Counted amongst the most talented actors of
Indian Cinema, Mammootty, the Mega Star of Malayalam Movies captivates
the audience with his profoundly deep voice, looks and talent.
A lawyer by qualification, Mammootty had always wanted to be an actor.
He made his first appearance on the big screen in a Malayalam movie 'Devalokam'
(1979) but that film
apparently never saw light. On record Mammootty's career began
with the Malayalam cinema 'Vilkanundu Swapnangal' (1980) in which his
performance was noticed. It was Director K.G. George who brought out the latent talent in Mammootty. He gave
him a number of diverse roles in films like 'Valarthumrigangal', 'Yavanika',
'Aadaminte Vaariyellu' etc. His firebrand
performances in these films saw the birth of a new super
star in Malayalam Cinema.
He was supported
by good directors, scriptwriters like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, M.T.Vasudevan Nair, Lohitadas,
Hariharan, Padmarajan etc in his acting career. His controlled acting, never
crossed the limits, and the presentation
of M T 's hard hitting dialogues made Mammootty, the heartthrob of Malayalam
film viewers.
Throughout his career, he has been through a lot of ups and downs
but every time he came back with extra perseverance and won his way
into people's hearts with wonderful performances. His career saw a spectacular rise after the release of Director
Joshi's 'New Delhi'. It heralded the rebirth of Mammootty the super
star and he never had to look back again.
Mammootty touched higher pinnacles of his career in the 90's with 'Oru Vadakkan
Veeragatha', an M.T. Vasudevan creation and the breath taking portrayal of Basheer in
Adoor Gopalakrishnan's art movie 'Mathilukal', which together bagged him the
National
award for the best actor in 1989. Again his superb acting
in T.V.Chandran's ' Ponthan Mada' and Adoor Gopalakrishna's 'Vidheyan'
(1992) won
him the National award for best actor once more. His portrayal of
the historical character
in Jabbar Patel's 'Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar' (1999) won him the national award for the third
time.
