Earlier than Rorschach: When Mammootty aced darkish and intense roles on the silver display

Mammootty, the megastar of Malayalam cinema is completely busy together with his appearing profession. The 71-year-old actor is without doubt one of the very uncommon actors, who’ve always rediscovered themselves with courageous character decisions. Mammootty is now receiving rave opinions for his stellar efficiency within the not too long ago launched movie Rorschach. The veteran actor portrayed the central character Luke Antony, who can go to any extent for his revenge within the movie, which is helmed by Nisam Basheer. With Rorschach, Mammootty as soon as once more proved his experience in enjoying twisted, darkish, and intense characters, to close perfection.

For the uninitiated, the megastar who by no means believed in sustaining an onscreen picture had made some very courageous decisions on the numerous levels of his appearing profession. Mammootty is without doubt one of the few actors who gained a Nationwide Movie Award for Greatest Actor, for a efficiency in an out-and-out destructive function. The actor, who’s finest recognized for his cop roles, has portrayed each constructive and destructive shades of roles in the identical style.

Right here we current Mammootty’s finest performances in darkish and intense roles. Take a look…

Mammootty’s efficiency in Puzhu

The megastar’s efficiency within the not too long ago launched Ratheena directorial Puzhu was cherished by the audiences. The film featured Mammootty within the function of a paranoid ex-police officer who controls the lifetime of his younger son and others, with an iron fist. The veteran actor’s character within the movie will not be a super man in any means however is the product of each toxicity society has to supply. And it’s the purpose why Kuttan from Puzhu has been thought of one of many bravest profession decisions ever made by the megastar in his illustrious profession. Puzhu, which had a direct OTT launch on Sony LIV additionally featured a stellar star forged together with Parvathy Thiruvothu and Appunni Sasi.

Mammootty as CK Raghavan in Munnariyippu

Mammootty teamed up with veteran cinematographer-turned-director Venu for the psychological thriller Munnariyippu, in 2014. The movie revolved round a journalist named Anjali who’s attempting to write down an autobiography on convict CK Raghavan. He’s sentenced to life imprisonment for committing two murders. Nevertheless, Raghavan claims that he by no means dedicated the murders thus elevating curiosity in Anjali, and it results in sudden occasions.

The veteran actor stole the present together with his efficiency as CK Raghavan and portrayed the layers of his advanced character to close perfection. His efficiency within the mindblowing climax of the movie (particularly that devilish smile mixed with spine-chilling voice modulation) is an absolute deal with to look at.

Mammootty’s triple function in Paleri Manikyam

Mammootty performed a triple function as Murikkinkunnathu Ahmed Haji, his son Khalid Ahmed, and personal detective Haridas, in Ranjith’s movie, which relies on TP Rajeevan’s novel of the identical title. The megastar delivered one of many best performances in his profession within the three roles, that are drastically completely different from one another.

Whereas the character of Detective Haridas reminded Mammootty’s signature performances, Khalid Ahmed introduced out a never-seen-before aspect of the megastar. Nevertheless it was his portrayal of Ahmed Haji, a sex-addicted feudal landlord who’s accused of the first-ever homicide case registered after the Kerala state was shaped, that gained the hearts of audiences. It’s undoubtedly one of many best but most underrated performances of the megastar.

Mammootty’s efficiency as Bhaskara Patelar in Vidheyan

Mammootty gained his second Nationwide Movie Award for Greatest Actor, for his spectacular efficiency as Bhaskara Patelar, a landlord from a village on the Kerala-Karnataka border, in Vidheyan. His efficiency within the film, which is helmed by legendary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, remains to be thought of one of many best performances of Indian cinema, in a destructive function.

Vidheyan got here out as a fantastic shock for the audiences, who had been solely accustomed to Mammootty’s performances in quintessential hero roles, and occasional grey-shaded characters until that point. The veteran actor took a courageous choice to play the function of a merciless landlord who murders his spouse and rapes his servant’s spouse within the movie, which earned him a number of awards and accolades.

Mammootty’s work entrance

Mammootty has some extremely promising initiatives together with Lijo Jose Pelli’sery’s Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, B Unnikrishnan’s Christopher, the much-awaited sequel of Massive B which has been titled Bilal, and others. The megastar is enjoying a small-time thief within the Lijo Jose Pellissery directorial. In B Unnikrishnan’s movie, he’s showing within the function of a cop who’s obsessive about justice.

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