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Awards and honours

Mammootty was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998, for his contributions to the Indian Cinema


National Awards
1989 Mathilukal, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (Actor)
1993 Vidheyan, Ponthanmada (Actor)
1999 Dr. Ambedkar (Actor)

State Awards
1981 Ahimsa (Supporting Actor)
1984 Adiyozhukkukal (Actor)
1985 Yathra, Nirakkoottu (Special Award)
1989 Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha, Mathilukal (Actor)
1994 Vidheyan,Pothanmada (Actor)
2004 Kazhcha (Actor)
Filmfare Awards
1984 Adiyozhukkukal
1985 Yathra, Nirakkoottu
1990 Mathilukal
1991 Amaram
1997 Boothakannadi
2004 Kazhcha (Actor)

Film Critics
1982 Yavanika (Supporting Actor)
1984 Aksharangal, Kanamarayathu
1985 Yathra, Nirakkoottu
1987 Thaniyavarthanam, New Delhi
1990 Mathilukal, Mrigaya, Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha
1992 Sooryamanasam, Aayirappara,Pappayudey Swantham Appose
1994 Sukritham
1997 Boothakannadi (Special Award)
2004 Chalachitra Ratnam
Other Awards
V. Shantaram Award (Movie : Dr. Ambedkar)
Asia Pacific Merlian Award
Cinema Express (Various Movies, years)
Ramu Karyat Award
Screen Award
Asianet Film Awards
Everest Malayalam Ever Best Actor Award.

Know ME more

Mammootty is the mega star of Malayalam cinema. He is an actor in all senses of the word. It was his childhood dream to act in a movie and become a great star. Mammootty's father, Mr.Ismail is an Agriculturist and his mother, Mrs. Fathima is a housewife. He has a daughter, Surmi and a son, Dulquar Salman
Although a lawyer by qualification, Mammootty always wanted to be an actor. His entry into filmdom was rather late. As bad luck would have it, his first film, Devalokam ('World of Gods'), never saw the light of the day. None other than the colossal figure in Malayalam cinema M. T. Vasudevan Nair discovered him and it was veteran director K. G. George who brought Mammootty's career graph is dotted with highs and lows. His career saw a spectacular rise after the release of Joshi's New Delhi. This film was based on the story, "Almighty" by Irving Wallace. It heralded the arrival of Mammootty the super star. His performance as a victimized journalist, who systematically took revenge on politicians who beguiled him, caught the imagination of many in the film world.
Then came his Oru CBI Diary kurippe ('A CBI diary entry'), which was a sort of a landmark, in Malayalam cinema. It brought to fore a new concept of villainy and a refreshing idea of a hero. Without even a single song or dance number, Oru CBI Diary kurippe went on to create box-office history in Kerala. For all these, major credit goes to Mammootty for his enactment of the role of an upright CBI officer .The film made such an impact that two more films Jaagratha, Sethurama Iyer CBI and Nerariyan C.B.I starring Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer, the CBI officer, were made and received very well. This in itself is a record of sorts in the Malayalam film industry, with four movies with the same lead character.
Mammootty touched higher pinnacles of his career in Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha again a M T creation. His depiction of a 'Chekavan'(Usually a person of a warrior clan who would fight for a king or other nobles of the land) won him the top honors of the country, National Award for best acting. It was his acting talent, coupled with his willingness to go to any extent to rationally portray the roles, that helped enabled him to act in both offbeat and commercial movies and other in art movies. Mammootty became almost a regular face in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's films. He starred in three of his movies, Anantharam, Mathilukkal, and Vidheyan .The ease with which he acted as the protagonist in Mathilukkal was also instrumental in winning his first National award for best acting. His performance in a commercially off-beat movie, Ponthan Mada, and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' won him the award for the second time. His performance in "Ambedkar", a Hindi movie by Jabbar Patel, won him the National award for a third time. He is also a recipient of Padma Shri, one of the topmost civilian awards in India.

Mammooty Biography ( Thanks to Apunkachoice)

Mammootty is widely considered in southern film circles as masculinity epitomized. His profound looks, baritone voice and thick moustache underline his qualities of manliness. But four national awards, five State awards and five Filmfare awards that he had won for best acting assert that more than his looks it is his acting prowess that had won him wider appreciation and recognition.

A lawyer by qualification, Mammootty has always wanted to be an actor. His entry into filmdom was rather late. As bad luck would have it, his first film, Devalokam, never saw the light of the day. None other than the colossal figure in Malayalam cinema M T Vasudevan Nair discovered him and it was veteran director K G George who brought up Mammootty as an actor. Today he has profound respect for both. Initially K G George’s films like Yavanika and other films like Vilkanunde Swapnangal and Valarthumrigangal made him noticeable.

Mammootty’s career graph dotted with highs and lows. His career saw a spectacular rise after the release of Joshi’s New Delhi. It heralded the arrival of Mammootty the super star. His performance as a victimized journalist, who systematically took revenge on those politicians who beguiled him, caught the imagination of many in the film world. Thereafter he gave series of super hits, but only to remain low for sometime afterwards.



Apart from the heroic roles he enacted in pure commercial films, Mammootty was fortunate to have got the chances to portray the meaty roles of M T Vasudevan Nair’s (M T) characters. M T’s films like Aalkootathil Thaniye catapulted him to new realms of stardom. His controlled acting, never crossing the limits, and his presentation of M T ‘s dialogues, which were always pregnant with meaning, gave Malayalam cinema a new concept of hero.

Then came his Oru CBI Diary kurippe, which some observers of Malayalam films say was a landmark. It brought to fore a new concept of villainy, fresh presentation of politicians and above all a refreshing idea of hero. Without even a single song or dance number, Oru CBI Diary kurippe went on to create box-office history in Kerala. For all these, a large portion of credit goes to Mammootty for his enactment of the role of an upright CBI officer and his immaculate ways of unfolding the secrets of a murder shrouded in mystery. His theatrical representation of a Tamil Brahmin CBI officer became a topic of household discussion in Kerala.

Mammootty touched higher pinnacles of his career in Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, again an M T creation. His depiction of a man of distinguished valor but vilified by circumstances won him the top honors of the country, National Award for best acting. His histrionics matched the literary genius of M T. After his first national award, he made it almost a habit of winning the national award.

It was acting talents coupled with his willingness to go to any extent to rationally portray the roles that helped to him put his one leg in offbeat and commercial movies and other in art movies, and yet not to fall flat. Mammootty became almost a regular face in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s films. He starred in three of his latest movies, Anantharam, Mathilukkal and Vidheyan. The easiness with which he illustrated on screen the protagonist in Mathilukkal won him national award for best acting once more. It was again in an art movie, Ponthan Mada, which won him the national award for a third time.

In between he had crossed the boundaries of Malayalam cinema and acted in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. Though he proved a success in Tamil after Mani Ratnam’s Dalapati and continue to shine in Tamil films (Kandukondein Kandukondein is his latest Tamil flick), his maiden Hindi film, Dhartiputra went unnoticed. But his national presence was once again felt after Jabbar Patel’s Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar. So realistic was his performance that it was reported thousands who watched the shooting of the film were in tears after the shooting. No wonder, he again bagged the coveted Rajat Kamal for best acting.

Howsoever, Mammootty has his drawbacks too. He is vulnerable in comedy scenes. Running around the trees is not his cup of tea. His fans would like to avoid watch him dancing. Nevertheless, his innumerable good qualities make up for his rather insignificant shortcomings.