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• Thrissur, Feb.27 (NR): The Malayalam film industry that was literally reeling under the controversy that was raging within, got a breather today morning after Mammootty spoke to the press today for the first time since the Thilakan issue had cropped up.
  
  The megastar of Malayalam films was dignity personified in his statements when he tried to clarify the confusion that is prevailing at the moment.
  
  Sukumar Azhikode, the acclaimed orator who was caught in the midst of the storm, and who was engaged in a verbal tussle with the other megastar of Malayalam films, Mohanlal is all praise for the way in which Mammootty has responded to the issue today.
  
  Azhikode was talking to representatives of the media at Thrissur, when he said that Mammootty's voice has a cultural purity to it. This is the voice of public acceptance. He also said that he believed that Mohanlal and Innocent spoke the way they did forced by the circumstances.
  
  Azhikode also commented that had Mammootty responded earlier, several of these statements could have been left unuttered.