Mammootty's 'Gangster'

 Though director Aashiq Abu is busy getting ready to start his new '22 Female Kottayam, with Reema Kallingal as the heroine, his next Mammootty project 'Gangster' is in the final phase of writing. Ahamed Siddhique, the actor who become popular as the character Mirash in 'Salt N Pepper' is now giving final touches to the scripts of 'The gangster'. Written jointly by Parthan Mohan, Ahamed says that he is trying to go for an original, wild and exciting script. And as the movie which was originally scheduled to start by February got shifted, he has got some more time to improvise the scenes.


Mammooty will appear as a gangster named Akbar Ali Khan in this movie which will also feature Rohini Attangadi, Parthiban, Baburaj & Suraj Venjaramoodu in the important roles. Produced in the banner of Ahead Cinema Company, this action thriller will be shot at Kasarkode and Mangalore. As per the current plans, Aashiq Abu will kick start the shoot for 'Gangster ' by the month of May.

First Look: Mammootty's Kobra

Malayalam actors Mammootty and Lal play non-identical twins in Cobra. The shooting is currently on in Chalakudy, a small town in Kerela. 

Lal has also scripted the film and is directing Mammootty for the first time. Padmapriya and Kaniha are the heroines.

Cobra is a comedy of siblings, who are very close to each other. The title of the film is a short form, in Malayalam, for Kuala Lumpur Brothers and that was where they were born. 

Now, they want to associate with everything that begins with 'Ko', be it Coimbatore, Kozhikode or Kottayam! 

Lalu Alex, Maniyanpillai Raju, Salim Kumar and Suresh Krishna also star in the film. The shooting will be completed in two schedules in Kochi and Bangkok. 

Cobra is being produced by Anto Joseph, with camerawork by Venu and Alex Paul as music director.

Mammootty takes a break to prepare for son's marriage

Malayalam superstar Mammootty is very busy -- but not with movies. He has taken a break from acting to make preparations for the marriage of his actor son Dulquar Salmaan with A. Sufia, an architect.

"Yes, I am busy with the wedding and we are all leaving for Chennai Friday. The marriage is in Chennai on the 22nd of this month," Mammootty told IANS.

He added: "Yes, I have taken a break from my job and there will be a reception here on the 26th December and I will rejoin my work on the new year," said Mammootty known for keeping his family life away from prying eyes of media.

After giving a thought, Salmaan followed his father's footsteps and he has just finished the shoot of his first film "Second Show".

It will not be the usual 'filmy wedding'.

Sufia is the daughter of Syed Nizamuddin, who hails from north India, but is settled in Chennai.

The release of Mammootty's latest film "Venice le Vyappari" got delayed, but it is not expected to hit the theatres on the day of his son's wedding.

Mammootty fans association to pray

In the contemporary season of adopting different tactics to show their protest, the Mammootty fans association of the state has decided to hold Mass Prayer Sessions to protest against the various governments who are not paying heed to the demands for the new Mullaperiyar Dam.

In these prayer sessions, the fans will pray for the positive decisions in favour of Kerala and for igniting more realistic thoughts in the minds of political leaders of Tamil Nadu.

As a part of the plans, 'Shayana Pradhakshinam' was organised in Thaliyil Kshetram in the capital city which was attended by the district representatives of the fans associations. Prayer sessions were also organised at Thanur Mosque while the representatives in the Kottayam district will organise similar sessions in many churches in Kottayam tomorrow.

The state committe of the association has asked all the primary members of the asaociation to take part in prayer sessions, before the meeting between the two state Chief Ministers take place shortly. Though the fans association are in full spirits, the megastar hasn't yet jumped into the fray airing his opinions about the Dam issue.

Resul Pookutty to unite Mammootty and Big B

One of the best known technicians of Indian cinema, Resul Pookutty, had always expressed his interest in directing films. In fact he had one project going five years ago which got shelved due to financial reasons. Resul was then planning to make a movie out of the famous novel by Anand- ' Govardhan's Travels' with Mammootty as the hero. It was then planned in three languages, but the last minute crisis led the master technician to concentrate back on his sound engineering business.

But now Resul is taking more active steps to realise his dream. This time he will be bringing in Megastar Mammootty and none other than 'Big B'- Amitabh Batchchan for the first time together for his movie. The flick will tell the emotional story about a father -son relationship and will use the best of the technicians from Bollywood. As there are many more international projects coming his way, Resul will start working on his debut directorial venture only after completing his current assignments.

Kaniha to be Mammootty's heroine again

Lal directed Mammootty film 'Cobra' has remained in the news for several reasons, and one of them has been the film's heroines.

At first it was reported that Padmapriya has been cast opposite Lal and that Lekshmi Rai would be Mammootty's pair in the film.

Later Lekshmi Rai was out of the picture, and Sruthi Ramakrishnan, was rumoured to have been roped in instead of Lekshmi.

And now, Lekshmi Rai is back in the film, and would be Lal's heroine. Sruthi Ramakrishnan is not a part of the project, and Kaniha would be seen opposite Mammootty in the film.

Kaniha and Mammootty were seen together earlier in films like 'Pazhassi Raja' and 'Drona 2010'.

Mammookka, back with student scholarships

Megastar Mammootty is one actor who is ever busy organising charity activities for the people who really wants a support. His 'Care and Share foundation' has in the past organised many such initiatives, helping a lot in distress. Last day, the megastar was seen at Karunyashramam at Thoppe near Kakkanad, offering a scholarship to the nursing student Mamtha, who lives in the poor home. This was the state wide inauguration of Care and Share's 'Vidhyamritham' project aiming to help the students from poorer backgrounds with merit scholarships so that they can achieve heights in academics.

'Vidharymritham' project is devised to help the students who pass plus two with high marks enabling themselves to join the professional courses in merit seats. Every student who has already applied for the scholarship has been considered for the year's economic support. The scholarship amount for others will be delivered in their houses in a short while.

In a very unofficial function that followed, Mammootty himself described the details about the project. He also spent quite some time with the inmates of the 'Karunyasramam'. Care and Share vice chairman Geevarghese Yohannan, Fr. Thomas Kurien marottipuzha, Robert kuriakkose, George Sebastian, and M G M.

'Cobra' starts at Chalakkudy

Mammootty's new film 'Cobra' that would be directed by Lal has commenced its shoot at Chalakkudy.

Though the shoot has started yesterday, Mammootty would be joining the sets of 'Cobra' only after completing 'The King and the Commissioner'.

Lal would also be seen in a parallel role along with Mammootty in the film. Maniyanpillai Raju, Lalu Alex, Salim Kumar and Kunchan would offer support.

Padmapriya and Sruthi Ramakrishnan would be the heroines.

Lal hopes to regain his box office success record that was tarnished by his last film 'Tournament', with 'Cobra',

Padmapriya in 'kobra'

After a few years from their last hit together, Padmapriya will one again unite with Mammootty for a the new movie.


 The latest reports suggests that Padmapriya will play the female lead together with Lekshmy Rai for the new movie 'Kobara' which will have Lal and Mammootty doing the heroes. Directed and produced by Lal, 'Kobra will have Mammootty as Raja while Lal will appear as kari and the movie will tell the intense bonding between there two.  A comedy action thriller in the scripts of Lal, 'Kobara' will be jointly produced by Playhouse and Lal movies.

Inspire award for Mammootty and Navya

Mammootty was named the bets actor in the second Inspire Award announced yesterday. While his 'Pranchiyettan and the Saint' was selected as the best picture of 2010, Navya Nairbagged the award for the best actress for he performance in the movie 'Sadgamaya' and 'Yugapurushan'.While Harikumar was selected as the best director for 'Sadgamaya',  Late Mohan Raghavan was named the best debutante director for his 'T D Dasan, Std VI B.The other awards announced are listed below

Best Script writer: Ranjith (Prachiyettan And The Saint),Second Best Actor: Biju Menon (Meriykkundoru Kunjaadu),Second Best Actress: Shwetha Menon (TD Dasan STD 6 B),Best Comedian: Suraj Venjarummoodu (Various Films),Popular Director: Lal Jose,Popular Film: Elsamma Enna Aankutty,Film with Social Awareness: Soofi Paranja Kadha,Best Lyricist: Rafeeq Ahammed,Best Musician: Berny- Ignatious (Meriykkundoru Kunjaadu),Best Male Singer: Afsal (Kaaryasthan),Best Female Singer: Manjari (Various Films),Best Cinematographer: Pradeep Nair (Cocktail),Best Editor: Mahesh Narayan (Aatmakadha),Special Jury Award: Thalaivasal Vijay,Best Make Up man: Pattanam Rasheed (Kuttysrank),Best Costume Designer: Saji Kunnamkulam (Elsamma Enna Aankutty),Best Art Director: K Krishnankutty (Yugapurushan),Production Controller: Shaji Pattikkara,Best Film Journalist: M S Das Maattumantha,Best Film based TV Programme: Movie Bazar (Amrita TV) Nivin Pauly and Akhila Sasidharan got award for Best debutante artists

The awards will be given away in a colourful function that will be held at Kaloor stadium on the 5th of November.

The King at Delhi

The shoot for the new movie 'The king and the Commissioner' has restarted at Delhi.Featuring Mammootty and Sureshgopi in the title roles, the movie will complete most of the sequences except the climax at Delhi. This second schedule of shoots will go on till the 10th of November, after which director Shaji kailas will plan the climax.Produced by Anto Joseph in the banner of Emperor cinema, 'The king and the commissioner' is all set to become the final big release of the year , greeting the viewers this Christmas.

Megastar MammootT who is currently shooting for the movie at the capital city  found time to pay a visit to the Union Defence minister A K Antony.The meeting between the two most eminent of the  malayalees went on for twenty minutes. Mammootty also invited the minister  for his son's marriage that is scheduled for the last week of December.

Mammootty's charity to sponsor 250 more heart patients

Mammootty is not only a superb actor, he is also into charitable activities and the latest is that he will sponsor another 250 heart patients by joining hands with the NIMS Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

Speaking to IANS, the superstar said that he will visit the hospital on Thursday to spend some time with those who underwent heart surgeries.

"Along with NIMS Hospital two years back we had announced that 100 poor patients would be given totally free treatment, including by-pass surgeries. We did that and now we have decided to carry forward the scheme for another 250 more poor patients," said Mammootty.

The veteran superstar, who turned 58 this month, does charity work through his Fans Association and apart from sponsoring heart surgeries, he is also involved in providing free cataract surgeries.

Faizal Khan, managing director of NIMS Hospital, said that they are happy that Mammootty has decided to sponsor another 250 patients.

"The patients are identified by his Fans Association through medical camps. The financial position of the selected patients are thoroughly examined by them and the poorest of the poor people are selected. Once they get admitted to our hospital, then we take over till the time the patient leaves the hospital by providing free treatment," said Khan.

Mammootty in 'Kannum Kannum'

The practice of using the remix of a evergreen songs has already become a habit with the new film makers. And interestingly many new films are now remembered more for the remixed songs than the film itself. The same is the case of films like 'Thejabhai and family' and few others whose biggest highlight were its remixed songs.

Continuing with the tradition is the new Mammootty film 'Venicile Vyapari' which will feature the remixed version of the evergreen song 'Kannum Kannum'. The new song will have the megastar and Poonam Bajwa lypsyncing the song which in the original 'Angadi' was shot on Jayan and Seema.

'Kannum Kannuum' is remixed by young music director Bijipal for this 'Venicile Vayapaari', which tells a plot centred around the eighties. Mammootty and his costars appear in the dress codes and hairdo of the decade in this movie which is directed by Shafi in the scripts of James Albert.

Mammootty in Pothys ad

As plans are on to film a movie on the life and times of Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, the erstwhile King of Travancore, with Mammotty donning the historic character, the Megastar has already appeared in a advertisement with similar dress codes and backdrops of the famed Raja. Mammootty is in the lead of the ads for the Pothys textiles which is getting ready to start its first outlet in the capital city of kerala. The advertisement in the scripts of 'Urumi' fame Shankar Ramakrishnan is directed by Jetty Jerry who had earlier directed Tamil films like Ullasam.

It is learned that as the outlet is in Thiruvananthapuram. with the  famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple now becoming the cynosure of all eyes, the directors of Pothy's were keen to create an ad with a Travancore Raja in the frames. Malayalam star Jagathi Sreekumar and 'Dev D' fame Mahie Gille also share the screen time with Mammooty in this bug budget ad.

Mammootty vows to avoid liquor in films

Malayalam superstar Mammootty has produced a documentary that asks people to avoid liquor in Kerala, which has recorded the highest alcohol consumption in the country. He also said he would do his best to avoid liquor and not act in film sequences featuring alcohol.

Mammotty's 40-second film with a message - Say No to Liquor and Say No to Drugs - was unveiled Thursday by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

"I always try to avoid such scenes but at times it becomes imperative to do it because the situation demands it. I assure everyone that from now on I will do my best to avoid such scenes which depict liquor or liquor imposed scenes," said Mammootty, who has been the numero one actor of the Malayalam film industry for two decades, at the event.

Pointing to director Priyadarshan, who was present at the event, Mammootty said: "You have to ask people like him (Priyadarshan) because they ask us to do this and that. But let me tell you, I will do my best to do away with such scenes."

Chandy said that people should make an edeavour to rid Kerala of the tag of being the top liquor consuming state.

"Not long ago, Kerala was known for the huge strides it had made in literacy and its health status. But of late, it has taken a back seat and we are now known as the top liquor consuming state. This has to change and we all hope that the promotional material like this (Mammootty's documentary) will do us a world of good," the chief minister said.

Excise Minister K. Babu said that the video will be shown in theatres and will be aired on television, besides being screened in educational institutions.

"The young minds have to be taught the evils of liquor and drugs - our target group is schoolchildren," said Babu.

According to a report, liquor sales touched an all time high of Rs.6,730.30 crore 2010-11 from Rs.5,539.85 crore in 2009-10.

The government earned Rs.5,239 crore from liquor sales during the last fiscal year, while it was Rs.4,260 crore in 2009-10.

Mammootty is like a brother: Blessy

Blessy is one of the most bankable directors and scriptwriters in Malayalam today. His recent releasePranayam is a runaway hit. In his recent interview, the director-scriptwriter said that he never thought of becoming a scriptwriter at the initial stage of his career and it was megastar Mammootty who made it possible for him to be a scriptwriter.

"When I was doing my first film Kazcha, I had approached different people for scriptwriting. It was Mammootty who told me to write it the same way I had narrated the story to him. If it was not for him, I would probably not have known the taste of scriptwriting. We don’t just discuss films that I do with him. We talk about all my movies, be it Kazhcha,Thanmathra, Brahmaram or Pranayam. He is like a brother," he said.

It's 'just another day' for birthday boy Mammootty

The award-winning thespian, who has acted in more than 350 films, says age is just a number for him

Malayalam matinee idol Mammootty turns 60 today, but he doesn't consider it a milestone.

"My birthday is over for me because we are not going to celebrate it. It's just another day for me. No plans or anything," Mammootty told tabloid! over the phone.

The award-winning thespian, who has acted in more than 350 films, said that age is just a number for him. "Yes, nothing more than that," he said.

Idolised by thousands of cinema buffs in Kerala, the Ore Kadal actor's career has spanned over three decades and he is still one of the busiest actors in South India. His 2011 drama Pranchiettan And The Saint won several awards and was also a money-spinner.

Mammootty’s car hit by bus

A private bus operating on Aroor-Ernakulam route hit Malayalam megastar Mammootty’s car from behind at Aroor temple junction signal on Tuesday at 5.30 p.m.

The bus crashed into the rear end of the car which had stopped at the traffic signal at Aroor temple junction. Mammootty, sitting inside the car, was on his way back to his home in Ernakulam from the sets of director Shafi’s Vennicile Vyapari in Allapuzha.

The crash caused a major dent in the car, though no one was injured. The Aroor police immediately came to Mammootty’s rescue and seized the bus. However, Mammootty told the police that he did not want any case registered against the bus driver as he apologized to the star, saying that the accident occurred due to his rash driving. Mammootty later left for Kochi.

Shikari audio to be released soon

The audio of Mammootty’s Kannada-Malayalam bilingualShikaridirected by National award winning director Abhay Simha will be out in a few days. This film, produced by K. Manju, is likely to be released some time in September. Director Abhay Simha said that the tunes composed by music director Hari Krishna are awesome.

”Audio of our film is ready for release… just sorting out dates… hopefully audio will be released within next two weeks… saw the final colour corrected song version… wow! It’s looking amazing,” he tweeted.

“Harikrishna has done a great job with the music. It is easily one of his finest works. Madan-Harini have done a great job choreographing it. And watching Mammootty sir in songs is like a dream! Can’t wait to share it with you friends…" is Abhay Simha’s latest note on his Facebook page.
Incidentally, Shikari has a subject of stirring a silent revolution, as the hero takes a lead in awakening public consciousness. At a time when Anna Hazare has got a big victory in his crusade against corruption, Abhay feels that the film’s release would be timely.

Mammootty turns producer

Mollywood star Mammootty will now wear the hat of a producer for the first time. The veteran actor will produce Lal's next directorial venture, Cobra. 

Mammootty who owns a production house - Playhouse - have been active as a distributor. His compnay has distributed movies like Ritu, Kaana Kanmani, Chattambinadu and Neelathamara. However, this will be the first time he dons the role of a producer for his own movie.

Lal who is directing the megastar for the first time is another highlight of the movie. Along with Mammooty Lal also plays an important role in Cobra. "I have acted along with Mammootty in a few movies. I have even produced his movies. But, this is the first time I am directing him," says the actor.

Lal has acted along with Mammootty in hits like Thommanum Makkalum and Best Actor. They hope to create the same magic in their next endeavour.

Cobra revolves around the life of two co-brothers who are known as Cobra. "Cobra is a short form used for co-brothers," says Lal. He assures that the movie will be a thorough entertainer for all age groups, a trait of most of his movies. Mamta Mohandas and Lakshmi Rai have been roped in to play the lead heroines. Music is by Alex Paul.

Shooting for Cobra will begin on November 1. It is expected to hit the screens in February 2012. 

Deepan and Mammootty to come together for 'Newsmaker'

Mammootty would be doing a film titled 'Newsmaker', to be directed by Deepan. Deepan had delivered one of the biggest hits of last year 'Puthiya Mukham'.

'Newsmaker' would be produced by George, Mammootty's personal assistant. The film would be produced under the banner of Cincil Celluloid.

Deepan would also be directing Prithviraj in the film 'Hero'. 'Newsmaker' would commence only after 'Hero's is complete, and would be Mammootty's Onam release in 2012.

Amal Neerad's 'Arivaal Chuttika Nakshatram' to start soon NR

The shoot of Amal Neerad's new film 'Arivaal Chuttika Nakshatram is expected to start by November.

The title of the film has given rise to much speculation that the film is a political thriller. However, insiders claim that the film does not deal with politics at all.

The film that is being scripted by Shankar Ramakrishnan is more of a period drama that is set in the period post-independence but before the birth of Kerala state.

The politics that prevailed the scene then would become part of the film as well. Nothing more, nothing less.

The film has Mammootty and Prithviraj in the lead roles, and would be produced by August Cinema.

Mammookka's son to debut

As the Megastar is on with his plans of his son's marriage Dulkar Salman, the young man is also planning to officially start his career as a movie actor in a short while. The new project titled 'Second Show' to be directed by Sreenath Rajendran, an associate to Jayaraj, will have Dulkar Salman debuting as the hero. Expected to be on sets in a week at Kozhikkod, the movie will have him as an underworld don. Salman had been to the rehearsal camp of the movie for the last one month and it is reported that the scripts written by debutante Vini Vishwalal for the movie is top class.

The makers behind 'Second Show' are close friends of Dulkar Salman including the cinematographer Pappu, who had been an assistant to Rajeev Ravi. The Mumbai based  A.O.P.L. will produce this movie which will also feature debutante Avanthika as the heroine. Baburaj and Salimkumar are also in the cast of the flick which will have music by Avial band.

Earlier it was reported that Dulkar Salman will debut into filmdom through the film directed by Linguswamy. But now, Mammooty and his wife Sulfath seems to be much impressed by the scripts of the film that they have given the green signal for heir son to go for 'Secoind Show'.

Meanwhile, Dulkar Salman is also expected to get married by the 22nd of this December at Chennai.

Asin to be Mammookka's heroine

After a decade from his first movie 'Narendran makan Jayakanthan Vaka', the star heroine Asin will be once again speaking Malayalam onscreen. The actress who has risen to great heights in Indian cinema will make a comeback to Mollywood playing the lead role opposite Mammootty. According to the reports, Asin is said to have given green signal to be in the new flick directed by Shyamaprasad with Mammootty.

Asin, who had a Bollywood release recently in Salman Khan's "Ready", have two more big projects in Bollywood including 'Two cities' with Shah Rukh and' Houseful 2' with Akshaykumar.

IT raids offices, homes of Mammootty and Mohanlal

Income tax sleuths have raided the houses, offices and hotels of Malayalam film stars Mammootty and Mohanlal. Both the Kerala-based actors have been asked to appear before tax officials in person here.

The searches started at 6.30am on Friday morning with 80 officials simultaneously verifying records at their homes in Kochi and numerous offices in Chennai, Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram.

IT sleuths cited a huge gap in the IT returns and the income the superstars make in a year. Both have the same chartered accountant who has his head office in Thiruvananthapuram. The initial statements from both the actors have been taken.

The taxmen have reportedly seized several documents. Official sources report that the team has also found an elephant tusk from Mohanlal's Kochi residence.

Residence of Mohanlal's close aid Antony Perumbavoor is also being raided, said the official.

Mammootty is expected to appear before IT officials in the evening as he was in Chennai when the raids began, while Mohanlal may not arrive Friday as he is shooting in the coastal town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.
IT officials reached Rameswaram and took a statement from Mohanlal.

The extensive raids, it now appears, were kept secret by the IT department and also a well planned one as officials also closed in on the business associates of the two superstars.

The officials reached the home of Mohanlal in the Kerala capital where his aged mother resides.

For Mammootty, the raid came a day after his son's engagement in Chennai. Sources close to him say he has left for Kochi.

Mohanlal has interests in film production, distribution, IT education and also the hospitality industry. Besides, he is an active player in the real estate sector along with his close friends.

Mammootty's interests also include a film production house and he is the patron of a new boutique hospital in Bangalore.

Those questioned include Mohanlal and Mammootty's main business partners, producer Antony Perumbavoor and Anto Joseph respectively.

One bedroom of Mohanlal at his Kochi residence is yet to be opened because a bio-metric gadget makes entry possible only with the fingerprints of close family members.

Last week Kozhikode businessman K.A. Rauf, without naming anyone, said a Malayalam superstar and a business house in the state were engaged in a huge real estate deal in Maharashtra.

The IT officials locked the homes from inside and no one was allowed to come in or go out as they prepared their report based on the superstars' IT returns. 

Filmfare awards for Mammoottty, Mamtha

The year's Filmfare awards for South Indian films was announced yesterday. Megastar Mammootty was named the best actor for his performance in' Pranchiyettan and the Saint' while Mamtha  Mohandas was named the best actress for 'katha thudaraunnu'.'Pranchiyettan and the saint' also bagged the awards for the best picture and best director for Renjith. While Hariharan was selected as the best singer for 'katha Thudarunnu', Shreya Ghoshal was named the best female singer for her song' Kizhakku pookkkum 'from 'Anwar'. Urvashy was selected as the best supporting actress while Biju Menon was named as the best supporting actor. Gopi Sundar bagged the award for the best music director.

Vikram and Allu Arjun was named the best actors in Tamil and Telugu respectively. A R Rehman was named the bets musician in Tamil and Telugu while 'Maina' was named the best feature in Tamil.

Mammootty's 'Care&Share' to offer scholarships

The Care and Share foundation based at Kochy, working under the patronage of Megastar Mammootty will offer student scholarships, this year. The scholarships will be given to students living in orphanages, who have qualified for merit seats of professional courses in various colleges of the state.

The foundation has invited applications from deserving candidates, with valid copy of qualifying certificates. The applications must be addressed to the project officer of Care and share international foundation, P B No 1755 at Kochi

Mammootty and Shyamaprasad together again

The last time Mammootty and Shyamaprasad came together was for 'Ore Kadal', that was much appreciated by fans and critics alike.

The director and the actor would be joining hands again for a crime story now, and the film would be scripted by Shyamaprasad himself.

'Ore Kadal' had won several awards and accolades at national and international level, and the news of the director and the actor coming together, is hence welcomed by lovers of good cinema.

This film would be produced by Vindhyan, who had also produced other Shyamaprasad films like 'Ore Kadal' and 'Electra'.

Mammootty is my role model: Vikram

Tamil superstar Vikram has revealed that Mammootty is his role model. The actor says that the Malayalam Megastar has always inspired him to do a variety of roles.

Vikram says that though Mammootty has acted in several films as a police officer, he has been able to do all of them quite different from one another.

The actor also says that he doesn't like to be dragged into the number game. "I have no intention to be known as the Number One star, by doing one action role after the other. I would like to do a variety of characters instead," he adds.

Vikram is all set for a release this week with Deivathirumagal. This is rumored of be his best performance till date, and is said to have been admired by the members of the censor board as well.

Mammootty awarded Best Actor in 58th Filmfare Awards (South)

The 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2010 was held on July 2, 2011 in Hyderabad. Megastar Mammootty awarded Best Actor (Malayalam) for the film Pranchiyettan and the saint. It also honored as the Best Film. Director Renjith, Biju Menon(Best Supporting Actor) also were in the star studded function.

State Anti-Drugs Campaign receives a boost through Mammootty

The Anti-Drugs campaign in the state has received a boost with the presence of Megastar Mammootty. The star would spearhead the Awareness Campaign that targets the youth in the state.

Mammootty who took part in the programmed organised by the State Excise Department at the Town Hall at Ernakulam on Sunday exhorted the young generation to stay away from drugs.

He talked of a man whom he had met in a jail five years back, who was undegoing punishment for having murdered his own son. Mammootty said that he was shocked on coming to know that the son, under the influence of drugs, had attempted to molest his own mother.

Mammootty also added, that the general assumption that only the use of alochohol makes an artist is wrong. That is no real art, he said.

The Excise Department is also planning a short film for the campuses that would have Mammootty carrying the campaign even further

All big stars ready for Onam

All the big stars of Malayalam, including the Big M's are getting ready with their movies for the biggest festival season of kerala, Onam. Megastar Mammootty will be ready with his 'King and the Commissioner' which will also have Sureshgopi in the title role. This Shaji kailas movie is expected to be on theatres by the 30th of August.

Mohanlal will  have his Blessy film 'Pranayam' which will also feature Jayapradha and Anupam Kher, for this Onam. The movie is expected to be on theatres by the 26th of August.

Dileep's Onam offering will be 'Mr Marumakan' with Sandhya Mohan. Featuring Sanusha for the first time as the heroine, this humorous flick will also have Tamil star Bhagyaraj and Poornima in important roles.

Prithviraj's Onam film will be 'Thejabhai and Family' directed by Deepu Karunakaran. Tamil star Vijay will also have his 'Velayudham' for this Onam, which will get to 90 centres. Plans are on to push the Jayaram movie 'Ulakam Chuttum Vaaliban' by Rajbabu for the season.

Pranchiyettan bags 3 Vellinakshatram Awards

Ranjith directed 'Pranchiyettan and the Saint' bagged three awards at the Vellinakshatram Film Awards for the year 2010.

The film bagged the Best Film award, as well as the Best Actor (Mammootty)and Best Director Award (Ranjith).

Kavya Madhavan was adjudged the Best actress for her role in 'Gaddama'. 'Malarvadi Arts Club' directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan is the Second Best Film.

The Best Music Director is M Jayachandran for his musical score in 'Shikar'.

Salim Kumar, Salim Ahmed, Padmapriya and R Sukumaran would be given special awards by the jury.

'Venicile Vyapari' to start in July

The shooting of 'Venicile Vyapari' would commence on the 10th of July. 'Venicile Vyapari' is Shafi's next film after the superhit 'Marykkundoru Kunjadu'.

'Venicile Vyapari' has Mammootty doing the title role. Kavya Madhavan is his heroine.

Earlier Shafi and Mammootty had come together for such superhits as 'Mayavi', 'Thommanum Makkalum' and 'Chattambi Nadu'.

Mammootty has had a disappointing 2011 as of now, and it remains to be seen if Shafi's directorial flair brings about a change in the star's fortunes. James Albert would script 'Venicile Vyapari'. The film would be produced by Madhavan Nair under the banner of Murali Films.

'The King and the Commissioner' starts at Kochi

Laying all speculations to rest, the Collector and Commissioner have joined hands at last.

Shoot of the film 'The King and the Commissioner' being directed by Shaji Kailas and scripted by Renji Panicker has started at Kochi.

Mammootty would don the role of Joseph Alex IAS, while Suresh Gopi would appear in the role of Bharath Chandran IPS.

Reema Sen is the heroine. Samvrutha Sunil would also be seen in a key role. Janardhanan, Jagathy Sreekumar and Vijayaraghavan would lend support.

Shaji Kailas and Renji Panicker have assured that the film in which two hotshot characters come together once again, would offer a double dose of entertainment. Fans of both the actors are equally excited as well.

Mammootty and Prithviraj in Amal Neerad's new film

Mammootty and Prithviraj were last seen together in the mega hit film 'Pokkiri Raja' in which they played brothers.

Now the duo is back together, but for a film to be directed by Amal Neerad.

Sankar Ramakrishnan who had scripted 'Urumi' would script the film that would tell a story that has been set against the backdrop of the 1950's. Mammootty would reportedly play the hero, while Prithvi would play the antihero in this film.

The film would be produced by Prithvi's own production company August Cinema, and would roll once Prithvi's Ranjith film 'Indian Rupee' is complete.

Amritha awards for Mammootty, Kavya and T D Dasan

Mammootty an Kavya Madhavan was adjudged the best in the acting departments in the Amrita Television and Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) film awards for 2010  announced, yesterday. While 'T.D. Dasan Standard VI D' has won the award for the best film and its director Mohan Raghavan has won the award for the best director.

Mammootty has been adjudged the best actor for his performance in 'Pranchiyettan and the Saint' while  Kavya Madhavan won the award for her role in 'Gaddama'. The Abhinaya Keerthi Puraskaram will be presented to Mohanlal. The lifetime achievement award will be presented to K.J. Jesudas, while the Yuva Keerthi Puraskaram will be presented to Kunjacko Bobban and popular hero award to Dileep

The year's national award winner Salim Kumar has won the special mention of the jury for his role in 'Adaminte Makan Abu'..

While Vikram is the best Tamil male actor and Amala Paul is named a  the best female Tamil actor.

The honours were decided by a 7 member jury panel of eminent personalities from various branches of the media , chaired by veteran director K.S Sethumadhavan. It is the first time that the Film Employees Federation is involved with a channel to announce their awards.

The awards will be presented in a colorful grand gala entertainment extravaganza at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Kochi on June 4.

'Bombay, march12' for June 24

Ace scriptwriter Babu janardhanan will have his first movie as director 'Bombay, March12, released by the 24th of next month. Featuring Mammootty in multiple get ups, the movie is based on the real life riots and bombings that hit Mumbai on March 12, 1993. The film revolves around the effects of the blasts in the lives of three common men.

Babu Janardhanan who had in the past penned the scripts for some critically acclaimed movies like 'Achanurangatha Veedu', 'Vaasthavam' and 'Thalappavu' is said to have reserved one of his best writings for this movie which have a  mammoth cast. Shot at Rajastan, Coimbatore, Mumbai  and kerala by Vipin Mohan, the movie is one of the eagerly awaited flicks of the year.

Salman Khan would love to work with Mammootty

Bollywood star Salman Khan has expressed a desire to act in a Malayalam film, if it is with renowned actors like Mammootty.

Salman was speaking at the premiere show of his new film 'Ready' at Dubai.

The actor was also all praise for his Malayali co-star in the film , Asin. Salman said that she acts effortlessly, and assured that their new film together 'Ready' will be a hotshot entertainer like his last film 'Dabaang'.

Now it remains to be seen as to which film maker takes the cue and casts the Megastar of Malayalam cinema along with the Super action hero of Bollywood.

The Train starts running by next week

Megastar Mammootty starrer The Train, directed by the National award winning director, Jayaraj, is based on the Mumbai train bombings is going to release by next week.

Mammootty and Jayasurya are coming together in Jayaraj's The Train, which will hit theatres this weekend. It's a thriller based on the Mumbai chain bomb blasts that rocked the city on July 11, 2006.

Mammootty plays Kedarnath, a Commander of the Anti Terrorist Squad. Aanchal Sabharwal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sheena, Abhimanyu, Sabitha Jayaraj, Anupam Kher, Balaji and Padmakumar form the rest of the cast.

The camera is being handled by debutant cinematographer Seenu Murukkumpuzha. Vivek Harshan is the editor. Lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed and Jayaraj have been composed by Sreenivas. Jayesh Kuttamath is producing the film under the banner Harvest Dreams Pvt. Ltd. 

1993 Bombay March 12 gets ready

1993 Bombay March 12 is Mammootty's new film directed by debutant Babu Janardhanan who has scripted sensible films such asAchanurangatha Veedu, Vaasthavam and Thalappavu among others

It is an emotion-filled family drama with suspense, which unfolds in the aftermath of the Mumbai bomb blasts of 1993, says the director.

He also adds that it was Mammootty who gave him the courage to take up direction.

"The storyline is rather complex, one with several layers of intrigue, and it should be a thrilling experience for viewers. It narrates the tale of Sanathana Bhat(Mammootty), a Hindu priest, and Abida (Roma), a young Muslim woman from a village in Kerala, who have premonitions about the bomb blasts, which change the course of their lives forever", says Babu.

Vipin Mohan is the cameraman. Lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed have been tuned by Afsal Yusuf. 1993 Bombay March 12 is being produced by Haneef Mohammed under the banner of Red Rose Creations.

Mammootty and Shafi together for 'Venicile Vyaapaari

Shafi, who is on cloud nine with two consecutive hits - 'Marykkundoru Kunjadu' and 'Makeup Man' - would now his new film with Mammootty.

Titled 'Venicile Vyaapaari', the film would be scripted by James Albert, who had scripted films like 'Classmates' and 'Cycle'.

Mammootty would play a merchant based in Alleppey in the film. Alleppey is renowned as the 'Venice of the East'.

Shafi is all excited about the project, and says that the film would be a rollicking comedy entertainer. At the same time, it would have a touching story at its core.

M Padmakumar with Mammootty again

The last time director M Padmakumar and Mammootty came together, was for 'Parunthu' that sank without a trace at the box office.

Mammootty would be seen in a double role in Padmakumar's new film.

Padmakumar was expected to start shooting a film titled 'Pathiramanal' with Jayasurya in the lead. However now, with the Mammootty project in the offing, it remains to be seen as to which one would start first.

Last year, Padmakumar had crafted the super successful 'Shikkar' with Mohanlal and had also directed a short film in the anthology 'Kerala Cafe'.

Mammootty Again In A Double Role

Megastar Mammootty will be coming up in a number of double roles in the movies that are destined to come out this year. The first one will be for the film named 'Bombay , March 12, the debutante film as a director from popular scriptwriter Babu Janardhanan. The movie based on the infamous Bombay blasts will have the megastar as a Brahman poojari named Sanathana Bhat and also as Ameer ,a  corporation worker at Aleppey.

Mammootty will be again cast in a double role in the new movie to be directed by M Padmakumar. The flick which will be based on the life of a famous real life politician of the current century, will also have him donning the role of his son in the later half. Interestingly, this project will  be also  scripted by Babu Janardhanan, based on the much popular real life happenings.

Kerala State Film Critics Association Award : Mammootty bagged Best Actor

Kerala Film Critics Association awards Announced.

Mammootty bagged the best actor for his performance in ''Pranchiyettan and the Saint''.


''Gaddama'', directed by Kamal was selected the best Malayalam film of the year 2010 by the State Film Critics Association.
Kamal was adjudged the best director, while Kavya Madhavan bagged the best actress award for her performance in ''Gaddama''.

''Makaramanju'' directed by Lenin Rajendran was selected as the second best film. Biju Menon and Samvritha Sunil were adjudged the second best actors for their roles in various films. Ranjith won the award for best script for his work in ''Pranchiyettan and the Saint'' which he himself directed.

''Janakan'' and ''Shikar'' shared the award for best popular film.

Veteran director K S Sethumadhavan was selected for ''Chalachithra Rathnam'' award, while Jagannatha Varma, Santhakumari and Bichu Thirumala were chosen for ''Chalachithra Prathibha'' honours of the Association.

Other awardees are: Vinod Mankara (Best Debut Director (Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram), Mohan Raghavan (Story - T D Dasan Std VI B), Kaithapram (Lyrics - Holidays, Neelambari), M Jayachandran (Music Direction - Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram), Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal (Playback - Holidays, Agathan), Madhu Ambat (Cinematography - Gramam), Gokul Das (Art Direction) and Salim Kumar (Special Jury Award).

The awards, sponsored by the Atlas Group, were announced by Group chairman M M Ramachandran and Thekkinkad Joseph, President, Film Critics Association.

'Pranchiyettan..' completes 150

In an interesting development, one of the much acclaimed movies in recent times 'Pranchiyettan and the saint' has completed 160 days. The movie is continuing in a lone theatre in Thrissur to become the biggest running Mollywood movie in the last five years, surpassing record by 'Happy husbands' which ran to 150 days in a theatre in the capital city. This Renjith-Mammootty film had a lukewarm start in the first weeks, but managed to keep the box office tingling as the worth of opinion grew far and wide.

The week also will witness the 50 day celebration of 'Traffic' which is announced as the first hit of the year. The movie which also made a difficult start in the opening weeks still continues in around 15 release centers. In the metros, the movie by Rajesh R Pillai is still registering 60-80 percent collections every day.

August 15 confirmed for March 25

The Shaji Kailas-directed suspense thriller August 15, starring Mammootty, has been confirmed for March 25.

The film is a sequel to August 1, which was directed by Siby Malayil more than 20 years back.
Meghana Raj is the heroine and Pradeep Nair is the cinematographer of the film, which is produced by veteran Aroma Mani.


Kochu Preman, Lalu Alex, Thalaivasal Vijay, Biju Pappan and Balachandran Chullikkad are the others in the cast.

Mammootty's 1993 Bombay March 12 Pooja Held at Cochin

Megastar Mammootty's upcoming Project '1993 Bombay March 12' pooja held at Avenue centre, Panambilli Nagar, Cochin.

The film is based on the real life riot incident and bombings that hit Mumbai on March 12, 1993. The film revolves around the effects of the blasts in the lives of three common men. The film will depict the effect of the incident and the sufferers of that. 

Noted Malayalam screenplay writer Babu Janardhanan's debut directorial venture, who penned the scripts for some critically acclaimed movies like ‘Achanurangatha Veedu', 'Vaasthavam' and 'Thalappavu'.

The movie will be made simultaneously in Malayalam,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.(multi-lingual).

The film will be canned in Rajasthan and Kerala locations.

Mammootty inaugurated the beautified Kozhikode beach

The public should ensure that the beaches here are neat and clean, actor Mammootty has said. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the beautified Kozhikode beach here on Saturday. “The beauty of the beach will reflect the aesthetic sense of the people in the coming days,” he said.

The beautification of the 850-metre stretch of beach, from Lions Park to Corporation Office under the Kozhikode-I Assembly Constituency, was completed at a cost of Rs.3 crore. The smartened up coastal stretch has an entrance-gate, pavilions, walkways, lamp posts, fountain and granite-paved seats among other things. A 1500-square-metre parking space is also in place.

A toilet block, cafeteria and gallery steps are the other features. The project, sanctioned by the Tourism Department in 2009, was completed by the Harbour Engineering Department. This is the third stretch of the beach being opened for public after beautification in the city limits in recent months. A. Pradeep Kumar, MLA, presided over the function in which Mayor A.K. Premajam was the chief guest. M.K. Raghavan, MP; district panchayat president Kanathil Jameela; and Tourism Secretary V. Venu and Director A. Shivasankar were present. Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had inaugurated the beatified Bhat Road Beach recently.

Vanitha Film Awards Announced, Mammootty bags Best Actor

Pranchiyettan and the Saint bagged five awards in the Vanitha film awards announced on Wednesday.

Ranjith who has won three awards will be the star of the award night. He is the best writer, director and the producer of the best film.

Mammootty is the best actor while Mamta walked away with the best actress award. Jagathy Sreekumar got the prestigious Lifetime achievement award.

The other awards include Biju Menon- supporting actor, Mithra Kurien- supporting actress, Yesudas- Best male singer, Shreya Ghoshal- Best female singer, Rafeeque Ahmed-  Best Lyricist, Gopi Sunder- Best Music Director, Siddique- Best Villain, Salim Kumar- Best comedian,  Kunjakko Boban, Archana Kavi Best- Best star pair, Ann Augustine- Best newcocomer, Venu- Best Cameraman.
The awards will be presented at Kozhikode on february 19th.

August 15 Postponed Again

Shaji Kailas directed Mammootty's suspense thriller August 15 produced by veteran Aroma Mani has been postponed again for the third time.
August 15 which was slated for release during Christmas was postponed to February 3, as the shoot got delayed.

The latest we hear is that Aroma has informed theatres that it has been shifted to March 30!
The film is a sequel to August 1 directed by Siby Malayil, more than 20 years back.

The reasons for the postponement are not clear, though the rumours are that Aroma does not want to release the film in February.

Pranchiyettan's 125th day...

Mammootty to windup Doubles Shooting

Megastar Mammootty is to finish his ongoing project, Sohan seenulal's Doubles by this week. Doubles shoooting is in full swing in Pondichery.

Doubles shooting started by the mid of December. Mammootty, Nadiya Moidu and Tapsee are in the main role.

Mammootty will leave Pondichery by the first week of February. After that Mammootty will join in the set of '1993 Bombay March 12'.

Mammootty signs Bombay 1993 March 12

Mammootty has signed in Bombay 1993 March 12, He will be joining the sets of this socially relevant thriller after finishing Doubles.

The film is based on Mumbai riots. Mammootty is essaying the character Sanathan Bhatt.

The megastar who has the history of giving hits while working with debutant directors is introducing one more director to Malayalam industry through the movie.

Famous screen play writer Babu Janardhan is directing the movie produced by Red Cross films.

The film will be shot at Mumbai, Rajasthan and Coimbatore.

Best Actor 55th day poster..

Motherhood Unveiled

Rhea Healthcare, a closely held company promoted by the family members of film actor Mammootty, unveiled Motherhood, a boutique maternity facility in Bangalore. The company has invested close to Rs 17 crore in its Bangalore facility.

A McKinsey study has pegged the Indian maternity-care market at $1.30 billion and projected it to grow to $2.40 billion by 2012. Further, it is estimated that over 40 per cent of the current market spend, about $560 million, is incurred by the upper middle class and above with an annual income of over Rs 5 lakh.

Rhea Healthcare said it would set up similar facilities in Chennai, Coimbatore, and Kochi and has earmarked an investment of around Rs 58 crore. Besides the promoter’s family, a serial entrepreneur, has invested in the equity of Rhea Healthcare and the entire funding is done through equity and debt on a 1:1 basis.

Mohammed Rehan Sayeed, director of Rhea Healthcare, said, “Pregnancy in the Indian context is associated with illness and Motherhood is keen to drive the message that birthing is a wellness aspect. This facility will offer state-of-the-art labour, delivery, recovery bed; Lamaze techniques that enhances natural childbirth, Aerobics center and neo-natal intensive care level 5 to handle any possible emergencies for the new born to name a few.”

He said, Motherhood will also offer newborn screening, an essential preventive healthcare programme that tests babies for over 44 uncommon but serious disorders known as Inborn Errors of Metabolism.

Surumy Sayeed, CEO of Rhea Healthcare, said, “At each stage, the mother to be would be provided with an international pattern of doctor support which ensures that only a doctor fully acquainted with her case gets to treat her on 24/7 basis.”

Dulquer Salmaan, director of Rhea Healthcare, said, “The facility would also deliver paediatric services as a logical extension to birthing services. We have put in place an electronic health record system that would capture all vital health data of the child right from its birth paving the way for timely and superior paediatric care.”

Doubles Stills

Asianet Film Award Announced: Mammootty Bags Best Actor

Asianet - Ujala Film Awards 2011 has Announced. Mammootty starred 'Pranchiyettan and the Saint' bagged the award for Best Film. Mammootty and Nayantara bagged Best Actor and Actress Awards.


Mammootty was chosen the best actor for his performance in three films including `Pranchiyettan' while Nayanthara was selected the best actress for her role in 'Bodyguard.' 


Mammootty got the best actor award for his roles in films like Pranchiettan, The Saint, Kutty Shranku and Best Actor, all which released this year. Pranchiettan, directed by Renjith, bagged the best film award.

Mohanlal, who has acted in nearly 300 films, was named for the Asianet Golden Star Award for his overall contribution to cinema. The special award had gone to Mammootty, who is in his 50s, last year.

Asianet vice-president M.R. Rajan, who announced the awards here Saturday, said there were 28 awards in various categories.

"The awards will be distributed at Kochi on January 9 and for the first time we have decided to give an award for Tamil films as well. Vijay, for his various films, has got the popular hero award in Tamil films," said Rajan.

Popular south Indian actress Nayantara won the best actress award for her role in Bodyguard.

The best director award went to popular producer-actor-director Lal for the film "In Ghost House Inn".

The award for the most popular actor and actress went to Dileep and Mamta Mohandas, respectively, for their roles in several films released during 2010.

Jayasurya was selected as the Youth Icon of the Year.

Asianet is the first Malayalam TV channel that went on air in the early 1990s