Published 21:33 IST, December 6th 2020

Mammootty and other stars in 'Twenty:20' worked without payment? Read trivia

Read further and take a look at Mammootty's film Twenty:20's trivia and lesser-known facts. Did you know the film's cast worked for free in the film?

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Mammootty starrer Twenty:20 is an action thriller. film was penned by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas. Helmed by south filmmaker Joshiy, film stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram and Dileep in le role. Did you kw, alongside Mammootty, all stars in this film worked for free? Re furr more details. 

As per IMDb, all stars in Malayalam film, Twenty: 20 agreed to act in movie free of cost as y supported  fundraiser for actors who are struggling in Malayalam film industry.  film was produced on behalf of  Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). fundraiser was also organised by  Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).

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More 'Twenty:20' movie trivia 

  • Twenty:20 released in 2008 and was considered one of best Mammootty's movies. 
  • Apart from acing le role in Twenty:20, actor Dileep also bankrolled film through Graand Production. 
  • Actor and producer of film, Dileep also handed over an amount of 10 million rupees to  Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) for fundraiser. 
  • Twenty:20 starred members of  Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). However, even being a member of association, prominent Malayalam actor Murali did t get a role in movie. 
  • 2008's release became highest-grossing Malayalam film ever of that year. 
  • Le actor Mohanlal won Best Actor award at Vanitha Film Awards for his role in Twenty:20

More about Twenty:20

film's music was composed by Berny-Ignatius and Suresh Peters. Twenty:20 was also bankrolled by Manjunatha Release. Talking about film's box-office success, first two weeks of release gained ₹5.72 crores. film was also considered highest-grossing film in Malayalam cinema until 2013. Drishyam broke  record set by Twenty:20 in 2014. film revolves around story of an underworld don and wealthy businessman, Devaraja Prathapa Varma (played by Mohanlal). Devaraja Prathapa Varma is on run to take revenge for his bror Karthik Varma's (played by Dileep) murder. Take a look at Twenty:20's trailer below. 

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21:33 IST, December 6th 2020