MEGA STAR
MAMMOOTTY IS THE MEGA STAR OF MALAYALAM CINEMA. HE IS A GREAT ARTIST AND A GOOD HUMAN BEING, THE COUNTRY EVER PRODUCED. HIS ORIGINAL NAME IS MUHAMMAD KUTTY PANIPARAMBIL ISMAIL, POPULARLY KNOWN AS MAMMOOTTY. MALAYALEES ADDRESS HIM AS AS 'MAMMOOKKA' WITH LOTS OF RESPECT AND CONSIDERED HIM LIKE THEIR ELDER BROTHER. HE ALSO WORKED IN NON MALAYALAM CINEMA LIKE TAMIL, TELUGU, KANNADA AND HINDI. HE COMPLETED HIS GRADUATION IN LLB AND PRACTICES LAW FOR TWO YEARS.
HIS DEBUT FILM WAS ANUBHAVANGAL PAALICHAKAL RELEASED IN 1970S DIRECTED BY KS SETHUMADHAVAN. HE ACTED IN THE PLAY TITLED 'SABARMATHI'. HE IS A GOOD SOCIAL WORKER TOO AND FAMOUS FOR HIS CHARITY WORKS. HE IS WORKING WITH PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE WHICH IS A CHARITABLE ORGANISATION IN KERALA. IT'S AIM IS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF CANCER PATIENTS. HE IS THE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR OF STREET INDIA MOVEMENT, WHICH IS FORMED TO ELIMINATE THE CHILD BEGGING AND CHILD LABOUR.
MAMMOOTTY FANS ASSOCIATION, MAMMOOTTY FANS WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND MAMMOOTTY TIMES IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR THEIR CHARITY WORKS. MAMMOOTY IS THE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR OF AKSHAYA E CENTRE. TO PROMOTE ANTI DRUG CAMPAIGN HE JOINED WITH KERALA STATE BEVERAGE CORPORATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL USAGE, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUTH.
THE COUNTRY HONOURED HIM WITH FOURTH HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD PADMA SHRI IN 1998. HE WON NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THREE TIMES FOR BEST ACTOR. ALSO RECEIVED KERALA STATE FILM AWARDS FILM FARE AND KERALA FILM CRITICS AWARDS ETC. HE RECEIVED THE HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE FROM BOTH UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT AND UNIVERSITY OF KERALA.
HE ACTED IN FILM SWAPNANGHAL VILKAANUNT AND GETS GOOD CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR HIS ACTING. WITH THE SUCCESS OF HIS ANOTHER FILM YAVANIKA HE BECAME VERY POPULAR. HIS ACTING IN THE FILM ADIYIZHUKKUKAL, HE WON THE KERALA STATE AWARD( BEST ACTOR) FOR THE FIRST TIME . CBI DIARY KURIPPUKAL GETS GOOD CRITICAL ACCLAIM. HE ALSO ACTED IN MANIRATNAM'S MOVIE 'THALAPATHI'
HIS SON DULQUAR SALMAN IS NOW A FILM STAR AND YOUTH ICON. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER IBRAHIM KUTTY AND IBRAHIMKUTTY'S SON MAQBOOL SALMAN ARE ALSO FILM STARS.MAMMOOTTY ACTED MORE THAN 300 FILMS.