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Published 14:54 IST, June 24th 2020

Megastar Mammootty takes up 'old hobbies' as he turns photographer amid lockdown; see pics

Mollywood star Mammootty turned photographer as he took up his 'old hobbies' and shared photographs of birds which he captured, on Instagram; see pics

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The Mollywood megastar Mammootty is brushing up his old talents and taking up long-lost hobbies during the lockdown and his Instagram handle is proof. He has spoken about his love for photography in several of his interviews and the superstar was recently snapped putting his photography skills to test. Mammooty captured photographs of the birds in his neighbourhood and shared them on his Instagram handle which left his fans obsessing over his impressive photography skills.

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Mollywood actor Mammootty turns photographer

Yesterday, Mammootty took to Instagram to share a streak of photographs on his Instagram handle wherein he was snapped using a tripod and a telephoto lens to capture photographs of the birds in and around his courtyard, sporting a blue checkered shirt along with a white lungi and slippers.

Sharing the photograph which he clicked, the megastar captioned the post, "Morning guests! #myphotography #oldhobbies #stayinghome #stayingsafe (sic)". Check out the photos below:

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The actor's Instagram post has received over 350k likes on Instagram and 13k comments in a day, garnering a lot of appreciation and applause from his fans. In addition to being a passionate photographer, Mammootty is also a car enthusiast. The actor reportedly owns around 369 four-wheelers.

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Meanwhile, on the career front, Mammootty's last Malayalam film which was a thriller, titled Shylock emerged as a blockbuster at the box office. The actor was on a roll last year with several releases at the silver screens. He was also seen in the Tamil movie Peranbu which garnered a lot of critical acclaims.

Mammootty also acted in a Telugu movie titled Yatra, which was the biopic of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Furthermore, he also starred in yet another Malayalam film titled Unda last year, which not only received a thumbs up from film critics and the audience but also did the numbers at the box office.

Talking about his upcoming films, the actor will be next seen in the highly-anticipated political thriller titled One. Mammootty will be seen essaying the role of Kadakkal Chandran, the Chief Minister of Kerala. He was also shooting for his upcoming horror-mystery, titled The Priest, prior to the Coronavirus lockdown. However, the makers had to halt the shoot for a while due to the lockdown.

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Updated 14:54 IST, June 24th 2020