But he has still done 10 movies less than Mammootty in this period. Mohanlal also has a fair share of poor movies. If we look at stats, Mammootty has done 47 movies since 2010. The actor does so many movies in a short span that when many of them turn out average, which is the case of late, it looks worse. But Mammootty’s biggest undoing is his choice of movies as a Superstar.
All these movies came out after his age of 50.Īs a performer, Mammootty has aged like fine wine. In Pathemari's climax, Pallikkal Narayanan speaks gently with a smile on his face, but Mammootty brings to the fore once again his gift to bring the audience to tears. For an actor who is usually expressive, Mammootty restrained himself wonderfully to keep us guessing what CK Raghavan’s true self is in Munnariyippu. In Pranchiyettan and the Saint, it’s amusing how even for a comedy, his performance is quite distinct from any other character he has done. In Katha Parayumbol, he turned the movie graph almost entirely with his cameo.
Those were further testimonials to his range that was intact. His portrayals of the meek Madhavan in Kaazcha or the callous Ahmed Haji in Palerimanikyam Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha both won him Kerala state awards. His deadpan dialogue delivery style in Big B became a trendsetter. In Rajamanikyam when he gave one of our biggest blockbusters, his energy was infectious. Take a look at what Mammootty had been capable of after he turned 50. But if this fact is not perceptible to an average viewer, it is because Mammootty himself dilutes the impact by mixing it up with a lot of average to below average movies. This shows how the actor has consistently worked on his weaknesses and found a way to reinvent himself over the years. Whereas for Mammootty, it is rather spread evenly across the years since his first lead role in 1980. His contemporary, Mohanlal might find bulk of his best works in late ‘80s and ‘90s.
This pretty much sums up Mammootty's career. What makes it even more special is that the actor was 54 when Rajamanikyam released and 59 when Pranchiyettan and the Saint came out. Mammootty’s comic timing had a renewed finesse compared to his past years – whether it was when Rajaselvam (Manoj K Jayan) shouts at his character Bellari Raja in Rajamanikyam or when Pranchi gets stuck on the word “Poorangalude” during his speech on stage in Pranchiyettan and the Saint.
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