With the movie 'Doubles' which is currently on sets, Megastar Mammootty will be introducing 50th debutante director through his films. The actor who is industrious in presenting at least a couple of new filmmakers to Mollywood, had been immensely successful in creating hits from their first films. Be it in the case of Laljose, Amal Neerad, Anwar Rasheed, Vaishakh or the latest in Martin Prakkat, his bets with little known technicians always beared fruits.
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It is celebration time of the big fans of Mammootty. World famous director Adoor Gopalakrishnan is now getting ready to team up with one of his favorite actors Mammootty, for a new film.

Planned to start by the August of 2011, the movie is expected to feature the star in another spectacular role.
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The Malayalam superstar Mammootty has slammed the IIFA awards show in Dubai over the weekend for completely ignoring South Indian cinema. "You should not limit this ceremony to just Hindi movies. You must recognise movies in other languages also. And you should stop identifying us as South Indian movie stars alone because we are Indians," Mammootty said.
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One of the most accomplished actors of India, Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who debuted in Kannada with Love in 2005, is getting ready for his second Kannada film titled Shikari to be directed by Abhay Sinha. According to sources, the actor will play a double role: the first as a software techie and the second as a freedom fighter. The movie deals with the pre and post independence conditions in India. The story and screenplay are by the director himself. It is also heard that the director is trying to rope in Bollywood star Konkona Sen Sharma as the heroine. The shooting is expected to begin from the first week of May. Anmol Bhave will score the music, while Shrivatsa cranks the camera. The film is produced by veteran K. Manju. More details are awaited.

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The fans of Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal may not see eye to eye, but their idols are getting closer.

They have come together to fight the common enemy the veteran actor Thilakan who has been a thorn in their flesh.

Thilakan has been making some wild and unsubstantiated allegations against them. He has been able to get the support of the so called “left intellectuals” like Sukumar Azhikode and Punathil Kunjabdulla. Azhikode had criticized Mohanlal' for doing commercial endorsements for a popular jewelery brand and made a “dumb” remark that Mammootty had got Rs 5 crore to do Pazhassi Raja!

Noted novelist Punathil Kunjabdulla, went one step ahead and said at a literary forum that: “Thilakan is one of the most distinguished actors in the world, and before him Mammootty and Mohanlal are nothing!” The irony of it is that both Azhikode and Punathil hardly know anything about cinema or the contribution that M & M has made to Malayalam films.

There was a sustained campaign to tarnish the image of M & M by these so called “intellectuals” as they blindly supported Thilakan in his crusade against the stars. Please note some vested interests in Malayalam film industry are also behind this smear campaign against the superstars.

Meanwhile the two superstars met “accidentally” at the picturesque Panangad Choice Gardens on the backwaters near Kochi. Mohanlal and Mammootty were shooting there for their forthcoming films Christian Brothers and Pramani respectively. During the one hour post lunch meet the stars without any aides discussed about the “Thilakan threat to topple them”.

Mohanlal in an earlier interview to a newspaper had come to the defense of Mammootty by saying that he would never snatch a role from Thilakan. Later Mohanlal in an interview to a television channel said that he had rung up Azhikode and asked him to back off and leave him alone and not drag him into unnecessary controversies. And regarding Azhikode’s statement, that Thilakan and Mohanlal had expressed a desire to hold talks to solve the raging controversy the star made it clear that he had never expressed such willingness.

And as far as Azhikode's criticism that he is cashing in on his fame and popularity by doing commercial endorsements, Mohanlal shot back: "I told him to leave me alone as all stars including Amitabh Bachchan endorses products. I see Azhikode’s ranting against me and Mammootty, as those made by an old man.

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Veteran superstar Mammootty has declined to comment on the controversy triggered by the outburst of thespian Thilakan.

Mammootty, talking to IANS over phone, said: 'I will not say anything. What is there to be said?' He was speaking from the sets of his latest film 'Pokiriraja'.

Actor Thilakan is currently facing the heat from various film bodies, including the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), for his utterances against film organisations in the state.

Discussing his films, including his latest release 'Dhrona', which has not done as expected, the superstar said: 'See, it was an excellent subject, but somehow it has not come out well. Mind you, this is the way films are. You win some, you lose some. When there is a setback you go back to the basics, and that is precisely what I do, and fine-tune myself for the next film.'

Speaking about his next project, Mammootty said it would be the directorial debut of veteran character and comedy artiste Jagdeesh.

'I am told that the name of the film is going to be 'Amar Akbar Antony', but don't mistake it for the yesteryears' Hindi film. It is a love story and I play the role of a technocrat. I heard the story and am yet to see the script,' added Mammootty.

The year 2009, was very good for Mammootty with eight releases and a variety of roles. He also received an honorary doctorate from the Kerala University.

However, 2010 appears to have got off on a wrong note with 'Dhrona' bombing at the box office and the Thilakan controversy adding to troubles. At the moment, the AMMA and the other film bodies are strongly behind Mammootty.

Mammootty is a three-time national award winner and into his third decade in the industry.

Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan had criticised film organisations for denying him an opportunity to act in the new film 'Christian Brothers'.

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After their super hit combo in Roudram, superstar Mammootty and hit maker Ranji Panicker will once again team up with a revenge drama titled Kaduvakkunnil Kuruvachan, in which Mammootty plays the role of a Christian planter. Set on the lines of superstar Suresh Gopi's all-time blockbuster Lelam, the film is expected to start rolling in August and would be Mammootty's Christmas release. The heroine and the supporting cast of the film are yet to be finalised.




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Mammootty is famous for prioritizing his projects. He switches his projects, with the best story that he listens. The Mega Star will be seen sooner playing the lead in Amal Neerad's new venture Son of Alexander.

Amal Neerad, best known for Big B and Sagar Alias Jacky has worked with Ram Gopal Varma in James, Darna Zaroori Hai, Shiva and the Malayalam film Black as cinematographer; he is a product of Calcutta film institute.

Fans expect this to be the most stylish character ever played by Mammootty. Son of Alexander is the sequel of the movie Samrajyam released in late eighties in which the star played the role of an underworld don called Alexander.

Samrajyam was one of the biggest hit and had run in theatres for around 250 days and is dubbed to many languages.

Big B gave a new face to Mammootty in the role of Bilal John Kurisingal. He kept an emotionless face throughout the film. In Son of Alexander, Mammootty is to have a similar appearance to that in Big B.

Amal's earlier film Sagar Elias Jackie was the sequel of Irupatham Nootandu. Son of Alexander is produced by Marikar Films.

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The shooting for ‘Pramaani’, the new Mammootty starrer directed by B Unnikrishnan is 50 percent complete with the recent schedule in Ernakulam. Mammootty is playing the role of Viswanatha Panikkar, the president of a panchayat in Kuttanad area. Mammootty is acting in a role speaking Kuttanad slang after 12 years, the last being 'Thachiledathu Chundan' which was a big hit.

The movie with enough punch lines and family sentiment will have Sneha as the heroine. The others in the cast include Siddhique, Biju Pappan, Suresh Krishna, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Baiju, Lakshmi Priya, Diya and Shanu Fazil. Gireesh Puthenchery and M Jayachandran handle the music section of this movie, which is produced by B C Joshy in the banner of Surya Cinema. ‘Pramaani’ will hit the theatres by the first week of March.

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