Mammootty
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Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's unreleased film ''Devalokam'' (1979). Mammootty's breakthrough came in 1981 when he received the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his performance in ''Ahimsa''. Major commercial successes during this time included the 1983 films ''Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu'' and ''Aa Raathri''. Following a series of box office failures, the 1987 crime thriller ''New Delhi'' improved his commercial prospects. The films that followed through the next decade established Mammootty as one of the leading stars of Malayalam cinema.
The 2000s were a period of critical and commercial success for him. His performance in the Hindi and English-language bilingual biopic ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar'' (2000) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor, and he won Kerala State Film Awards for ''Kaazcha'' (2004) and ''Paleri Manikyam'' (2009). He garnered further critical praise for the satire ''Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' (2010), drama ''Varsham'' (2014), period drama ''Pathemari'' (2015) and black comedy ''Unda'' (2019), and received Filmfare Awards for Best Actor for the first three. His highest-grossing releases include the action comedy ''Madhura Raja'' (2019), the action thriller ''Bheeshma Parvam'' (2022), and the crime thriller ''Kannur Squad'' (2023).
He is the chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs the Malayalam television channels Kairali TV, Kairali News, and Kairali We. He is the owner of multiple production ventures, including the distribution-production banner, Playhouse, and production company, Mammootty Kampany. Provided by Wikipedia
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