because during their flight into New York one of her associates pointed out high-rise buildings in the city. A fellow traveller, who felt threatened, alerted the pilot. Three UA Air Force fighter jets escorted Verma's flight to JFK and the incident made news in India and the US.

Rasool Pookutty joins Pazhassi Raja

The Oscar winning sound specialist Rasool Pookutty has joined the team of Mammootty- Hariharan- M.T Vasudevan Nair classic in the making Pazhassi Raja. The big budget Rs 25 crore film, originally being made in Malayalam will have a version in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

On Wednesday (April 29) the producers of the film Sree Gokulam Gopalan and his son Praveen held a press meet at Chennai�s Green Park Hotel to announce that Rasool Pookutty will be providing sound for this prestigious film.

Rasool Pookutty who is busy with two big Bollywood and one Hollywood film was initially reluctant to take up another assignment, as his hands were full. But it was Mammootty who convinced him to take up the project and do what best he can do for the project in limited time.

Said Resul: � For me it is an emotional moment to be part of a M.T Vasudevan Nair-Hariharan- Mammootty project. Right from my school days in Kollam I have been seeing their films and loved Vadakkan Veeragatha. Hariharan showed me some rushes of Pazhassi Raja, which impressed me and looked well crafted, that made me take up the assignment.�

Though details were not given on how they could incorporate new sounds into a film which has not been shot in Sync Sound (SS), a source close to the director says: �We will be recreating the battle scenes in Madikkeri in Coorg, and Rasool has promised to incorporate all the necessary sound in SS format. The important battle scenes in the film will now be recreated using Rasool�s technical expertise.�

Meanwhile the gripping story of the 18th century warrior prince of Malabar Pazhassi Raja.the first real freedom fighter in India who resisted the British rule is slowly but surely becoming an epic movie, the biggest ever project in the history of Malayalam films with a budget of Rs 25 crore.

The main actors in the film are Mammootty, Sarath Kumar, Suman, Thilakan, Jagathy, Manoj.K Jayan, Devan, Kaniha, Padmapriya and a few British actors. The film is being shot by cameraman Ramanath Shetty who did Kamal Hassan�s Virumandi, stunt scenes by Ravi Dewan who did Jodha Akbar, editing by the �master� Sreekar Prasad, art direction by T.Muthuraj and music by Ilayaraja. Now after Rasool Pookutty has joined the project, one can say it has an international look about it.

The film which was originally planned to be released as the big summer 2009 extravaganza, is now likely to release on October 2, as Gandhijayanthi- Ramzan release. Rasool will have to redo the sound, and after that there is going to be a lot of graphics and special effects that have to be incorporated into the film.

All this is sure to take some time. However one thing is sure Pazhassi Raja will be an epic classic sugar coated with entertainment ingredients. It cannot get bigger than this!

BIG B

Vadakkan Veeragatha

Pattanathil Bhootham postponed!

Mammootty�s eagerly awaited summer release Pattanathil Bhootham, directed by Johnny Antony, which was scheduled to release on April 30, has been postponed.

The film a fun and adventure movie where Kavya Madhavan plays heroine has Mammootty in dual role as a bike stuntman and a ghost. It would have been the ideal family-kids movie for the summer holidays.

According to sources, the film has a lot of graphics and other special effects, which is taking time. The buzz in the trade is that Pattanathil Bhootham will now release only June end, most likely on June 25.

SON OF ALEXANDER

Mammootty arrives to wish Jose Prakash

Mega star Mammootty arrived at Jose Prakash's sons house to wish the old actor on his 84th birthday, at Vyitila near Ernakulam. Jose Prakash entered on a wheel chair to the main hall where Mammootty was sitting. Jose Prakash cut the cake and Mammootty served a piece of cake to him. Mammooty was aware of this day as Jose Prakash's brother Prem Prakash told Mammooty about his brothers birthday some days back. Mammooty has given assurance that he would be there to celebrate the birthday. Jose Prakash told that he was lucky that Mammootty still remembers him even though he is busy as a superstar. Both of them had acted together in the films 'Kodunkaatt' , 'Koodevide' , 'Upahaaram' and `Ente Kaanaakuyil'.

Mammootty and the depth of emotions

Unnikrishnan - Yathra (1985)
Mammootty’s ‘Yathra’ is perhaps what best show-cased the director’s actor, that he always claimed to be. It follows the story of Unnikrishnan, who is mistaken for another criminal lookalike (whose photo only is shown), and suffers police custody, and atrocities there in. The visual poetry by Balu Mahendra, is exemplified by an assuring performance by an up and coming actor, Mammootty. As an disciplined student, he puts himself inside the framework of the auteurs imagination. As one watches the helplessness of Unni at the hands of police, or him reminiscing the memories of his beloved when one of jail-mates hum a lilting melody, intensity in his eyes or the timing of reaction, to other performers, led every cineaste to realize that here is an actor to watch out for.

Inspector Balram - Aavanazhi (1986)
A story inspired by the Rajan Murder case. Mammootty appears as the firebrand, brutally brash inspector Balram. The man, who lost his love, dignity and stature now carries thorough-bred contempt for the system and society. A power packed performance, in a film that captures the social situation of the times brilliantly. This movie and the character are perhaps the most memorable depiction of police in malayalam movie history. Probably, one of best in Indian film history too.

GK- New Delhi (1987)
When Joshy adapted Irving Wallace’s ‘The Almighty’ into malayalam, Mammootty was perhaps the only choice he would have ever dreamt of. The young effervescent G Krishnamoorthy and the majestic, cold blooded ‘Vishwanathan’ was a plum role for any actor trying to establish his stardom. Mammootty performed his way to superstar-dom, without gimmickry or banality of any sorts. Vishwanath/GK was a character that, was incessantly brooding and plotting. The inclined actor that he was, lived the role and every moment when the handicapped GK appeared on screen, appeared with a gleam of viscious scheming that were emanating from his eyes and body language.

Balan - Thaniyavathanam (1987)
A heartbreaking tale of society dictating our life. A kafkaesque tale, dealt with a more narrative and dramatic perspective. One of Lohitadas’s initial few scripts, deals with a school teacher , Balan Master or Balan Mash (in anglicized malayalam), who wakes up dreaming a nightmare. The closely knit extended family of his, houses an uncle, who became mentally ill after a similar nightmare long before. The family and village declares Balan, as the hereditary carrier of the ‘Madness’ gene. Balan’s actions are scrutinized and fitted to those of a lunatic. An unwary Balan, by the time he realizes, what the society has done to him, ends up losing his wife and children.
In 1987 Mammootty appeared in two other exceptional performances in ‘Manivathoorile Aayiram Shivarathrikal’, a breezy romance and ‘Anantharam‘ , an Adoor Masterpiece.
Subsequently, in 1988 he appeared as Sethurama Iyer for the first time in ‘CBI Dairy Kurippu’. There were stories floating of CBI department officers, coming in official hordes for a special show. The portrayal of no-nonsense and dignified CBI officer, earned unprecedented box office success. He also appeared in ‘August 1′, a thriller and ‘1921′ , a period drama about Khilafat agitation in Malabar.
Even after these exceptional performances over several years recognition evaded the master actor, but not for long

Chandu, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
A magical literary work by MT and lyrical execution by Hariharan, bought to life one of the greatest characters to grace Indian screen, Chandu Chekavar. An immortal performance, which would definitely be a part of any malayali’s mind-space until death and beyond. Mammootty along with scriptwriter, Jnanpith winner MT Vasudevan Nair and director Hariharan, transport us to yonder years, where fief-doms dueled out their differences , with the help of ‘Chekavars’.The actor became the character, and the character came to life. There was no Mammootty any more, it was two and half hours of Chandu, and his majestic presence.

Basheer, Mathilukal (1990)
Mammootty has been one of Adoors favorite muse. He appeared for the second time in an ‘Art’ film by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and art it was. The film explored the prison life of the prolific writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, in British India. Basheer’s pastime and love interest is a voice, of a female jail mate from across the walls, ladies prison. The narrative relies on Mammootty’s expressive voice and subtle body language, which is supported by KPAC Lalithas inimitable vocal presence.
Mammotty won in first national award in 1991 for Mathilukal and Vadakkan Veergatha combined, long overdue and each one of these performance deserved separate accolades on their own.

Kottayam Kunjachan, title character (1990)
If Mammotty was limiting himself to drama primarily, and serious cinema every now and then, it was time for some comic relief. Kottayam Kunjachan was the most lovable achayan (Keralite Christian) character to appear on screen. Kunjachan , a goon, upon insistence from a church priest, ends up starting a Motor Vehicle Driving School and calls himself Proprietor and Principal of the school. Exceptional performance, when one realizes it came from the same man who immortalized Chandu and Basheer just a few days ago. This is versatility for you, all in full length Kottayam slang.

Achooty, Amaram (1991)
Talking of dialects, Mammootty is perhaps the most prominent in ensuring that his characters use locality specific slang and dialects. He modulates his voice to suit the dialect and brings in the whole audio visual impact that completes the character. In Amaram, artistic autuer Bharathan cast him as the fisherman, Achooty. Achooty has no one but his daughter, whom he wants to grow up to be a doctor. She falls in love with her childhood friend, a fisherman with no education whatsoever. Mammootty, is caught between his parental ambitions and choices of his child. The heartbroken Achooty, settles down for his childs wishes at the end, but not before enthralling us in a emotional whirlwind. A performance which deserved the national award, but lost out to Mohanlal’s ‘Bharatham’.

Puttu Urmees, Soorya Manasam (1992)
Mammootty took up the role of Puttu Urmees, a man with the mental growth of a child. Even though, the film was a commercial cliched entertainer, the actor lived upto his set standard with the help of voice modulation and body language.
Meledathu Raghavan Nair,
Valtsalyam , meaning dearness, was a Kochin Hanifaa family drama. It portrayed the story of the all sacrificing elder brother of a family. Mammootty excelled as Raghavan Nair, with his effortless representation of the simple minded farmers naivety and integrity alike. The trick, as always, lay in the details, body language, appearance, dialect, voice culture and emotional expressiveness. An acting lesson for wannabees.

Bhaskara Patelar, Vidheyan (1994)
Adoor came calling, now it was the role of a Kannadiga landlord Bhaskara Patelar, a ruthless despot. The exploits of Patelar, who is accompanied by his servant Thommi, makes up the framework for Vidheyan. The Patelar is as cruel as man can get, he gait is that of a tiger ready to prowl on its prey, and eyes are that of a cunning fox. The man explodes with arrogance and remorselessness as the naive and timid Thommi looks on.

Ponthan Mada, Title Character (1994)
As if preplanned, Mammootty landed at the other end of the personality continuum, when he played Ponthan Mada, in TV Chandran dark drama. Ponthan Mada was a character akin to Thommi of Vidheyan, he is a servant to the generous landlord played by Nasseeruddin Shah. He astounded one and all, by playing yin and yang personalities in two back to back features. A feat that rattles and exalts any cinema audience, and instills the magic of this thespian.
He was awarded his second National Award for both Vidheyan and Ponthan Mada together

Ravishankar, Sukrutham (1994)
He teamed up again with his guru MT Vasudevan Nair, whose script on the meaning of life and death was explore in the amazing and hard hitting film. Sukrutham, traces the story of a newspaper editor, Ravishankar, who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. As doctors instruct him to get ready for the final journey, he prepares for his departure. Ravishankar, comes across as a de-motivated man, facing death, during the initial parts of the film. Everyone around him, his wife, relatives all prepare for life after Ravi’s death, and that is what he wants. But destiny, comes in the form of Naturopath, who claims to cure him. After a long and slow cure, Ravi returns back to his life, just to find that he is a misfit now. All around him have learned to live assuming he is dead.
The heartbreaking tale, and an exemplary performance. Watch out for the scene when Ravi returns back to his office fully cured.

Vidhyadharan, Bhoothakannadi (1997)
Bhoothakannadi is a surrealistic film, about the effect a personal tragedy can bring to the psyche of an Individual. Vidhyadharan is imprisoned for killing the suspected rapist/murderer of his teenage daughter. He starts to have visions, about a hapless destitute family suffering a similar tragedy as his. Vidhyadharan, is a timid and simple individual whose undergoes a traumatic experience and carries with with him as an illusion. Mammootty, seasoned as old wine executes of the complex character with consummate ease.

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar, Title Character (2000)
Mammootty trained himself in the ‘received accent’ English for his performance as Dr.Ambedkar. His in-depth analysis and subsequent elicitation of the character on the screen earned him the National Award for the third time.

Madhavan, Kaazhcha (2004)
Madhavan plays a travelling cinema operator , who cares for this wandering boy, of unknown origin and brings him home to his family. On investigation, they realize that the boy is from Gujarat, somehow lost after the great earthquake. So Madhavan takes it upon himself to return the boy to Gujarat to his hometown and family. The kind hearted, and polite Madhavan is embodied by the bowed down body language and the expression of bewilderment that Mammootty carries on his face throughout the potrayal. A genius at work

Rajamanikyam , title character (2005)
If Madhavan was polite and kind, Manikyan was loud, hilarious and unkempt. This cattle dealer from Bellary wears a green kurta, yellow ungi , sports Ray Ban shades, travels in a Red Merc and speaks in the most outlandish Trivandrum slang. The biggest grosser in Malayalam Cinema, Rajamanikyam is a laugh riot. Mammootty rediscovers himself as on of the funniest actors around. An incredible display of artistry.

Balachandran, Kaiyoppu ( 2007)
If Bellary Raja was riotous, Balachandran was an intellectual, a writer waiting to get himself published. Mammootty ceases to exist five minutes into the film, Balachandran takes over. A class act.

Dr. SR Nathan, Ore Kadal (2007)
Nathan, is perhaps the most prolific potrayal of a character by any Indian actor in recent times. Mammootty appears as the swaying, staggerring , enigmatic Professor of Social Economics, who values anything and everything in economic terms. He detests poverty, hates relationships and attachements, views any attraction towards women as a physical impulse. When such a personality clashes against the dreamy, emotional and innocent love of Deepthi, Meera Jasmine, its catastrophe. One of the best films ever made in India, with superb performances from the lead actors.
There have been several omissions to the laundry list of brilliant performance by this actor. Notable ones being Dhruvam, Athirathram, Dalapathi, Inspector Balram, Palunku, Koodevide, Kanamarayathu, Pappayude Swantham Appos, August 1, Yavanika, Adiyorukkukal, Mithya, Mudra, Kandukondein Kandukondein, Marumalarchi, Mrugaya, CBI Dairy Kurippu series and the list extends.
Just for a sample of why this man is great, a scene from Kathaparayumbol, the inspiration behind Kuselan and Billo Barber. If the language is know, it will moisten your eyes and even if you dont understand a single word of the language, simply his expressions might move you.

'Paleri Manickam' First schedule in Paris

Director Ranjit's forthcoming project 'Paleri Manickam' will begin at Paris. Mammootty is the hero. `Paleri Maanickam - Oru Paathira kolapathaka Kadha' is a novel published in Mathrubhoomi weekly written by T.P.Rajeeevan. It is a story based on the incident taken place at Paleri in Kozhikode district. The novelist goes deep in search of the truth. Ranjit got interested on this novel and is on his way to make a cinema casting Mammootty as the hero and supported by artistes from drama field. The hero of the film arrives right from Delhi to bring out the truth behind the murder and in this search he too tries to make his way of life. Under the banner of A.V.A productions and Varnachitra's Big Screens banner A.V Anoop and MRS Maha Subair is producing the film.

The mega poll show

Pokkiri Raja

Palery Manikyam starts rolling

Scenarist-turned-director Ranjith's upcoming investigative thriller Palery Manikyam, starring Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the role of a Delhi-based investigator, will begin its first schedule of shooting in Paris shortly, sources said.

Produced by A.V. Anoop and Subair under the banner of AVA Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen, Palery Manikyam is the fifth film in which Mammootty is working with Ranjith. Earlier, they have been together for Black, Kaiyoppu, Prajapathy and Nasrani. Ranjith's last was super hit romantic entertainer Thirakkatha (2008).

Palery Manikyam is based on a famous novel 'Palery Maanikyam - Oru Paathira Kolapathakathinte Katha' by T.P. Rajeevan, first published in Mathrubhumi as a weekly serial. As the title indicates, the story is based on the infamous Manikyam murder that took place 51 years back (1958) at Paleri near Kozhikode. It revolves around a village girl Manikkam, who is brutally raped and murdered on the 11th day of her marriage.

Ranjith recently held a film workshop in Kozhikode to choose theatre actors for Palery Manikyam. The aim of the workshop was to finetune the actors who are not familiar with the camera. The film workshop was inaugurated by actress Manju Warrier; leading Malayalam directors and actors took classes at the workshop over 10 days.

PATTANATHIL BHOOTHAM GRAND RELEASE ON APRIL 30

MEGASTAR MAMMOOTTY IN PATTANATHIL BHOOTHAM WITH KAVYA
Megastar Mammotty’s on going project “PATTANATHIL BHOOTHAM” will hit the theaters in April 30. The film is directed by Jhony Antony and Kavya is the heroine.

MALLANUM MADHEVANUM

MALLANUM MADHEVANUM the is Mammootty’s another project.Mammootty will play the role of ‘MALLAN’ and Sreenivasan will join him as ‘Madhavan’.The film will be directed by Shafi and the script writer is Benny.P.Nayarambalam.The film is expected to be released in time of Ramzan.

Mammootty is only actor to do this

Mammootty's big summer release 'Pattanathil Bhootham' directed by Johnny Antony is expected for May 8th.
He plays a dual role in the film as Jimmy the circus bike jumper and a friendly ghost, who helps children in distress.Kavya Madhavan is his heroine in the film.

Says director Johnny Antony: "It is a fun movie, a total entertainer for the entire family especially for the kids."

The film is scripted by Sibi.K Thomas and Udaya Krishnan, the hottest script writers in Malayalam after the mega blockbuster Twenty:20.The film has Innocent, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, Rajan.P Dev, Bheeman Reghu, Spadikkam George, Bindu Panikkar and others in the star cast.

Mammootty's Tamil film 'Junior Senior' to be dubbed into Malayalam

Mammootty's Tamil film 'Junior-Senior' will be dubbed into Malayalam as 'Super'. Entire film was shot in Malaysia. Director is J Suresh. Leena Sidhu who selected as Miss Malaysia is the heroine of Mammootty in the film. Mammootty dons the role of highflying business man, Sathya Narayanan in Malaysia. Balu was his friend and associate in Sathya Narayanan's business. Leena was Balu's girlfriend. One day Balu came with Leena and introduced her to Sathya as his friend but he kept truth that she was girlfriend. Leena was very cunning. Sathya being rich she planned to hang on his back to fulfil her dreams. She dreamt to lead a lavish life and started loving Sathya. Later Balu acqainted that Sathya was in love with Leena but he was not in a condition to react. Haphazardly Sathya heard Leena's words about Balu. It opened her attitude to Balu and her motive. Sathya was shocked and there the story turns. Yuva Shankar Raja is the music director of the film. Kailas has penned the lyrics and dialogue.

Mammootty-Amal Neerad Back With “Son Of Alexander”

Cast And Crew

Director :Amal Neerad

Cast :Mammootty

Producer : Marikar Films

About The Movie

Amal Neerad, one of the most stylish directors in Malayalam movie world and Mammootty, one of the most stylish actors in Malayalam are again teaming up for their next blockbuster called SON OF ALEXANDER. Like Sagar Elias Jackie being the sequel of “Irupatham Nootandu”, this movie will also be a sequel of the movie “SAMRAJYAM“. Samrajyam was one of the biggest hit of the late 80’s and had run in theatres for more than eight months and that too in many languages. In the movie Mammootty played the role of an underworld don called Alexander. As the movie name implies, the second sequel will have Mammootty to play the “son of Alexander”.
After the major break in Big-B, this is the second time that Mammootty is pairing up with Amal Neerad.
Amal Neerad is now considered to be a money back guaranteed director as both his movies in Malayalam turned out to be massive hits. Without any doubt, the movie is going to be more stylish than his former one’s.

Mammootty's Pazhassi Raja Complete

Mammootty the mega star of Malayalam has completed the shoot of his magnum opus Pazhassi Raja the historical. The biopic tells the story of the legendary ruler and warrior Pazhassi Raja the `Lion of Kerala`, who took on the British in the forests of Malabar in the 18 century

Mammootty looks majestic as King Pazhassi Raja. Everyone is going to be awe struck to see the majestic look of one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema. In Pic: Tamil actor Sarath Kumar with Mammootty


The film produced by Gokulam Gopalan, written by the legendary M.T Vasudevan Nair and directed by veteran Hariharan is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year.




Kaniha

Tamil actor Sarath Kumar, plays the role of his trusted commander-in-chief named Dalapathy. The others in the cast are Manoj.K Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani, Suman and Padmapriya.
Now the entire shoot of the film is over and post production is going on. Music is by Ilayaraja. It looks like Pazhassi Raja will be the big Onam release of 2009.

Pazhassi Raja is back on track

The shooting of Pazhassi Raja had started around one year back. Owing to several reasons its shoot got lagged. Now the shoot has been restarted after some months gap. The movie is expected to release on August 15.

Pazhassi Raja is a historical film. Pazhassi Raja marries Kaitheri Maakkam after the death of his wife. Even though it was a second marriage both could maintain a hearty relationship. India's freedom struggle had started with the mutiny of 1857. But many brave men like Pazhassi Raja, Kaitheri Ambu, Edachena Kungan, Thalakkal Chandu and others had fought against the British rule even fifty years before this mutiny,. The story features their fight against British Men.

Mammootty dons the role of Pazhassi Raja and Kaniha dons the role of Maakam. Tamil super star Sarath Kumar dons the role of Edachena Kungan. This is Sarath Kumar's first appearance in Malayalam. Telugu- Kannada actor Suman dons the role of Pazhyaveedan Chandu. Chandu is a villan. Thilakan dons the role of Kurubranaad king. He stood against Pazhassi Raja and was interested in capturing territories. Jagathy Sreekumar dons the role of Kannara Menon, who was an employee of the British Government. He depended on Kurubranaad king for his livelihood. Manoj K.Jayan dons the role of Chandu, the leader of Kuruchiar fighters. Kuriachiars are the aborigines of the forest. Padmapriya dons the role of Chandu's wife Neeli. Suresh Krishna dons the role of Kaitheri Ambu.

Many British, German and Mumbai based actors are aloso appearing in the film. The locations of Pazhassi Raja are Kannur, Thalasseri, Neelishvaram, Chennai, Kudagu, Madikeri, Mysore and Mannarkad . The weapons used in the film are spear, sword and bow and arrow, as carried by the tribal people at that time (around two hundred years back).


Director of the movie is Hariharan. Producer of the film is Gokulam Gopalan. Screenplay is by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. Ilayaraja has scored the music.

Mammootty as bike rider and ghost!

Mammootty�s big summer release is his Thuruppu Gulan director Johnny Antony�s Pattanathil Bhootham.

He plays a dual role in the film as Jimmy the circus bike jumper and a friendly ghost, who helps children in distress.

Mammootty was filled with a sense of nostalgia while shooting for the film at a circus camping in Kochi, to shoot the bike jumper scenes. Remember Mammootty played a circus bike jumper in his very first film K.G George�s Mela?

Kavya Madhavan who started as a child artist in his Azhagiya Ravanan is now playing his heroine in the film. Says director Johnny Antony: �It is a fun movie, a total entertainer for the entire family especially the kids.�

The film is scripted by Sibi.K Thomas and Udaya Krishnan, the hottest script writers in Malayalam after the mega blockbuster Twenty:20. Shaan Rahman a popular music video album director will be debuting as a music director in the film which has cinematography by Azhagappan.

The film has Innocent, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, Rajan.P Dev, Bheeman Reghu, Spadikkam George, Bindu Panikkar and others in the star cast. It is produced by Benjamin under the High Bright Movie Creations banner and will be distributed by the producer and Devaki Films.

Pattanathil Bhootham is tentatively slated for a May 1

Yugapurushan - Photos

Daddy cool

In Daddy Cool,Mammootty is going to play the role of father, who is also a Crime Branch police officer named Antony Simon. Model turned actress Richa Pallod is making her debut in Malayalam movie .She will play the role of wife to Mammootty as well as the mother to their seven year old son, Aadi Simon. This new film will be a directorial debut by Aashiq Abu, a former assistant of Kamal and will be produced by Alwin Antony.

The story is about the relationship between a Dad and son. They admire each other. All the foolishness done by the son is well supported by the dad and mother gets fed up with them.
Others in the cast are Indrajith, Kalabhavan Mani, Sai Kumar, Vijaya Raghavan, Babu Raj, Suraj, Anoop Chandran, Radhika, Lena etc and the camera will be handled by Sameer Thahir (BigB fame). Lyrics of the film were written by Anil Panachooran, Santhosh Varma and Venu where as the music was scored by Biji Bal.

Coming soon: A movie on Sree Narayana Guru

Veteran director R Sukumaran is in the process of making Yugapurushan -- a Malayalam movie based on the life of legendary social reformer, sage and prophet, Sree Narayana Guru (1855-1928).
Tamil actor Thalaivasal Vijay plays the role of Guru. The rest of the cast include most of the well-known actors from Malayalam, including Mammootty and Mohanlal.

Shafi's Mammootty film next year

Hit-making director Shafi, who had tasted bitter failure for the first time recently with 'Lollypop', is to team up with Mammootty and deliver a film in 2010.

Shafi and Mammootty had earlier come together in 'Thommanum Makkalum' and 'Mayavi'. Another project of theirs, titled 'Mallanum Mathevanum' (to be produced by Anto Joseph, Benny P. Nayarambalam and Shafi under the banner of ABS Combines) was also announced recently, but nothing more has been heard about it.

And now comes the news that Shafi's Mammootty film, to be produced by Murali Films will happen in 2010. Murali Films, the banner that had given us many popular movies, makes a comeback after a gap with this as yet unnamed movie, which will feature script by James Albert ('Mallanum Mathevanum' was to be scripted by Benny P. Nayarambalam). The film will commence early next year and will be released by mid

Review-Love in Singapore

Banner M.H.M. Productions
Production Rafi
Cast Mammootty, Navneet Kaur, Salimkumar, Suraj Venjaaramoodu, Harishree Ashokan, Bijukuttan, Rajan P. Dev, Lalu Alex, Nedumudi Venu
Direction Rafi-Mecartin
Music Suresh Peters
Camera Sanjeev Sankar
Art Boban






When you watch the first major release of 2009, director duo Rafi-Mecartin's latest Mammootty starrer Love in Singapore, you tend to agree with critics cribbing that Malayalam cinema today has lost its past glory due to the wrong scripts and themes selected and their presentation. Why? Because Love in Singapore is one among them!

The film is about 'Machu' (Mammootty), who rose to financial heights after starting his life as a scrap dealer. He lives in a posh house in a posh locality. One day, he sees a beautiful girl in soap and talcum powder commercials and falls in love with her. To fulfill his dream to marry her, Machu follows the advice of his neighbour, business man Andrews Pereira (Nedumudi Venu), who gently persuades Machu to invest his earnings in stocks. Next, Pereira vanishes to Singapore with Machu's money. Left with no other options, Machu leaves for Singapore in hot pursuit of his lost money. When he confronts Pereira there, Machu proposes to marry Pereira's daughter Diana (Navneet Kaur) as compensation for his financial loss. The second half of the film is all about Machu's tricks to win Diana over.

Mammootty has tried his level best to save the show, but in vain. The script is illogical with a lot of ambiguities and incredible twists. For instance, the film gives no convincing explanation why villain Nedumudi Venu cheats Machu and escapes to Singapore. Perhaps shooting in Singapore is a reason for the director duo, which also produces the film.

The majority of the sequences are contrived and solely for cooking up some 'funny moments' with the clich�d dialects of comedians Suraj Venjaramoodu, Salimkumar and Bijukuttan. Debutante heroine Navneet Kour as Diana has nothing to offer with a very weak character development. The only relief comes from some foot-tapping numbers by music director Suresh Peters, but even those songs fail to put the movie on track. The other technical crew members, including Sanjeev Sankar (camera) and Boban (art) have done their routine jobs. All in all, we can undoubtedly say Love in Singapore is one of the avoidable efforts by the director duo in recent times. However, the movie may excite Mammootty's child fans!