Mammootty in for an image make-over

Oct 2, 2006 TT



For quite some time, Mammootty has been dabbling full time in commercial cinema, experimenting with a variety of characters, some of which he would never have thought of doing earlier, like the one in Thuruppugulaan. And it has been working too.


Rajamanickam was a big hit. Thuruppugulaan too was a hit. Bus Conductor survived. Nerariyaan CBI also did well.


The last couple of months however, have proved not so favourable for this versatile actor. Right from Prajapathy, things have not gone well for Mammootty. Prajapathy bombed at the box office. Balram Vs Tharadas didn't make the kind of impact that it was supposed to make. The recently released Bhargava Charitham Moonnaam Khandam has fared no better, causing even die-hard fans of the actor to have a rethink about their hero.


It is perhaps to overcome the negative impact of these unsuccessful ventures that the actor, who has always made very strategic and well-thought out moves all along his career, seems to have decided to take a u-turn in his career. Grapevine has it that the actor has decided to effect an image make-over.


Mammootty, who is doing Kamal's Karuthapakshikal, was supposed to be doing Shafi's Mayavi, an out and out commercial film after that. But the rumour mill has it that Mammootty has persuaded Shafi to put it off for the time being. He is instead doing Palunku, directed by Blessy, which would have him in the role of a farmer.


He will also be acting in an as yet unnamed film for Renjith, where he will be doing the role of an accountant. It is a low budget non-commercial film to be shot in the 35mm format and scheduled to be completed in 15 days. Khushboo and Mukesh are the other lead actors in the film. Only after the completion of these will Mammootty do Mayavi. A wise decision perhaps!


In the meantime, Pothen Vava is nearly finished and its release can be expected towards the end of October. Karuthapakshikal will in all probability hit the screens only after Ramzan.


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