Mammootty would have been a lawyer if not an actor; Read lesser-known facts about him

Muhamm Kutty Panaparambil Ismail, most commonly kwn as Mammootty, is a very popular name in Indian entertainment industry. He is an actor and producer, who is predominantly ackwledged for his works in South Indian movie industry. In a career spanning over four deces, actor has appeared in over 400 movies of many different langus. Mammootty's movies like Shylock, Pamari, Thalapathi, and more, have proved actor’s versatility in industry, without a doubt. But, fans will be surprised to kw that National Award winner would have been a lawyer if t an actor. Here are some of or lesser-kwn facts about Mammootty that fans would love to kw about.

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Mammootty did his primary education from Government High School in Kulasekharamangalam, Kottayam. actor did his pre-degree course (pre-university) at Sacred Heart College, vara. He n gruated with an LL.B. degree from Government Law College, Cochin. Mammootty practised law for two years in Manjeri before becoming an actor.

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Mammootty in many media interactions reveal that his far, Ismail, was a farmer. actor's mor, Fatima, was a homemaker/ housewife. Mammootty was very passionate about cinema, ever since his childhood.

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Mammootty started to try his luck in movies while he was studying. But, actor was initially rejected by most South moviemakers. Many people pointed out to him that his voice and face were his biggest “minus points”.

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 Mammootty has been awarded fourth highest civilian award of country, Pma Shree in 1998. In 2010, actor was houred with Horary Doctor of Letters by University of Kerala. Mammootty also holds record of doing maximum number of movies in a year during early 1980s. In 1982, he acted in 24 movies. From 1983 to 1986 Mammootty has acted in 35, 34, 39, and 35 movies respectively. In fact, Mammootty is only Indian actor who has acted in movies of six different langus, as he has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English and Kanna langu movies.

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Mammootty got married to wife Sulfath in 1979. couple has a daughter, Surumi, and a son, Dulquer Salmaan. Interestingly, his won, Dulquer Salman is one of most popular current actors of Malayalam movie industry. Mammootty is a teetotaler.  

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