As Mammootty turns 67, a look at the Malayalam superstar's most iconic films

As Mammootty turns 67, a look at the Malayalam superstar's most iconic films

FP Staff February 14, 2019, 11:54:49 IST

Malayalam actor Mammootty has acted in over 350 films in a career spanning over four decades

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Vidheyan, based on Malayalam writer Zacharia’s Bhaskara Pattelarum Ente Jeevithavum, explored the master-slave dialectic, where Mammootty played the role of a tyranical landlord Bhaskara Pattelar. Twitter

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Mammootty’s portrayal of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer in 1990 film Mathilukal won the actor the National Award. Facebook

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Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, based on a legend in the history of Chekavar warriors, won four National Awards, including one on Best actor, bagged by Mammootty in 1989. YouTube

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Ponthan Mada, released in 1994, saw Naseeruddin Shah amd Mammootty come together where the former played a colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran and the latter, the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada

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Jabbar Patel’s Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar featured Mammootty as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a role that won the actor the National Film Award for Best Actor for 2000. Twitter

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