Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...

is an Indian actor, who works mainly in the Malayalam film industry. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in history of

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, As of 2019, Mammootty has won 3

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, 7

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and a record 13

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. Mammootty received his first

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in 1990 for ''

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Balan K. Nair, Captain Raju and Madhavi. The film ...

'' and ''

Mathilukal ''Mathilukal'' (Malayalam: മതിലുകൾ, meaning ''Walls'') is a Malayalam novel written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer in 1965. It is one of the most cherished and well-known love stories in Malayalam. Its hero, Basheer himself, and hero ...

.'' In 1994, he secured his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's '' Vidheyan'' and T. V. Chandran's '' Ponthan Mada. I''n 1997, Mammootty received his third National Film Award for Best Actor in '' Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar'', in which he portrayed the role of

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He has also received 11 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actor. In 2013, in an online poll conducted by ''

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'' on their website as part of the 100 years celebration of

, 2 of his films: ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' and '' Anantaram'' were ranked amongst the "greatest Indian film ever". On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, ''

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'' included Mammootty's performance in ''Mathilukal'' on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". In 2005, Asianet called him "The greatest method actor to grace

." He owned a film production company, Casino Films, which produced several of his films. He formed a television

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, Megabytes, which produced television serials, the first being ''Jwalayay.'' In 2022, he became one of the few actors in India to have completed 50 years in Indian cinema. Mammootty has been honoured at a few international film festivals like the Muscat International Film Festival and

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Honorary awards

National Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

IIFA Utsavam

Filmfare Awards South

South Indian International Movie Awards

Ramu Kariat Awards

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Asiavision Awards

Asianet Film Award

Vanitha Film Awards

Other major honors and recognitions

*2020:

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as Beypore Sulthan, was a writer of Malayalam literature. He was a writer, humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer, noted for his path-breaking, ...

Binale Foundation Award *2020: Critics Choice Film Awards for Best Actor (Malayalam) - '' Unda'' *2019: Makudam Award for Best Actor - '' Peranbu'' *2015: P S John Endowment Award *2014: Kashmir International Film Festival *2012: Thikkurussy Foundation Award for Contributions to Malayalam Cinema * 2011: Asiavision Film Awards - Millennium Star * 2011:

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- Cultural Icon Kerala * 2010: Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actor - ''Pranchiyettan and the Saint'' * 2010: Inspire Film Awards for Best Actor - ''Pranchiyettan and the Saint'' * 2010: Vellinakshatram Film Awards for Best Actor - ''Pranchiyettan and the Saint'' * 2009: Surya Film Award For Best Actor for ''Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha'' * 2009: Jaihind Film Award For Best Actor for ''Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha'' * 2006: Filmfare Awards South-Legends Award (

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) *2004: Kerala Film Critics Association Awards-Chalachitra Ratnam (Special award) *2008: Jaihind Utsav Awards-Actor of the Decade (Special Award)

References

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