Mammootty turns 70.. Looking at the real special "Mammootty skills" that make him such a fantastic actor and listing my favorite performance in each category.... These are the reasons why I have kept adoring the actor more as years passed.
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Skill - To nail any dialect
Favorite - Pranchiyettan and the Saint
Not only does Mammootty brings in such difference to this portrayal than the 400+ movies he has done, he just becomes every inch of the Thrissur based business man speaking the dialect to astounding perfection.
Skill - To portray father on screen brilliantly
Favorite - Pappayude Swantham Appoos
Perhaps only second to Thilakan while portraying the warmth and affection of a father on screen, who can forget the line - "Aarokke paranjaalum Gopaa nee mathram parayaruthu .."
Skill - Mastering the investigation genre
Favorite - The Truth
The buildup to the iconic "She is a man" twist sequence and how the actor presents pieces in front of us one after another shows his supreme confidence in having nailed this investigative genre like few others have
Skill - To become the character he plays
Favorite - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
In his 3 National awards, Mammootty won it twice for playing real life characters - Basheer/Chandu in 1989 and Dr. Ambedkar in 2000. This is what sets Mammootty apart even in the league of great actors
Skill - Shouldering the action thriller genre as a Superstar
Favorite - Dhruvam/New Delhi
Its tough to choose between the 2 Joshiy movies - New Delhi or Dhruvam, but Mammootty's aura and dominant screen presence means these two movies have great repeat value even today !
Skill - To bring an audience to tears
Favorite - Kaazcha
Numerous movies to prove this skill and yet the most haunting experience has been Madhavan walking out of the camp in Kaazcha's climax in the hope that he can meet Kochundapri again, when the audience knows it wont happen
Skill - Dialogue Delivery
Favorite - King
How do you make an entire movie watchable and perhaps repeat watchable, all thanks to its lead actor's ability to deliver dialogues in a pace, style and tone that doesn't come easy to many actors ? You have to watch King to realize it.
Skill - Consistency in the offbeat genre
Favorite - Peranbu
When he gets slapped by the NGO officer, he sits there with a shock and then explains to her why he made that strange request. In 2019, I realized I had become a bigger fan of the actor than I had been all those years.
Skill - To keep re-inventing himself as the years pass
Favorite - Rajamanikyam
At the age of 54, your skills start to decline, you prepare for retirement. Whereas Mammootty re-invents his comic side brilliantly, shows how he is a master of dialects and gives us Rajamanikyam !
Skill - To bring his tender side to make romance work
Favorite - Kandukondain Kandukondain
Mammootty may be known most for his tough roles. But he could amaze you bringing his tender side when portraying romance. I lost count to the number of times I have watched these scenes.
Skill - To portray a ruthless villain on screen
Favorite - Munnariyippu/Vidheyan
He has given some of Malayalam Cinema's greatest heroes. He has also given some of our greatest villains .In the image is two of iconic frames of Malayalam Cinema. That wily smile in Munnariyippu!
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