Mammootty has won three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. Born on September 7, 1951, Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail is fondly called ‘Mamukka’. Muhammad Kutty known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty has worked in more than 400 films but it is interesting to note that none of his…
King of Kotha is Dulquer Salmaan’s seventh project as a producer but first period action-drama in his over a decade long career. Malayalam cinema industry is known for its intimate storytelling but there was a need to draw people to theatres by offering something “visually spectacular”, says superstar Dulquer Salman on why he decided to…
This south megastar was once the highest paid actor, earning more than even Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Rajinikanth at his peak. In the late-80s and early-90s, the Indian film industry had a few people who could be called superstars. The biggest name was, of course, Amitabh Bachchan, the reigning king. But down south,…