158-422: Puthiya Niyamam ( transl. New Law) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam -language crime drama film written and directed by A. K. Sajan . The film stars Mammootty and Nayanthara in the lead roles along with Baby Ananya, Sheelu Abraham , Rachana Narayanankutty , S. N. Swamy , Roshan Mathew , Anil K. Reji, Sendrayan , and Aju Varghese in supporting roles. It was released on 12 February 2016. The film explores
316-517: A Bhashya (language) where "Dravida and Sanskrit should combine together like ruby and coral, without the least trace of any discord". The scripts of Kolezhuthu and Malayanma were also used to write Middle Malayalam . In addition to Vatteluthu and Grantha script , those were used to write Old Malayalam . The literary works written in Middle Malayalam were heavily influenced by Sanskrit and Prakrit , while comparing them with
474-536: A Special Jury Award for his performances in both Yathra and Nirakkoottu . In 1986 alone, he acted in about 35 films, including a brief appearance in Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu . In 1986, he teamed up with I. V. Sasi for the film Aavanazhi , which was written by T. Damodaran. Mammootty appears in the lead role as Balram, a police officer. Both Inspector Balram and Balram vs. Tharadas are sequels to this film. The film
632-533: A World War I veteran who joins the Malabar rebellion . The film, which cost over ₹ 1.2 crore to produce, earned ₹ 2 crore during its theatrical run. In 1988, Mammootty collaborated with Joshiy for two films, Sangham and Thanthram . The following year, Mammootty starred with Rahman and Shobana in the G. S. Vijayan thriller film Charithram . The story is adapted from the English movie Chase
790-516: A 7th century poem written by the Tamil poet Sambandar the people of Kerala are referred to as malaiyāḷar (mountain people). The word Malayalam is also said to originate from the words mala , meaning ' mountain ', and alam , meaning ' region ' or '-ship' (as in "township"); Malayalam thus translates directly as 'the mountain region'. The term Malabar was used as an alternative term for Malayalam in foreign trade circles to denote
948-840: A Crooked Shadow . The story is about the relationship between two brothers. In the same year, he acted in a film which is considered as one of the best crime thriller in Malayalam cinema, Adikkurippu , written by S. N. Swamy and directed by K. Madhu . In 1989, Mammootty starred in the lead as Chandu Chekavar , in the epic historical drama film Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha , directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair . The movie has won four National Film Awards , including Best Actor (Mammootty), Best Screenplay (M.T Vasudevan Nair), Best Production Design and Best Costume Design ( P. Krishnamoorthy ). The movie has selected as Best Malayalam Movie in Filmfare Awards , also
1106-513: A bachelor in romantic comedy Drama Film Chronic Bachelor , directed by Siddique . The film received positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office. Mammootty also acted in Pattalam , by director Lal Jose , in which he plays an Indian Army officer, Major Pattabhiraman. The movie made an average performance in the box office. In 2004, he acted in the third instalment of CBI , Sethurama Iyer CBI . The movie has become
1264-469: A canonical word order of SOV (subject–object–verb), as do other Dravidian languages . A rare OSV word order occurs in interrogative clauses when the interrogative word is the subject. Both adjectives and possessive adjectives precede the nouns they modify. Malayalam has 6 or 7 grammatical cases . Verbs are conjugated for tense, mood and aspect, but not for person, gender nor number except in archaic or poetic language. The modern Malayalam grammar
1422-513: A daughter Surumi (born 1982), and a son Dulquer Salmaan (born 1986)—also an actor. He resides in Kochi with his family. His younger brother, Ibrahimkutty, has also acted in Malayalam films . His nephews, Maqbool Salmaan and Ashkar Saudan , are Malayalam film and television actors. Mammootty made his onscreen debut as an extra in K. S. Sethumadhavan ’s Anubhavangal Paalichakal (1971) at
1580-403: A day. Mammootty is the goodwill ambassador of the charity project Street India Movement, which lists the elimination of child begging and child labour among its goals. He has promoted the activities of the movement, which coordinates with orphanages and institutions looking after the children. He is also goodwill ambassador for Akshaya , the information technology dissemination project of
1738-544: A direct Telugu movie in the same year Surya Putrulu , directed by C. Umamaheswara Rao . The film was a moderate success at the box office. In 1997 Mammootty won the Best Actor Award in Filmfare Awards for the performance in the movie Bhoothakkannadi , directed by Lohithadas. It is considered as one of the finest performance in the actor career. In an interview, Mammootty revealed that he want to direct
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#17327919290001896-697: A distinct language due to geographical separation of Kerala from the Tamil country and the influence of Sanskrit and Prakrit from the Nambudiri Brahmins of the Malabar Coast . The Old Malayalam language was employed in several official records and transactions (at the level of the Chera Perumal kings, as well as the upper-caste ( Nambudiri ) village temples). Most of the inscriptions in Old Malayalam were found from
2054-501: A distinct literary language from the western coastal dialect of Middle Tamil and the linguistic separation completed sometime between the 9th and 13th centuries. The renowned poets of Classical Tamil such as Paranar (1st century CE), Ilango Adigal (2nd–3rd century CE), and Kulasekhara Alvar (9th century CE) were Keralites . The Sangam works can be considered as the ancient predecessor of Malayalam. Some scholars however believe that both Tamil and Malayalam developed during
2212-539: A dubbing trial was conducted in Chennai in mid-January 2016. The film consists of two songs composed by Gopi Sunder and Vinu Thomas but shows only one in the film. Puthiya Niyamam has reportedly collected ₹ 8.12 crore (US$ 970,000) and completed more than 7,000 shows at the Kerala box office. The film grossed ₹ 14.33 lakh (US$ 17,000) after two weekends at US box office. Sanjith Sidhardhan of The Times of India rated
2370-459: A family man in Vesham , who sacrifice his life for his younger brother. 2005 was one of the best year for the actor in both box office and in performance. He was seen in never seen characters in the movies like Thommanum Makkalum , Thaskaraveeran and Rajamanikyam . In this, Rajamanikyam was industry hit. The movie has created and broke many records in the box office. The actor was seen in
2528-427: A film about a fight of ethics between a father and son. A multi starrer, it was also a commercial success, running for 150 days in theatres. He then appeared in a supporting role in K. G. George's controversial classic Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback . In the film, Mammootty plays the role of a film superstar, a character modelled after Prem Nazir . On 15 May 1983, Sreedhar Pillai of India Today wrote, "Mammootty,
2686-637: A literary language. The Malayalam script began to diverge from the Vatteluttu and the Western Grantha scripts in the 8th and 9th centuries of Common Era . By the end of the 13th century, a written form of the language emerged which was unique from the Vatteluttu script that was used to write Tamil on the eastern coast. Old Malayalam ( Paḻaya Malayāḷam ), an inscriptional language found in Kerala from circa 9th to circa 13th century CE,
2844-600: A long time". Nicy V.P. of International Business Times wrote: " Varsham is a movie worth investing your time and money." His 2015 releases were Fireman , directed by Deepu Karunakaran, Bhaskar the Rascal , directed by Siddique , a commercial success, Acha Dhin , directed by Marthandan. Utopiayile Rajavu , directed by Kamal and Pathemari , directed by Salim Ahamed . He acted in Puthiya Niyamam alongside Nayanthara directed by A. K. Sajan in
3002-592: A lot of its words from various foreign languages: mainly from the Semitic languages including Arabic , and the European languages including Dutch and Portuguese , due to the long heritage of Indian Ocean trade and the Portuguese-Dutch colonization of the Malabar Coast . Variations in intonation patterns, vocabulary, and distribution of grammatical and phonological elements are observable along
3160-467: A major supporting role in Sasi’s political drama Ee Nadu (1982), which was a major commercial success, becoming the highest grossing South Indian film of the year. Mammootty played supporting roles in most of the films released during the year. He had 23 of his films released during the year. In 1983, he started to transition into leading roles. Balu Kiriyath experimented with Mammootty by casting him as
3318-410: A never seen character. Other releases were Rappakal , Nerariyan CBI which is the fourth instalment of CBI (film series) and Bus Conductor . These movies all made money in box office. The characters in each film were different in each others. The actor was totally controlling the box office in the year. In 2006, the actor continues his performance in box office and was utmost care in choosing
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#17327919290003476-569: A pivotal role in Devalokam (1979). However, due to financial constraints and conflicts among cast and crew, the film stopped shooting halfway. As the film did not get a release Vasudevan Nair cast him in a minor role in Vilkkanundu Swapnangal (1980), directed by Azad and scripted by Nair, his first credited role. During the filming of Vilkkanundu Swapnangal, Mammootty met and got closer to Sreenivasan . When K. G. George
3634-486: A police inspector who is on the search for an unpopular tabla player of a travelling drama group who suddenly disappears. Jijo Punnoose experimented Mammootty in a negative role in the epic period drama Padayottam (1982). I. V. Sasi cast him in a pivotal role in John Jaffer Janardhanan (1982), the Malayalam remake of Manmohan Desai ’s Hindi film Amar Akbar Anthony (1977). He was then cast in
3792-472: A range of emotions. But particularly impressive was his depiction of Thomas’ jealousy, triggered by Alice’s close bond with one of her students, a mother-son-like one which Thomas misconstrues as romantic. Mammootty skillfully showcased Thomas’ descent into villainy, capturing his character’s sinister demeanour and willingness to go the extra mile to win Alice’s affection just for himself." His pairing with Suhasini
3950-618: A rural setting threatened by urban culture and explains how the imminent breakdown of the joint family is prevented by a death. Upon release, the film was critically acclaimed, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam that year. He then starred in I. V. Sasi's Anubandham , scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, the film was released to widespread critical acclaim, winning four Kerala State Film Awards that year. He collaborated with Nair and Sasi once again that year with Karimbinpoovinakkare , in which he played
4108-685: A spirit of brotherhood. മനുഷ്യരെല്ലാവരും തുല്യാവകാശങ്ങളോടും അന്തസ്സോടും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തോടുംകൂടി ജനിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളവരാണ്. അന്യോന്യം ഭ്രാതൃഭാവത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുവാനാണ് മനുഷ്യന് വിവേകബുദ്ധിയും മനസാക്ഷിയും സിദ്ധമായിരിക്കുന്നത്. manuṣyarellāvaruṁ tulyāvakāśaṅṅaḷōṭuṁ antassōṭuṁ svātantryattōṭuṅkūṭi janicciṭṭuḷḷavarāṇŭ. anyōnyaṁ bhrātr̥bhāvattōṭe perumāṟuvānāṇŭ manuṣyanŭ vivēkabuddhiyuṁ manasākṣiyuṁ siddhamāyirikkunnatŭ. /manuʂjaɾellaːʋaɾum t̪uljaːʋakaːʃaŋŋaɭoːʈum an̪t̪assoːʈum sʋaːt̪an̪tɾjat̪t̪oːʈuŋkuːʈi d͡ʒanit͡ʃt͡ʃiʈʈuɭɭaʋaɾaːɳɨ̆ ǁ anjoːnjam bʱraːt̪rɨ̆bʱaːʋat̪t̪oːʈe peɾumaːruʋaːnaːɳɨ̆ manuʂjanɨ̆ ʋiʋeːkabud̪d̪ʱijum manasaːkʂijum sid̪d̪ʱamaːjiɾikkun̪ːat̪ɨ̆ ǁ/ Malayalam has
4266-482: A stand out performance, being particularly impressive in highly emotional sequences. She is matched in acting by Mammootty, who is advocate Jayamohan." In 2017, The Times of India described Mammootty's role as one of the "astounding advocate roles he has given life to". Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu is credited with solidifying Mammootty's status as a leading man . He then starred in Vishwambaran's Pinnilavu ,
4424-475: A very successful soundtrack, credited with launching Ilaiyaraaja 's Malayalam film career. Critics consider Aa Rathri to be a trendsetter. It is regarded to be the first of the Kutty Petty films, tear-jerker family-drama tragedy of the 1980s. Films of this genre typically featured a happy family in the beginning, with a well-placed husband-cum-father, a young mother and a girl child of the age of 3 or 4. In
4582-552: Is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district ) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a " Classical Language of India " in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé ), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep. Malayalam
4740-782: Is also a considerable Malayali population in the Persian Gulf regions, especially in Dubai , Kuwait and Doha . For the consonants and vowels, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbol is given, followed by the Malayalam character and the ISO 15919 transliteration. The current Malayalam script bears high similarity with Tigalari script , which was used for writing the Tulu language , spoken in coastal Karnataka ( Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts) and
4898-486: Is also credited with developing the Malayalam script into the current form through the intermixing and modification of the erstwhile scripts of Vatteluttu , Kolezhuthu , and Grantha script , which were used to write the inscriptions and literary works of Old and Middle Malayalam. He further eliminated excess and unnecessary letters from the modified script. Hence, Ezhuthachan is also known as The Father of modern Malayalam . The development of modern Malayalam script
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5056-664: Is an adaptation of the 1977 Japanese classic The Yellow Handkerchief . The film was released to widespread critical acclaim, winning the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value . It was declared a blockbuster, running for 200 days in theatres, becoming the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. For his performance, Mammootty won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Yathra , as well as
5214-412: Is based on the book Kerala Panineeyam written by A. R. Raja Raja Varma in late 19th century CE. The declensional paradigms for some common nouns and pronouns are given below. As Malayalam is an agglutinative language, it is difficult to delineate the cases strictly and determine how many there are, although seven or eight is the generally accepted number. Alveolar plosives and nasals (although
5372-576: Is engaging from the beginning till the end, even though most of the scenes are restricted to the lead characters." Anu James of International Business Times also gave a rating of 3.5 in a scale of 5, saying "With thrilling moments accompanied by right amount of comedy, AK Sajan's scripting in "Puthiya Niyamam" makes the movie interesting and thought provoking," and noted Nayanthara's performance as her "career-best". Malayalam Malayalam ( / ˌ m æ l ə ˈ j ɑː l ə m / ; മലയാളം , Malayāḷam , IPA: [mɐlɐjaːɭɐm] )
5530-595: Is her rapists who should die and not her. After a Kathakali performance, Vasuki is complimented by Jeena Bhai, the new police commissioner. She finds Jeena's phone number from Louis's mobile, calls her, and narrates her ordeal. Jeena encourages Vasuki to tell her what happened, but she strays away from the topic and focuses on men who sell fish near the building, Sura and Shibu, who make irritable compliments about housewives who buy from them. Both of them are later arrested. Jeena tries to get more information about her, and Vasuki tells her what happened. Jeena insists on letting
5688-512: Is influenced by Tamil. Labels such as "Nampoothiri Dialect", "Mappila Dialect", and "Nasrani Dialect" refer to overall patterns constituted by the sub-dialects spoken by the subcastes or sub-groups of each such caste. The most outstanding features of the major communal dialects of Malayalam are summarized below: Malayalam has incorporated many elements from other languages over the years, the most notable of these being Sanskrit and later, English. According to Sooranad Kunjan Pillai who compiled
5846-660: Is phonemic and all of the vowels have minimal pairs for example kaṭṭi "thickness", kāṭṭi "showed", koṭṭi "tapped", kōṭṭi "twisted, stick, marble", er̠i "throw", ēr̠i "lots" Some speakers also have /æː/, /ɔː/, /ə/ from English loanwords e.g. /bæːŋgɨ̆/ "bank" but most speakers replace it with /aː/, /eː/ or /ja/; /oː/ or /aː/ and /e/ or /a/. The following text is Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in
6004-462: Is sometimes disputed by scholars. They regard the Chera Perumal inscriptional language as a diverging dialect or variety of contemporary Tamil . The oldest extant literary work in Malayalam distinct from the Tamil tradition is Ramacharitam (late 12th or early 13th century). The earliest script used to write Malayalam was the Vatteluttu script . The current Malayalam script is based on
6162-571: Is spoken by 35 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka , and Kanyakumari , Coimbatore and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries , due to
6320-549: Is the Malayalam Varthamanappusthakam , written by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar in 1785. Robert Caldwell describes the extent of Malayalam in the 19th century as extending from the vicinity of Kumbla in the north where it supersedes with Tulu to Kanyakumari in the south, where it begins to be superseded by Tamil , beside the inhabited islands of Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea . In
6478-438: Is the earliest attested form of Malayalam. The beginning of the development of Old Malayalam from a western coastal dialect of Middle Tamil can be dated to circa 8th century CE. It remained a west coast dialect until circa 9th century CE or a little later. The origin of Malayalam calendar dates back to year 825 CE. It is generally agreed that the western coastal dialect of Tamil began to separate, diverge, and grow as
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6636-423: Is the only way that she will get absolution. Louis never reveals the truth to Vasuki and decides to keep it a secret so that they can lead a happy married life. In July 2015, it was reported that Mammootty and Nayanthara would play an inter-caste couple in A. K. Sajan 's forthcoming film. The film was reported to be initially planned with Suresh Gopi in the lead. It was also reported that Sajan initially wrote
6794-501: Is your only escape now," and Aryan commits suicide. It is later revealed that Louis was informed by Swami, a resident of a neighboring apartment, of his wife being raped. Swami had witnessed Vasuki being raped from his house but was old and too far away to help. He informs Louis about what he saw. Louis then reveals to Swami that through mobile software (which can transform a male voice into a female voice), he mimics Jeena's voice and guides Vasuki to murder her rapists. He realizes that this
6952-674: The saṁvr̥tōkāram , which is not officially a vowel, and not as actual vocalic consonants) have been classified as vowels: vocalic r ( ഋ , /rɨ̆/ , r̥), long vocalic r ( ൠ , /rɨː/ , r̥̄), vocalic l ( ഌ , /lɨ̆/ , l̥) and long vocalic l ( ൡ , /lɨː/ , l̥̄). Except for the first, the other three have been omitted from the current script used in Kerala as there are no words in current Malayalam that use them. Some authors say that Malayalam has no diphthongs and /ai̯, au̯/ are clusters of V+glide j/ʋ while others consider all V+glide clusters to be diphthongs /ai̯, aːi̯, au̯, ei̯, oi̯, i̯a/ as in kai, vāypa, auṣadhaṁ, cey, koy and kāryaṁ Vowel length
7110-430: The 16th century , when it was known as "Malayayma" or "Malayanma"; the words were also used to refer to the script and the region . According to Duarte Barbosa , a Portuguese visitor who visited Kerala in the early 16th century CE, the people in the southwestern Malabar coast of India from Kumbla in north to Kanyakumari in south had a unique language, which was called "Maliama" by them. Prior to this period ,
7268-608: The Government of Kerala . He formally took over the role on 26 February 2006 at a video-telecasted programme that was linked to all district headquarters of the state. He also promotes the anti-drug campaign Addicted to Life, launched by the Government of Kerala and affiliated with the Kerala State Beverages Corporation, which aims to eradicate drugs and alcohol usage among people, especially
7426-998: The Middle East , the United States, and Europe. There were 179,860 speakers of Malayalam in the United States, according to the 2000 census, with the highest concentrations in Bergen County, New Jersey , and Rockland County, New York . There are 144,000 of Malayalam speakers in Malaysia . There were 11,687 Malayalam speakers in Australia in 2016. The 2001 Canadian census reported 7,070 people who listed Malayalam as their mother tongue, mainly in Toronto . The 2006 New Zealand census reported 2,139 speakers. 134 Malayalam speaking households were reported in 1956 in Fiji . There
7584-541: The Mystery - thriller film Utharam , written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair . The story was based on the short story No Motive by Daphne du Maurier . Utharam is considered as one of the best investigate thrillers in Malayalam cinema. Second movie in CBI (film series) , Jagratha released in the same year. It is considered as one of the best investigate thrillers in Malayalam. In the same year Mammootty joined with Joshiy , in
7742-632: The Namboothiri and Nair dialects have a common nature, the Arabi Malayalam is among the most divergent of dialects, differing considerably from literary Malayalam. Jeseri is a dialect of Malayalam spoken mainly in the Union territory of Lakshadweep and Beary is spoken in Tulu Nadu which are nearer to Kerala. Of the total 33,066,392 Malayalam speakers in India in 2001, 33,015,420 spoke
7900-534: The National Award -winning film editor, was in commitment for six films simultaneously and edited Puthiya Niyamam at the insistence of director Sajan. The post-production works, including Mammootty's dubbin,g were completed in December. However, Nayanthara was unimpressed with the dubbing of her character and expressed her desire to dub for herself. As it would be her debut dubbing in the Malayalam language,
8058-536: The Pathinettara Kavikal (Eighteen and a half poets) in the court of the Zamorin of Calicut , also belong to Middle Malayalam. The literary works of this period were heavily influenced by Manipravalam , which was a combination of contemporary Tamil and Sanskrit . The word Mani-Pravalam literally means Diamond-Coral or Ruby-Coral . The 14th-century Lilatilakam text states Manipravalam to be
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#17327919290008216-603: The Sibi Malayil -directed action film August 1 , which was based on the novel The Day of the Jackal , by Frederick Forsyth . The film's rights were sold in Tamil Nadu for a record-breaking price at the time. Additionally, Mammootty and I. V. Sasi worked together on three projects in the same year: the romantic film Abkari , the drama Mukthi and the war film 1921 . In the latter, Mammootty played Khader,
8374-583: The Voiced retroflex approximant (/ɻ/) which is seen in both Tamil and the standard form of Malayalam, are not seen in the northern dialects of Malayalam, as in Kannada . For example, the words Vazhi (Path), Vili (Call), Vere (Another), and Vaa (Come/Mouth), become Bayi , Bili , Bere , and Baa in the northern dialects of Malayalam. Similarly the Malayalam spoken in the southern districts of Kerala, i.e., Thiruvananthapuram - Kollam - Pathanamthitta area
8532-592: The Yerava dialect and 31,329 spoke non-standard regional variations like Eranadan . As per the 1991 census data, 28.85% of all Malayalam speakers in India spoke a second language and 19.64% of the total knew three or more languages. Just before independence, Malaya attracted many Malayalis. Large numbers of Malayalis have settled in Chennai , Bengaluru , Mangaluru , Hyderabad , Mumbai , Navi Mumbai , Pune , Mysuru and Delhi . Many Malayalis have also emigrated to
8690-596: The hypocorism Mammootty ( [mɐmːuːʈːi] ), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam -language films. He has also appeared in Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Hindi , and English -language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has appeared in more than 420 films, predominantly in lead roles. He is the recipient of several accolades , including three National Film Awards , eleven Kerala State Film Awards , eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards South . He
8848-503: The kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and for the movie Vatsalyam , directed by Cochin Haneefa , Ponthan Mada directed by T. V. Chandran and Vidheyan directed and written by Adoor Gopalakrishnan . He also won National Film Award for Best Actor for the movie Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan at the same year. In the year Mammootty done a Tamil movie Kilipetchu Ketkava , directed by Fazil . Mammootty made his Bollywood debut with
9006-459: The northern districts of Kerala , those lie adjacent to Tulu Nadu . Old Malayalam was mostly written in Vatteluttu script (with Pallava/Southern Grantha characters). Old Malayalam had several features distinct from the contemporary Tamil, which include the nasalisation of adjoining sounds, substitution of palatal sounds for dental sounds, contraction of vowels, and the rejection of gender verbs. Ramacharitam and Thirunizhalmala are
9164-747: The 13th and 14th centuries of the Common Era . The Sandesha Kavya s of 14th century CE written in Manipravalam language include Unnuneeli Sandesam . Kannassa Ramayanam and Kannassa Bharatham by Rama Panikkar of the Niranam poets who lived between 1350 and 1450, are representative of this language. Ulloor has opined that Rama Panikkar holds the same position in Malayalam literature that Edmund Spenser does in English literature . The Champu Kavyas written by Punam Nambudiri, one among
9322-481: The 16th century CE, Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan from the Kingdom of Tanur and Poonthanam Nambudiri from the Kingdom of Valluvanad , followed the new trend initiated by Cherussery in their poems. The Adhyathmaramayanam Kilippattu and Mahabharatham Kilippattu , written by Ezhuthachan, and Jnanappana , written by Poonthanam, are also included in the earliest form of Modern Malayalam. Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
9480-495: The 1960s, his father moved the family to Kochi , where he attended Government School Ernakulam. He did his pre-university course (pre-degree) at Sacred Heart College, Thevara . He attended Maharaja's College, Ernakulam , for his degree. He graduated with an LL.B. from Government Law College, Ernakulam . He practised law for two years in Manjeri . He married Sulfath Kuttyy in 1979 in an arranged marriage . The couple has
9638-481: The 1980s, Mammootty was the co-owner of a production company, Casino, along with Mohanlal , I.V. Sasi , Seema and Century Kochumon. The films it produced included Nadodikkattu (1987), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Adiyozhukkukal and Karimpin Poovinakkare . He formed a television production company , Megabytes, which produced television serials , the first being Jwalayay in the late 1990s, which
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#17327919290009796-452: The 1993 release Dhartiputra In 1995, the combination of the writer Sreenivasan and director Kamal created the character Nandakumar Varma, who is a college professor in the romantic drama Mazhayethum Munpe . He acted as an aggressive yet honourable District Collector Thevalliparambil Joseph Alex IAS in his following release, a Political thriller film The King . It became the highest-grossing Malayalam film at that time. In
9954-523: The Best Actor Award in Filmfare Awards in 2000 for his performance in Arayannangalude Veedu . He continued his box office reign in 2001 too. In the year, he began with Rakshasa Rajavu , directed by Vinayan . The movie was a huge success in box office. He has done the lead role in N. Lingusamy directorial debut Aanandham in the same year. The movie was a commercial and critical success. In 2003, Mammootty played Sathyaprathapan,
10112-813: The Commissioner , directed by Shaji Kailas , the Kannada-Malayalam bilingual film Shikari directed by Abhaya Simha , Cobra , directed by Lal , Thappana , directed by Johny Antony , Jawan of Vellimala , directed by Anoop Kannan , (Mammootty produced the film), Face to Face , directed by V. M. Vinu and Bavuttiyude Namathil , directed by G. S. Vijayan. His first films released in 2013 were Kammath & Kammath , directed by Thomson and Immanuel , directed by Lal Jose . Later, he went on to appear in Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty , directed by Ranjith , which
10270-588: The Dravidian or South-Indian Family of Languages" , opined that literary Malayalam branched from Classical Tamil and over time gained a large amount of Sanskrit vocabulary and lost the personal terminations of verbs. As the language of scholarship and administration, Old-Tamil, which was written in Tamil-Brahmi and the Vatteluttu alphabet later, greatly influenced the early development of Malayalam as
10428-549: The Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam film. He then starred as a forest officer who is mistaken for a Naxalite, arrested and jailed for many years in Balu Mahendra's romantic drama Yathra . The film tells a fictional story but is built upon the human rights violations by the police and the prison authorities in India during the emergency of 1975–1977, when the fundamental rights of the citizens were suspended. It
10586-485: The Mammootty Kampany, which produced the films Rorschach (2022) and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022). He has stated he has no political ambitions. In 2007, Mammootty published his first book, Kazhchapadu (roughly translated as "Perspective"), a compilation of short essays he had written in various publications over the years. That year, he and Dubai -based businessman MA Yousuf Ali lobbied for
10744-583: The Vatteluttu script, which was extended with Grantha script letters to adopt Indo-Aryan loanwords. It bears high similarity with the Tigalari script , a historical script that was used to write the Tulu language in South Canara , and Sanskrit in the adjacent Malabar region . The modern Malayalam grammar is based on the book Kerala Panineeyam written by A. R. Raja Raja Varma in late 19th century CE. The first travelogue in any Indian language
10902-493: The action thriller movie Kauravar . Mammootty played the character Putturumees in the movie Soorya Manasam , who is a mentally challenged man who lives with his mother in a small village. Mammootty was critically acclaimed for the role and the movie is based on 1937 American Novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck . Sowcar Janaki played the mother character. In the same year he acted in movie Pappayude Swantham Appoos , directed and written by Fazil . The movie explores
11060-469: The age of 20. He made his second appearance in an uncredited role in the 1973 film Kaalachakram , directed by K. Narayanan . He was cast in a small role as a boatman. It was in this film that he said his first dialogue. In 1975, he acted in the theatre drama Sabarmathi . After his graduation from Maharaja’s college in 1976, Mammootty began his practice as a lawyer in Manjeri . During this time, he met his mentor M. T. Vasudevan Nair , who cast him in
11218-456: The authoritative Malayalam lexicon, the other principal languages whose vocabulary was incorporated over the ages were Arabic , Dutch , Hindustani , Pali , Persian , Portuguese , Prakrit , and Syriac . Malayalam is a language spoken by the native people of southwestern India and the islands of Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea . According to the Indian census of 2011, there were 32,413,213 speakers of Malayalam in Kerala, making up 93.2% of
11376-533: The authorship of the medieval work Keralolpathi , which describes the Parashurama legend and the departure of the final Cheraman Perumal king to Mecca , to Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan. Kunchan Nambiar introduced a new literary form called Thullal , and Unnayi Variyar introduced reforms in Attakkatha literature . The printing, prose literature, and Malayalam journalism , developed after
11534-470: The biopic Yatra which is based on former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy directed by Mahi Raghav . In 2021, He starred in The Priest , directed by Jofin T. Chacko featuring Manju Warrier marking her first collaboration with Mammootty. He then starred in the political thriller One , directed by Santhosh Vishwanath. He played Kadakkal Chandran, Chief Minister of Kerala in
11692-533: 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. Mammootty was born on 7 September 1951 in Chandiroor . He was raised in the village of Chempu near Vaikom in Kottayam district in
11850-465: The character of Tharadas gained a cult following among the youth. Mammootty, who was considered a bankable leading actor was propelled to superstardom with the success of the film. Owing to the popularity of the character, it was reprised by Mammootty in Balram vs Tharadas (2006). He then starred in I. V. Sasi's Kanamarayathu , an adaptation of the 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster . In
12008-439: The character. Mammootty started the year with action comedy film Thuruppugulan , which was a super hit in box office. The next release was Balram vs. Tharadas , which was the sequel of Athirathram and Inspector Balram . Katrina Kaif played the female lead in the movie and the only Malayalam movie she acted. At the end of the year actor changed to do off-beat movies such as Karutha Pakshikal and Palunku . The actor
12166-419: The current rage of the Malayalam screen, successfully apes the mannerisms of fellow actor Prem Nazir in his Prem Sagar role." He then starred as an antihero in P. Padmarajan's classic Koodevide . In the film, he plays the role of a jealous and possessive lover of a boarding school teacher. The film was a major commercial success. Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express wrote, "Mammootty here adeptly navigated
12324-411: The development of the two languages out of "Proto-Dravidian" or "Proto-Tamil-Malayalam" either in the prehistoric period or in the middle of the first millennium A.D. , although this is generally rejected by historical linguists. The Quilon Syrian copper plates of 849/850 CE are considered by some to be the oldest available inscription written in Old Malayalam . However, the existence of Old Malayalam
12482-653: The directorial debut of Vysakh Abraham, Kutty Srank , directed by Shaji N. Karun , Pranchiyettan & the Saint , directed by Ranjith , Best of Luck , directed by M. A. Nishad and Best Actor , Martin Prakkat 's debut film. His films August 15 , directed by Shaji Kailas , Doubles , directed by Sohan Seenulal, The Train , directed by Jayaraj , Bombay March 12 , directed by Babu Janardhanan and Venicile Vyaapari , directed by Shafi appeared in 2011. In 2012, his films included: The King &
12640-441: The door to the terrace. Both of them grab her and she fights back. She runs to the door again and tries to open the door but Pachabasmam refuses to open the door, betraying her. Vasuki goes into shock after the rape. She does not confide in anyone and becomes withdrawn. Her demeanor changes as she becomes irritable and falls short in her household work. She even contemplates suicide, but a better sense prevails when she realizes that it
12798-556: The drama Thaniyavarthanam , directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas . It won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam at the Filmfare Awards South. Mammootty's performance received acclaim from film critics. In the first of his several releases in 1988, Mammootty appeared in the comedy film Manu Uncle , directed by Dennis Joseph. Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi made cameo appearances in
12956-590: The drug-fueled crimes and consumption of substances, like marijuana and LSD , by the youth. It was dubbed into Tamil and Telugu under the title Vasuki . The film was remade in Kannada as Purushothama (2022). Louis Pothen is a popular part-time television film critic, an artist, and a divorce lawyer who also participates in a live TV channel named "Kathrika". His wife, Vasuki Iyer, is a Kathakali artist, and they live together with their school-going daughter, Chintha. They live away from their parents as their marriage
13114-507: The early Middle Tamil period, thus making independent descent impossible. For example, Old Tamil lacks the first and second person plural pronouns with the ending kaḷ . It is in the Early Middle Tamil stage that kaḷ first appears: Indeed, most features of Malayalam morphology are derivable from a form of speech corresponding to early Middle Tamil. Robert Caldwell , in his 1856 book " A Comparative Grammar of
13272-513: The early 19th century CE. The earliest extant literary works in the regional language of present-day Kerala probably date back to as early as the 12th century . At that time, the language was differentiated by the name Kerala Bhasha . The earliest mention of Malayalam as a language is found outside of Kerala in the 15th century Telugu work Śrībhīmēśvarapurāṇamu by Śrīnātha. The distinctive "Malayalam" named identity of this language appears to have come into existence in Kerala only around
13430-520: The end, the family gets into a whirlpool of relationship problems. Other notable releases of the year were supporting roles in Fazil's Eettillam and I. V. Sasi's political Iniyenkilum . Reviewing Iniyenkilum for India Today , Sreedhar Pillai wrote, "Mammootty easily outshines everyone else as the villainous politician." In 1984, he starred as the smuggler Tharadas in I. V. Sasi's Athirathram . The film achieved considerable commercial success and
13588-524: The film 3 out of 5 concluding, "Puthiya Niyamam is an intense tale elevated by the screen presence of its protagonists. It has a fresh take on certain aspects and is worth a one-time watch." Rating 3.5 out of 5, Akhila Menon of Filmibeat called the film "a perfect thriller" and appreciated Mammootty and Nayanthara for their performance and "exceptional" screen chemistry, A. K Sajan for his direction and "brilliantly-written" script and Gopi Sundar for his "extraordinary" background score. The critic said, "The movie
13746-487: The film he plays the role of the sole successor of a rich business empire who falls for an orphan girl younger than him. Kanamarayathu explores the concept of relationships between couples with a large disparity in their ages , which challenged Indian social mores. Upon release the film received critical acclaim and became a commercial success. For his performance as Roy Varghese, Mammootty won his first Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor . The film has over
13904-472: The film he portrays a non resident Malayali . The film is a satirical take on the obsession, especially of the middle class of other's lifestyle. He then starred as a vengeful fisherman back from prison in I. V. Sasi's Adiyozhukkukal . The film was a commercial and critical success. Mammootty won his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for his performance as Karunan. Mammootty's performance in
14062-504: The film is often considered one of the best in his early career. The film was produced by Casino Productions, a production company owned by Century Kochumon, Mohanlal , I. V. Sasi , and Mammootty. He also starred in I. V. Sasi's Aalkkoottathil Thaniye , a box office hit. In 1988, film scholar Vasanthi Shankaranarayanan wrote, " Aalkkottathil Thaniye shows the changing image of woman in contemporary Malayalam cinema. From weak and enslaved to strong and independent." Aalkkottathil Thaniye ,
14220-445: The film, Louis Pothen, almost mirrors his real-life personality. He's an easy-going lawyer, who is also a film critic and has a socialist leaning. However, Nayanthara 's character, Vasuki, is diametrically opposite." Principal photography commenced on 21 August. The film was initially titled Solomonte Koodaram , but later changed to Puthiya Niyamam . The title was revealed through its first look poster on 27 October 2015. The filming
14378-1288: The film. In 2022, He starred in Bheeshma Parvam directed by Amal Neerad , which received positive responses and was a blockbuster. He then starred in CBI 5: The Brain , which emerged as a box office success. He appeared in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam received highly critical acclaim for his role which won him the Kerala State Award for the Best Actor . In 2023, he acted in the Telugu movie Agent starring Akhil Akkineni . He has acted in Tamil films for directors including K. Balachander 's ( Azhagan ), Mani Ratnam 's ( Thalapathy ), Fazil 's ( Kilippechu Kekkavaa ), N. Linguswamy 's ( Aanandham ), R. K. Selvamani 's ( Makkal Aatchi ), Marumalarchi Bharathi 's ( Marumalarchi ) and Ethirum Puthirum and Rajiv Menon ( Kandukondain Kandukondain ) (2000). He played Anantha Sharma in K. Viswanath 's Telugu film Swathi Kiranam (1992). During
14536-507: The film. It received the National Film Award for Best Children's Film at the 36th National Film Awards . Mammootty played an investigator called Sethurama Iyer in another film, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu , which served as the first instalment in the CBI series. The film set box office records both in Kerala and Tamil Nadu . The film's one-year theatrical run in Tamil Nadu continues to remain an all-time record. That year, he also appeared in
14694-968: The first half of 2016. He also acted in Kasaba directed by debutant director Nithin Renji Paniker. His next releases for the year was White directed by Uday Ananthan and Thoppil Joppan , directed by Johny Antony marking their fourth collaboration. In 2017, his first release was The Great Father directed by debutant Haneef Adeni . He was then seen in Puthan Panam directed by Ranjith , Pullikkaran Staraa directed by Syamdhar and Masterpiece directed by Ajai Vasudev . In 2018, he acted in Parole directed by debutant Sharrath Sandith. He has then seen in Uncle written by Joy Mathew and directed by debutant Girish Damodar. His next release
14852-428: The highest-grossing film in the year. Mammootty played the role Kunjachan which is a character from the novel Veli written by Muttathu Varkey . Mammootty made his Tamil debut the same year with Mounam Sammadham . N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Mammootty plays the no-nonsense hero in the film with such dignity, poise and grace." Mammootty won Best Actor Award in National Film Award in 1990 for
15010-509: The industrial hit Rajamanikyam . This time for the comedy action movie Annan Thampi . The movie was a superhit in the boxoffice. The movie done a huge business all over. Telegu rights has sold for a record price until that time. His next releases were Parunthu , Mayabazar . He done a cameo role in One Way Ticket in which Prithviraj Sukumaran done the lead role. These movies didn't done any boxoffice wonders. After that he did
15168-502: The large populations of Malayali expatriates there. They are a significant population in each city in India including Mumbai , Bengaluru , Chennai , Delhi , Hyderabad etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of dispute among scholars. The mainstream view holds that Malayalam descends from a western coastal dialect of early Middle Tamil and separated from it sometime between the 9th and 13th centuries. A second view argues for
15326-528: The latter-half of the 18th century CE. Modern literary movements in Malayalam literature began in the late 19th century with the rise of the famous Modern Triumvirate consisting of Kumaran Asan , Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer and Vallathol Narayana Menon . In the second half of the 20th century, Jnanpith winning poets and writers like G. Sankara Kurup , S. K. Pottekkatt , Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai , M. T. Vasudevan Nair , O. N. V. Kurup , and Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri , had made valuable contributions to
15484-438: The lead in the comedy drama Visa , which was declared a hit at the box office. In his next film, Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu , directed by P. G. Vishwambaran, he played the role of a libertine lawyer who takes up the case of a female physician who is charged with medical negligence. The film became a major commercial success, running for 250 days in theatres. A critic of The Indian Express wrote, "Seema, as Dr. Bala gives
15642-547: The lead role in the biggest multistar movie in Malayalam Twenty:20 , directed by Joshiy . In 2009, he done the all time blocbuster epic period drama film Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja , written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Hariharan . the film has collected around 49cr in box office. He also done performance oriented movies like Kerala Cafe and Paleri Manikyam . He won Best Actor Award in both Kerala State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for
15800-468: The modern Malayalam literature . The Middle Malayalam was succeeded by Modern Malayalam ( Aadhunika Malayalam ) by 15th century CE. The poem Krishnagatha written by Cherusseri Namboothiri , who was the court poet of the king Udaya Varman Kolathiri (1446–1475) of Kolathunadu , is written in modern Malayalam. The language used in Krishnagatha is the modern spoken form of Malayalam. During
15958-621: The modern Malayalam script does not distinguish the latter from the dental nasal ) are underlined for clarity, following the convention of the National Library at Kolkata romanization . Vocative forms are given in parentheses after the nominative , as the only pronominal vocatives that are used are the third person ones, which only occur in compounds. വിഭക്തി സംബോധന പ്രതിഗ്രാഹിക സംബന്ധിക ഉദ്ദേശിക പ്രായോജിക ആധാരിക സംയോജിക Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by
16116-399: The modern Malayalam literature. The life and works of Edasseri Govindan Nair have assumed greater socio-literary significance after his death and Edasseri is now recognised as an important poet of Malayalam. Later, writers like O. V. Vijayan , Kamaladas , M. Mukundan , Arundhati Roy , and Vaikom Muhammed Basheer , have gained international recognition. Malayalam has also borrowed
16274-779: The movie Mahayanam , which was a critical and commercial success. In 1989, Mammootty appeared as hunter in Mrigayaa , Directed by I. V. Sasi and written by A. K. Lohithadas . The movie was a major success and I.V Sasi won the Kerala State Award for Best Director. In 1989, Mammootty won the Best Actor Award in Kerala State Film Awards for the movies Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Mrigayaa and Mahayanam. In 1990, he starred in Kottayam Kunjachan , an action comedy film directed by T. S. Suresh Babu and written by Dennis Joseph . The movie has become one of
16432-473: The movie Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar , directed by Jabbar Patel . The performance is considered as one of the finest one in his career. The movie is produced by National Film Development Corporation . Mammootty joined with Priyadarshan in the same year for the movie Megham , which is a commercial success. In 2000, Mammootty did a cameo role in Narasimham , in which Mohanlal did the main role. The movie
16590-429: The movie Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and Mathilukal . The film focuses on the prison life of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and the love between him and Narayani, a female inmate of the prison, who remains unseen throughout the film. The movie was critically acclaimed and considered as the best classics of Malayalam Cinema. The movie has won four National Film Awards . When Indian Cinemas Completes 100 Years, Forbes included
16748-455: The movie Paleri Manikyam. In the same year he done the action comedy film Chattambinadu , another performance oriented movie Loudspeaker and the directorial debut of Aashiq Abu , Daddy Cool . These movie has done Hit status in boxoffice. In the year 2010, Mammootty acted in the films Drona 2010 , directed by Shaji Kailas , Yugapurushan , directed by R. Sukumaran, Pramaani , directed by B. Unnikrishnan , Pokkiri Raja ,
16906-431: The movie has won seven Kerala State Film Awards . The movie received both commercial and critical acclaim and ran for over 300 days. It is considered as one of the greatest films of all time. In an online poll conducted in 2013 by IBN Live , as a part of Indian Cinema completing 100 years, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha listed as the third greatest Indian Film of all time. In the same year, Mammootty starred with Sukumaran in
17064-510: The movie with Rajinikanth in lead. In the same year Mammootty done two Tamil films Pudhayal , directed by Selva and Arasiyal , directed by R. K. Selvamani . In 1998, Mammootty played the role of an IPS officer in the investigation thriller film The Truth , written by S. N. Swamy and directed by Shaji Kailas . He played the lead role in Oru Maravathoor Kanavu , which was the directorial debut of Lal Jose in 1998. In
17222-559: 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
17380-619: The northernmost Kasargod district of Kerala. Tigalari script was also used for writing Sanskrit in Malabar region . Malayalam has also borrowed the Sanskrit diphthongs of /ai̯/ (represented in Malayalam as ഐ , ai) and /au̯/ (represented in Malayalam as ഔ , au) although these mostly occur only in Sanskrit loanwords. Traditionally (as in Sanskrit), four vocalic consonants (usually pronounced in Malayalam as consonants followed by
17538-557: The pain and palliative care to those suffering from cancer throughout Kerala. He is also a patron of the Care and Share International Foundation, a charity organisation aimed at reducing societal inequality. Among its endeavours, the foundation mobilised financial help for the heart surgeries of children with the Hridaya Sparsham project. A fundraiser over social networking sites supported by Mammootty raised about ₹ 1 crore within
17696-643: The parameters of region, religion, community, occupation, social stratum, style and register. According to the Dravidian Encyclopedia, the regional dialects of Malayalam can be divided into fifteen dialect areas. They are as follows: According to Ethnologue, the dialects are: Malabar, Nagari-Malayalam, North Kerala, Central Kerala, South Kerala, Kayavar, Namboodiri , Nair , Mappila , Beary , Jeseri , Yerava , Pulaya, Nasrani , and Kasargod . The community dialects are: Namboodiri , Nair , Arabi Malayalam , Pulaya, and Nasrani . Whereas both
17854-638: The people of Kerala usually referred to their language as "Tamil", and both terms overlapped into the colonial period . Due to the geographical isolation of the Malabar Coast from the rest of the Indian peninsula due to the presence of the Western Ghats mountain ranges which lie parallel to the coast, the dialect of Old Tamil spoken in Kerala was different from that spoken in Tamil Nadu . The mainstream view holds that Malayalam began to grow as
18012-484: The performance of Mammootty in the list "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". Mammootty appeared as Alexander in the 1990 in a Gangster film Samrajyam , Directed by Jomon with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja . The movie has commercially a major success at Kerala and Andhra Pradesh box-office. The movie has run for more than 200 days in Kerala and 400 days in Andhra Pradesh. In 1990, Mammootty
18170-482: The police arrest them but Vasuki says she wants to take revenge and does not want to let them be handled by the law. Jeena helps her in killing all of them, starting with Pachabasmam. Jeena tells her to put pepper in the ironer with which he irons clothes and in his asthma inhaler. Vasuki sits on the balcony of her apartment and watches Pacha die. Pachabasmam's death makes Sudeep a little worried but Aryan dismisses it, telling him he might have just smoked too hard. To kill
18328-410: The possible literary works of Old Malayalam found so far. Old Malayalam gradually developed into Middle Malayalam ( Madhyakaala Malayalam ) by the 13th century CE. Malayalam literature also completely diverged from Tamil literature during this period. Works including Unniyachi Charitham , Unnichiruthevi Charitham , and Unniyadi Charitham , are written in Middle Malayalam , and date back to
18486-500: The prehistoric period from a common ancestor, "Proto-Tamil-Malayalam", and that the notion of Malayalam being a "daughter" of Tamil is misplaced. This is based on the fact that Malayalam and several Dravidian languages on the Western Coast have common archaic features which are not found even in the oldest historical forms of literary Tamil. Despite this, Malayalam shares many common innovations with Tamil that emerged during
18644-448: The present-day state of Kerala , India in a middle-class Muslim family. His father, Ismail, had a wholesale garment and rice business and was involved in rice cultivation. His mother, Fatima, was a housewife. He is their eldest son. He has two younger brothers, Ibrahimkutty and Zakariah, and three younger sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina. He went to Government High School, Kulasekharamangalam, Kottayam for his primary education. In
18802-593: The proposed Smart City project at Kochi with officials of the Dubai Internet City (DIC). Mammootty is a patron of the Pain and Palliative Care Society, a charitable organisation in Kerala , that aims to improve the quality of people in advanced stages of cancer . He has been working with the Pain and Palliative Care Centre situated in Kozhikode , India. In 2018, he put forth a project to provide
18960-473: The relationship between a father and son. The film was both commercial and critical success and ran for more than 200 days. Mammootty done his entry to Telugu industry through Swathi Kiranam in the year 1992. In 1993, Mammootty joined with Joshiy for an Action film Dhruvam . It was Vikram debut in Malayalam Cinema. The film was a super hit at the box-office. In the year Mammootty won
19118-441: The rest of the culprits responsible, Jeena asks her if she knows about "Takotsubo" (driving the culprits to suicide) mentioning it as the method she will be using to kill the rest. Vasuki gets a parcel containing a phone which contains a SIM with which she is supposed to talk to them as Jeena. Vasuki gets photos of Kani Mohan, the sister of Sudeep, and leaked videos from the pen camera which Aryan and Sudeep forgot about when they left
19276-457: The role of Shivan, who in a state of rage kills his best friend due to a misunderstanding and explores how he repents for his sin. The film was a commercial success. He then, starred as Ravi Varma, a millionaire on death row for killing his wife in Joshiy's Nirakkoottu . The film was a major critical and commercial success, becoming one of the highest grossing films of that year. The film won
19434-501: The same year he has done two Tamil films Thalapathi and Azhagan . Both the films were commercially successful. Thalapathi is adaptation from the Hindu Epic, Mahabharata . In the same year, Mammootty joined with I.V Sasi for two movies, Inspector Balram and Neelagiri . Inspector Balram was a sequel to his 1986 film Aavanazhi . The movie was commercially successful. In 1992, he acted with Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan in
19592-597: The same year, he starred in Harikrishnans , co-starring Mohanlal and Juhi Chawla . The movie has two climaxes, and Shah Rukh Khan was supposed to do a pivotal role, but didn't happen due to unknown reasons. in the same year, Mammootty done a guest appearance in the Bollywood movie Swami Vivekananda , directed by G. V. Iyer . In 1999, Mammootty won the Best Actor in National Film Awards for
19750-458: The same year, he starred in the Tamil political thriller Makkal Aatchi , directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Thirupur A. Selvaraj under Aarthi International. The film's music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja . The film was also dubbed in Malayalam as Ente Naadu . The movie was clashed with Rajinikanth starrer Muthu at the same time and Mammootty took the lead over Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu. Mammootty's first Malayalam release of 1996
19908-399: 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
20066-400: The screenplay was released as a book by DC Books in 2009. That year he also starred in several Kutty Petty films that received negative critical reviews but were successful at the box office, notable of which were Sandarbham , Koottinilamkili and Chakkarayumma . The former of which was a major box office hit, running for 150 days in theatres. It was one of the highest grossing films of
20224-404: The script with Renji Panicker in mind for the lead role, with Muthumani as the heroine. But after hearing the script, Renji noted that the script demands a "larger scale" production and suggested Mammootty for the lead role. As per Ranji's suggestion, when Sajan approached Mammootty, the offer was immediately accepted by him. Regarding the characters, A. K. Sajan says, "Mammootty's character in
20382-479: The second highest-grossing movie of the year. Mammootty won Kerala State Film Awards and Filmfare awards for Best Actor for the performance in the movie Kaazhcha . The movie was the directorial debut of Blessy . The movie got many critical receptions from all over. In the same year he appeared as a police officer in Ranjith movie Black . The movie was a box office hit. After this action film, he appeared as
20540-545: The single largest linguistic group accounting for 35.5% in the Virajpet Taluk. Around one-third of the Malayalis in Kodagu district speak the Yerava dialect according to the 2011 census, which is native to Kodagu and Wayanad . In all, Malayalis made up 3.22% of the total Indian population in 2011. Of the total 34,713,130 Malayalam speakers in India in 2011, 33,015,420 spoke the standard dialects, 19,643 spoke
20698-582: The southwestern coast of the Indian peninsula, which also means The land of hills . The term originally referred to the western hilly land of the Chera dynasty (later Zamorins and the Kingdom of Cochin ), Kingdom of Ezhimala (later Kolathunadu ), and Ay kingdom (later Travancore ), and only later became the name of its language. The language Malayalam was alternatively called Alealum , Malayalani , Malayali , Malabari , Malean , Maliyad , Mallealle , and Kerala Bhasha until
20856-490: The standard dialects, 19,643 spoke the Yerava dialect and 31,329 spoke non-standard regional variations like Eranadan . The dialects of Malayalam spoken in the districts like Kasaragod , Kannur , Wayanad , Kozhikode , and Malappuram in the former Malabar District have few influences from Kannada . For example, the words those start with the sound "V" in Malayalam become "B" in these districts as in Kannada . Also
21014-461: The terrace after they raped her. Vasuki calls Sudeep as Jeena and warns him. Then she leaks the videos online, and Jeena calls Kani and lets her know that her brother is the culprit, making Kani resent Sudeep. Sudeep commits suicide. Aryan hears about this and is called by Vasuki, warning him as Jeena. He goes into hiding in an abandoned building and gets a call from Vasuki saying that he has been caught and an arrest will be made. She mentions that "death
21172-590: The total number of Malayalam speakers in India, and 97.03% of the total population of the state. There were a further 701,673 (1.14% of the total number) in Karnataka , 957,705 (2.70%) in Tamil Nadu , and 406,358 (1.2%) in Maharashtra . The number of Malayalam speakers in Lakshadweep is 51,100, which is only 0.15% of the total number, but is as much as about 84% of the population of Lakshadweep. Malayalam
21330-483: The year the actor shown his box office and performance power in the movie Katha Parayumpol . He done an extended cameo role in the movie. The movie was remade in three languages, Kuselan in Tamil, Billu Barber in Hindi and Kathanayakudu . All the remakes failed in the respective box office. Mammootty was appraised for his performance in the movie. He begin 2008 with action film Roudram , directed by Renji Panicker . Mammootty joined with Anwar Rasheed after
21488-556: The year. The genre had now become synonymous with Mammootty, being renamed the Mammootty-Kutty-Petty film. The following year, he starred in Padmarajan's Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam , based on the radio drama Ammaykku Vendi by Sajini Pavithran , in which he plays the role of a man who wants to sell his ancestral house and put his mother in an old age home. The film explores the layers of family relationship in
21646-488: The years accumulated a cult following and is now considered a classic in Malayalam cinema. He then starred as a police officer in Bharathan 's Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove . The film explores the relationship between a police officer and his younger brother, who becomes a Naxalite . It was a critical success and had a successful soundtrack. He then appeared in a supporting role in the art house film , Akkare . In
21804-490: Was Abrahaminte Santhathikal , a crime thriller directed by debutant Shaji Padoor. His last release for the year was Oru Kuttanadan Blog directed and written by Sethu . In 2018, he acted in critically acclaimed Tamil movie Peranbu directed by Ram . It was selected for Rotterdam Film Festival , Shanghai International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India . His role of single parent Amudhavan who struggles with raising his spastic girl child, Paapa
21962-417: Was Azhakiya Ravanan , a Romantic Drama directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The next film he acted in was Hitler written and directed by Siddique . The film was remade in several languages. The film was a commercial success at the box office and was the highest grossing Malayalam movie, breaking his own movie record The King at that time. The movie has run over 300 days in theatres. He also did
22120-424: Was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film released at that point. After its release, Rajinikanth , wanting to remake the film in Tamil, offered to buy the rights from Joseph, but the rights for Kannada, Telugu and Hindi-language remakes were already sold by that time. In the same year, he played Balagopalan, a school teacher who is deemed mad by society owing to a superstitious belief, in
22278-446: Was a huge hit at the box office. The film ran for over 200 days. The film was remade in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Following a series of flops, Mammootty found commercial success with the crime thriller New Delhi (1987), directed by Joshiy and written by Dennis Joseph . He played G. Krishnamoorthy, a victimised journalist who systematically arranges the killing of politicians who had implicated him under false charges. New Delhi
22436-568: Was a huge success at the boxoffice. With the huge success of Narasimham, director Shaji Kailas , joined with Mammootty in the same year for another action drama Valliettan . The movie was also a huge success in box office. 2000 was one of the best year for the actor in box office performance, after the huge success of Narasimham and Valliettan, Mammootty continued the success with the movies Dada Sahib and Tamil movie Kandukondain Kandukondain , co-starring Ajith Kumar and Aishwarya Rai . Both movies were blockbuster in box office. Mammootty won
22594-439: Was also heavily influenced by the Tigalari script , which was used to write Sanskrit , due to the influence of Tuluva Brahmins in Kerala. The language used in the Arabi Malayalam works of the 16th–17th century CE is a mixture of Modern Malayalam and Arabic . They follow the syntax of modern Malayalam, though written in a modified form of Arabic script , which is known as Arabi Malayalam script . P. Shangunny Menon ascribes
22752-595: Was also his first project as a producer . Mammootty also owns a distribution company named Mammootty Technotainment. He is the owner of Playhouse since 2009, a company which primarily distributes films he has starred in. It has since ventured into film production, with ventures including the Jawan of Vellimala and Street Lights . As of 2010, he is the chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs some Malayalam TV channels such as Kairali TV , Kairali News and Channel We. In 2021, he founded another production company,
22910-508: Was an average grosser in box office but still manages to completes more than 100 days in Kerala box office. After the release of the DVD of the movie the movie got many appreciation for the cinematography and editing. The movie redefined how to make a mass action movie to be made in Mollywood. Mammootty won the appreciation for the slow-motion walking and the background music is still trending. In
23068-446: Was an inter-religious one. One day, Vasuki is raped by her two neighbors, Aryan and Sudeep, who are engineering students, and Pachabasmam, a man who irons clothes at her building when Louis and Chintha go to Louis' mother's house. Vasuki goes to the terrace of the building to get some items for her Kathakali performance. There, she gets angry when Aryan makes some irritable compliments about Vasuki. She tries to get out but Sudeep closes
23226-472: Was completed by October 2015 in Ernakulam and Thrissur. The costumes that Mammootty's character, Louis Pothen, has to don in the film were purchased from Dubai by Mammootty himself. Roby Varghese Raj who was an assistant of cinematographers Rajeev Menon and Jomon T. John debuted as an independent cinematographer in the film. The editing was done at the residence of Vivek Harshan in Chennai. Harshan,
23384-617: Was credited as "Sajin" in the film as Vishwanbharan felt that the name "Mammootty" did not suit an actor. The same year, he made his first-ever appearance as a lead actor in the Malayalam film Thrishna (1981), which won the Filmfare Award for Best Film . Later that year, he appeared in a supporting role in I. V. Sasi ’s political film Ahimsa (1981), which earned him the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor . The next year, he starred alongside Bharath Gopy in K. G. George’s epoch making Yavanika (1982), as
23542-634: Was honored with the Padma Shri , the fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India in 1998, for his contributions to cinema. He was also honored with the Kerala Prabha Award by the Government of Kerala in 2022. Mammootty was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN . Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. His first leading role
23700-527: 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
23858-579: Was looking for a newcomer with a “smart and handsome personality” as a daredevil motorcycle jumper for his film Mela (1980), Sreenivasan suggested Mammooty's name while they were shooting at the Raymon circus at Ernakulam . Mela was the first Malayalam film to feature him in a prominent role. He was then cast in a supporting role in Vijayachithra Combines’ big budget action film Sphodanam (1981), directed by P. G. Vishwambharan . He
24016-482: Was nominated in the National Awards for Best actor at the year. He won the Best Actor in Filmfare Awards for the movie Karutha Pakshikal. He started 2007 with the off-beat film Kaiyoppu . Then he back with the comedy action film Mayavi , directed by Shafi . The movie became the highest grosser in the state in the year. The next was Big B , which was the directorial debut of Amal Neerad . The movie
24174-493: Was part of No.20 Madras Mail directed by Joshiy . Mammootty done a cameo role as himself and Mohanlal was in the lead role. In 1991, he starred in Amaram , directed by Bharathan and written by A. K. Lohithadas . Mammootty played the character Achootty, an uneducated fisherman who wants his daughter to be educated and wants her to become a doctor. The role helped Mammootty to grab another Filmfare award for Best actor. In
24332-933: Was released for Ramzan season, Kunjananthante Kada , directed by Salim Ahamed and Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus , directed by G. Marthandan. His next release was Silence , directed by V. K. Prakash . He acted in Balyakalasakhi , directed by Pramod Payyannur , Praise the Lord , directed by Shibu Gangadharan and Gangster , directed by Aashiq Abu in the first half of 2014. He also acted in: Manglish , directed by Salam Bappu , Munnariyippu , directed by Venu , RajadhiRaja , directed by debutant Ajai Vasudev and Varsham , directed by Ranjith Sankar . Mammootty received critical praise for his portrayal of C.K. Raghavan in Munnariyippu , while Sify called RajadhiRaja "a genuine hit for Mammootty after
24490-495: Was the most spoken language in erstwhile Gudalur taluk (now Gudalur and Panthalur taluks) of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu which accounts for 48.8% population and it was the second most spoken language in Mangalore and Puttur taluks of South Canara accounting for 21.2% and 15.4% respectively according to 1951 census report. 25.57% of the total population in the Kodagu district of Karnataka are Malayalis , and they form
24648-646: Was then seen in an extended cameo in the film Pathinettam Padi directed by Shankar Ramakrishnan . Later in the year, Mammootty was in the historical drama Mamangam directed by M. Padmakumar , which is based on the historical Mamankam festival in the banks of the Bharathappuzha . He was also in Ramesh Pisharody 's Ganagandharvan in which he plays a ‘ganamela’ singer named Kalasadhan Ullas and Ajai Vasudev 's Shylock . After two decades, Mammootty returned to Telugu cinema in 2019 with
24806-399: Was very successful and was continued in films like Ente Upasana (1984). Koodevide was also selected for screening in that year's Indian Panorama. It also won the Kerala State Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value . He then collaborated with director Joshiy for the first time for Aa Raathri . Despite mixed critical response, it was a commercial success. It had
24964-543: Was well appreciated by critics. His first release of 2019 was Madhura Raja , a spin-off to the 2010 film Pokkiri Raja directed by Vysakh . It becomes the best-grossing film in Mammootty's career. His next release was Unda directed by Khalid Rahman in which he played the role of a Sub-inspector of Police who led the team of a police unit for state election duty in a Maoist prone area in Chhattisgarh . He
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