Mammootty
Born: 1951-09-07 in Chempu, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born on September 7, 1951), popularly known as Mammootty , is a towering figure in Indian cinema, particularly in Malayalam films. With a career spanning over five decades, he has acted in more than 400 films, earning a reputation as one of the finest actors in the industry. His ability to embody a diverse range of characters has made him a legendary figure, admired for his deep voice, commanding screen presence, and meticulous approach to acting. Mammootty's breakthrough came in the early 1980s with films like Yavanika (1982), which showcased his talent for portraying complex characters. His performance as Chandu Chekavar in Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989) earned him his first National Film Award for Best Actor and established him as a leading star in Malayalam cinema. This film, along with others like Mathilukal (1990), directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, solidified his status as a versatile actor capable of taking on challenging roles. Throughout his career, Mammootty has received numerous accolades, including three National Film Awards for Best Actor. His portrayal of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (1999) is particularly noteworthy, demonstrating his ability to handle profound and socially relevant subjects. His performances in commercially successful films like The King (1995) and Big B (2007) showcase his versatility, appealing to a broad audience while maintaining a commitment to quality cinema. Mammootty's impact extends beyond acting; he is also a philanthropist involved in various social causes, focusing on education and healthcare for the underprivileged. He has also ventured into production, establishing his own production company and supporting new talent in the industry. Known for his humility and discipline, he continues to work on diverse projects that challenge him as an actor and resonate with audiences. In recent years, Mammootty has remained relevant, with films like Unda (2019) and Peranbu (2018) demonstrating his commitment to meaningful storytelling. As he continues to evolve in his craft, Mammootty’s legacy as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema is firmly established, inspiring generations of filmmakers and actors alike.
Filmography
2026
- Patriot as Dr. Daniel James
- Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies as 'Bullet' Walter Lopez
- Patriot Legends Hangout as Actor
2025
- Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra as Moothon (voice)
- Kalamkaval as Stanley Das
- Bazooka as Caesar John
- Dominic and the Ladies' Purse as C.I Dominic
2024
- Bramayugam as Kodumon Potti
- Manorathangal as P K Venugopal
- Abraham Ozler as Alexander Joseph
- Turbo as Turbo Jose
- Yatra 2 as Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy
2023
- Agent as RAW Chief Colonel Mahadev Menon 'The Devil'
- Kannur Squad as George Martin
- Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam as James /Sundaram
- Kaathal - The Core as Mathew Devassy
- Christopher as Christopher
2022
- Bheeshma Parvam as Michael
- Jana Gana Mana as Self - Narrator (voice)
- CBI 5: The Brain as Sethurama Iyer
- Rorschach as Luke Antony
- Pathonpatham Noottandu as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Puzhu as Kuttan
- Priyan Ottathilaanu as Self
- Malikappuram as Narrator
2021
- One as Kadakkal Chandran
- The Priest as Fr. Carmen Benedict
2020
- Family - A Made at Home Short Film
- Shylock as Boss / Devan
2019
- Pathinettam Padi as John Abraham Palackal
- Peranbu as Amudhavan
- Yatra as Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
- Unda as S. I. Manikandan C.P.
- Madura Raja as 'Madhura' Raja
- Mamangam as Chandroth Valiya Panicker / Kurup
- Ganagandharvan as Kalasadhan Ullaas
2018
- Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Derick Abraham
- Oru Kuttanadan Blog as Hari
- Odiyan as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Parole as Pullakkunnel Alex
- Street Lights as CI James Abraham
- Captain as Himself
- Uncle as Krishnakumar / KK
- Johny Johny Yes Appa as Voice-over
2017
- Puthan Panam as Nithyananda Shenoy
- The Great Father as David
- 1971: Beyond Borders as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Pullikaran Stara as Rajakumaran
- Masterpiece as Edward Livingstone / Anto Antony
- 8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George as Self
2016
- Kasaba as CI Rajan Zechariah
- Puthiya Niyamam as Adv. Louis Pothen Narimadan
- White as Prakash Roy
- Thoppil Joppan as Thoppil Joppan
2015
- Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander as Alexander (archive footage)
- Bhaskar The Rascal as Bhaskaran Pillai
- Pathemari as Pallikkal Narayanan
- Acha Dhin as Durgaprasad
- Fireman as Vijay Kumar
- Utopiayile Rajavu as C.P Swathanthran
2014
- Balyakalasakhi as Majeed/Majeed's father
- Varsham as P.K. Venugopal/Venu
- King of Kings as Shekarankutty
- Gangster as Akbar Ali
- Munnariyippu as C.K. Raghavan
- Manglish as Tharakan Malik
- Praise the Lord as Joy
2013
- Immanuel as Immanuel
- Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus as Cleetus
- Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty as Mathukkutty
- Silence as Aravind Chandrasekhar
- Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath as Raja Raja Kammath
- Kunjananthante Kada as Kunjananthan
2012
- Jawan of Vellimala as Gopikrishnan
- The King & The Commissioner as Joseph Alex
- Cobra as Raja / Sivadas Naidu
- Face 2 Face as Balachandran
- Bavuttiyude Namathil as Bavutti
- Thappana as Samson
- Shikari as Abhijit / Karunan
2011
- August 15 as Perumal
- Doubles as Giri
- Venicile Vyapari as Pavithran
- Bombay March 12 as Sameer
- The Train as Kedarnath
2010
- Pokkiri Raja as Raja / Madhurai Raja / Pokkiri Raja
- Pranchiyettan & The Saint as Pranchiyettan
- Drona 2010 as Pattazhi Madhavan Namboothiri / Kunjunni
- Best Actor as Mohan/Bombay
- Anwar as Narrator
- Kutty Srank as Kutty Srank
- Yugapurushan as KC Kuttan
- Best of Luck as Self
- Vandae Maatharam as Gopi Krishnan
- Pramani as Viswanatha Paniker
2009
- Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja as Pazhassi Raja
- Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha as Haridas / Murikkumkunnath Ahammad Haji / Khalid Ahammad
- Kerala Cafe as Passenger in the bus
- Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Jimmy/Bhootham
- Chattambinadu as Veerendra Mallayya
- Daddy Cool as CI Antony Simon
- Love in Singapore as Machu
- Loudspeaker as Mike Phillipose
- Nari
2008
- Annan Thambi as Appu / Achu
- Twenty 20 as Adv. Ramesh Nambiar
- Halla Bol as Himself (uncredited)
- Roudram as ACP Narendran
- Mayabazar as Rameshan / Lakshmi Prasad
- One Way Ticket as Himself
- Parunthu as Parunthu Purushu
2007
- Big B as Bilal John Kurishingal
- Nasrani as David John Kottarathil
- Katha Parayumbol as 'Superstar' Ashok Raj
- Kaiyoppu as Balachandran
- Mission 90 Days as Major Sivaraman
- Mayavi as Mahi aka Mayavi
- Ore Kadal as Dr. S. R. Nathan
2006
- Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam as 'Current' Bhargavan
- Thuruppugulan as Gulan Kunjumon
- Karutha Pakshikal as Murugan
- Palunku as Monichan
- Prajapathi as Devarmadom Narayanan
- Pothan Vava as Kurisuveettil Pothan Vava
- Balram v/s Tharadas as Balram / Tharadas
2005
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations as Self
- Nerariyan CBI as Sethurama Iyer
- Thaskara Veeran as Arakkalam Kochu Baby (Arakkalam Bhai)
- Bus Conductor as Sulthanveettil Zakkir Hussein
- Rajamanikyam as Bellari Raja
- Rappakal as Krishnan
- Thommanum Makkalum as Shivan
- Sau Jhooth Ek Sach as Inspector Vivek
2004
- Black as Karikkamuri Shanmugham
- Aparichithan as Raghuram
- Sethurama Iyer CBI as Sethurama Iyer
- Vajram as Thacharayil Devarajan
- Kaazhcha as Madhavan
- Vesham as Appukuttan Menon
- Vishwa Thulasi as Vishwa
2003
- Pattalam as Major Pattabhiraman
- Chronic Bachelor as Sathyaprathapan
2002
- Kaiyethum Doorath as Adv. Gopinath
- Junior Senior as Santhosh
- Phantom as Phantom Pailey
- Dany as Dany
- Karmegam as Karmegham
2001
- Anandham as Thirupathisamy
- Dubai as Ravi Mammen
- Rakshasa Rajavu as Ramanathan IPS
2000
- Kandukondain Kandukondain as Major Bala
- Narasimham as Adv. Nandagopal Marar
- Valliettan as Arackal Madhavanunni
- Dada Sahib as Dada Mohammad Sahib / Subedar T.M. Abubacker
- Arayannangalude Veedu as Ravindranath Menon
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
1999
- Megham as Col. Ravivarma Thampuran
- Prem Poojari
- Ezhupunna Tharakan as Ezhupunna Sunny Tharakan
- Pallavur Devanarayanan as Pallavoor Devanarayanan
- Stalin Sivadas as Sivadas
- Thachiledathu Chundan as Kochu Kunju
- The Godman as Amarnath
- Ethirum Pudhirum as Kannan
1998
- The Truth as DIG Bharath Patteri
- Harikrishnans as Adv. Harikrishnan (Hari)
- Elavamkodu Desam as Jathavethan
- Marumalarchi as Rasu Padayachi
- Sidhartha as Sidharthan
- Swami Vivekananda as Maharaja
- Oru Maravathoor Kanavu as Chandy
1997
- Arasiyal as Chandrasekhar
- Bhoothakkannadi as Vidyadharan
- Oral Mathram as Hareendran
- Kaliyoonjal as Nandagopalan
- Surya Putrulu as Prakash
- Pudhayal as Viswanath
1996
- Azhakiya Ravanan as Shankar Das
- Hitler as Mamangalath Madhavankutty
- Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan as Dr. Anantha Padmanabhan
- Indraprastham as Satheesh Menon
- Udhyanapalakan as Sudhakaran Nair
1995
- The King as Thevalliparambil Joseph Alex IAS
- Ormakalundayirikkanam as Tailor Bhasi
- Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary as Adv. Kuruvilla Aniyan Kuruvilla
- Mazhayethum Munpe as Nandakumar Varma
- No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North as Vijayabhaskar
- Makkal Aatchi as Sethupathi
1994
- Vidheyan as Bhaskara Patelar
- Sukrutham as Ravishankar
- Ponthan Mada as Mada
- Vishnu as Vishnu
- Sagaram Sakshi as Balachandran
1993
- Dhartiputra as Kapil Dev Singh, Jailor
- Sainyam as Group Capt. A. J. Eashwar
- Vatsalyam as Meledathu Raghvan Nair
- Dhruvam as Narasimha Mannadiyar
- Kilipetchu Ketkava as Chidambaram
- Aayirappara as Shouwri
- Golanthara Vartha as Ramesan Nair
- Sarovaram as Devadathan
- Palayam as Christi
- Jackpot as Gautham Krishna
- Padheyam as Chandradas
1992
- Swathi Kiranam as Anantha Rama Sharma
- Kauravar as Antony
- Pappayude Swantham Appoos as Balachandran
- Johnnie Walker as Johnnie Varghese
- Soorya Manasam as Puttu' Urumees
- Kizhakkan Pathrose as Pathrose
- Mahanagaram as K. Viswanathan
1991
- Thalapathi as Devaraj 'Deva'
- Kanalkkattu as Nathu Narayanan
- Inspector Balram as Inspector Balram
- Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu as P. Sukumaran
- Anaswaram as Daniel D'Souza
- Neelagiri as Sivan
- Azhagan as Azhagappan
- Amaram as Achootty
- Adayalam as Capt. Hariharan
1990
- Mathilukal as Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
- Kottayam Kunjachan as Kottayam Kunjachan
- Samrajyam as Alexander
- Iyer the Great as Soorya Narayana Iyer
- Mounam Sammadham as Raja
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Haridas Damodaran I.P.S.
- Kalikkalam as Burglar with several names
- Midhya as Venugopal
- Triyatri as Mr. Mathews
- Kuttettan as Vishnu Narayanan
- Purappadu as Viswanaathan
- Oliyambukal as Arackal Baby Mathew
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Himself
- Parampara as Johny, Lawrence
1989
- Jagratha as Sethurama Iyer
- Mrigaya as Varunni
- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as Chandu Chekavar
- Adharvam as Anantha Padmanabhan
- Carnivel as Bharathan
- Nair Saab as Major Ravindran Nair
- Charithram as Philipose Manavalan (Thampi)
- Utharam as Balachandran
- Adikkurippu as Adv. Bhaskera Pillai
- Artham as Ben Narendran
- Mahayanam as Chandran
- Mudra as Supervisor Ramabhadran
1988
- 1921 as Khader
- August 1 as Perumal
- Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Sethurama Iyer
- Sanghunadam as Chandran
- Thanthram as Adv. George Korah
- Manu Uncle as Manu
- Mattoral as Balan
- Sangham as Kuttapayi
- Dhinarathrangal as Aravindan
- Vicharana as Adv. Sethumadhavan
- Abkari as Vasu
- Mukthi as Haridas
1987
- Nadodikkattu ... (Producer)
- Thaniyavarthanam as Balan Maruthempilly
- Anantaram as Dr. Balu
- New Delhi as G. Krishnamoorthy
- Kathakku Pinnil as Thampi
- Nombarathi Poovu as Dr. Padmanabhan
- Kottum Kuravayum as Damu
- Aankiliyude Tharattu as Haridas
- Adimakal Udamakal as Raghavan
- Athinumappuram as Ravindran
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Sreedharan
- Nalkkavala as Babu
- Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal as Dr. Vinayachandran
- Oru Sindoora Pottinte Ormaykku as Roy Thampi
- Ithrayum Kalam as Varghese
- Kalam Mari Katha Mari as Kamarudden
1986
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Balachandran
- Aayiram Kannukal as Dr. Sam/ Samuel George
- Sayam Sandhya as Sivaprasad
- Aavanazhi as Balram
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as (Guest Role)
- Vartha as Madhavan Kutty
- Veendum as Vijaya Chandran
- Geetham as Yatheendran
- Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu as Dr. Isaac
- Kaveri
- Ennu Nathante Nimmi as Mahesh
- Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu as Dr. Rajasekhran
- Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku as Adv. Ravindranath
- Kariyilakkattu Pole as Harikrishnan
- Malarum Kiliyum as Balachandran
- Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil as Zachariah
- Nandi Veendum Varika as Mohandas C. K.
- Padayani as Sudhakaran
- Shyama as Viswanathan
- Ice Cream as Thampi
- Nyayavidhi as Paramu
- Ithile Iniyum Varu as Aravindan
- Rareeram as Nandakumar
- Prathyekam Sradhikkuka as Suresh
- Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil as Viswanathan
- Pranamam as DYSP Prathapan
- Snehamulla Simham as Vaishakhan
- Kochuthemmadi as Sekharan Master
- Adukkan Entheluppam as Srinivasan Nair
- Ee Kaikalil as Sultan Abdul Razak
- Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Kiran (Business Man)
- Aalorungi Arangorungi as Rajan
- Neram Pularumbol as Brother Lawrence
- Oru Kadha Oru Nunakadha as Prof. Mohandas
1985
- Yathra as Unnikrishnan
- Thammil Thammil as Dr. Rajagopal
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Anirudhan
- Kathodu Kathoram as Louis
- Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam as Gopan
- Anubandham as Muraleedharan Master
- Idanilangal as Vijayan
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Sreekumar
- Karimpin Poovinakkare as Sivan
- Oru Nokku Kanan as Jayadevan
- Iniyum Kadha Thudarum as Ravindran
- Oduvil Kittiya Vartha as Gopalan Kutty
- Kanathaya Penkutty as Ram Mohan
- Makan Ente Makan as Prakasan
- Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam as Dr. Ramachandran
- Upaharam as Dr.Jeevan Thomas
- Ayanam as Johny
- Nirakkoottu as Ravi Varma
- Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram as Vijayan
- Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu as Dr. MK Haridas
- Aa Neram Alppa Dooram as Jameskutty
- Angadikkappurathu as Jose
- Puli Varunne Puli as Jayaraman
- Akalathe Ambili as Ajayan
- Ente Kanakkuyil as Mohan Kumar
- Oru Sandesam Koodi as Vijayan
- Puzhayozhukum Vazhi as Gopalan
- Katha Ithuvare as Balachandran
- Kandu Kandarinju as Sreedharan
- Onningu Vannengil as Mohandas
- Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar as Ummer
- Vilichu Vilikettu as Vijayan
- Eeran Sandhya as Madhavankutty
- Manya Mahajanangale as Devan
1984
- Alakadalinakkare as Anand
- Kanamarayathu as Roy Varghese
- Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol as S. N. Balachandran
- Ariyaatha Veethikal as Ravi
- Chakkarayumma as Babu
- Akkare as Ismail
- Athirathram as Tharadas
- Adiyozhukkukal as Karunan
- Manithali as Zulfikar
- Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove as Balagopalan
- Aarorumariyathe as P. G. Venugopal
- Anthichuvappu as George Kutty
- Sandharbham as Ravi
- Vetta as Ratheesh
- Enganeyundashaane as Gopikuttan Pillai
- Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram
- Mangalam Nerunnu as Babu
- Koottinilamkili as Krishnanunni
- Ethirppukal as Kochu Baby
- Idavelakku Sesham as Jayadevan
- Vikatakavi as Usman
- Aayiram Abilashangal as Devadasan
- Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha as Dr. Surendran
- Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram as Jose
- Itha Innu Muthal as Jayamohan
- Paavam Poornima as Jayaraj
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Rajan
- Adaminte Vaariyellu as Jose
- Kodathi as Chandhran
- Thirakil Alppam Samayam as Antony
- Lakshmana Rekha as Sukumaran Nair
- Ente Upasana as Arjunan
- Onnum Mindatha Bharya as Achuthan Nair
- Aksharangal as Jayadevan
- Onnanu Nammal as Sethu
1983
- Oru Madapravinte Katha as Balachandran
- Eettillam as Sivan
- Saagaram Santham as Ananthan
- Aa Raathri as Ravi
- Kodunkattu as Musthafa
- Pinnilavu as Unni
- Kinnaram as Balachandran
- Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback as Prem Sagar
- Himavahini as Gopi
- Rachana as Gopi
- Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare as Raju
- Kaattaruvi as Vasu
- Visa as Shereef
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Mammootty
- Theeram Thedunna Thira as Madhu
- Coolie as Kunjali
- Iniyenkilum as Divakaran
- Naanayam as Raju
- Changatham as Tony (Dilip)
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Jagadish
- Prathijnja as Hamsa
- Guru Dakshina as John
- Rugma as Raghu
- Koodevide? as Captain Thomas
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Adv. M. S. Jayamohan
- Oru Mukham Pala Mukham as Sankara Narayanan Thampi
- Maniyara as Shameer
- Mansoru Maha Samudram as Venugopal
- Oru Swakaryam as Usman
- Onnu Chirikku as Unnikrishnan
- Asthram as Balu
- Ente Katha as Babu
- America America as Ramesh
- Chakravalam Chuvannappol as Surendran
- Marakkillorikkalum as Man at the Park
1982
- Komaram as Babu
- Innalenkil Nale as Rahim
- Vidhichathum Kothichathum as Vasu
- Oru Thira Pinneyum Thira as Jayadevan
- Padayottam as Kammaran
- Keni as Babu
- Idiyum Minnalum as Prabhakaran
- Amrutha Geetham as Suresh
- Chambalkadu as Beeran
- John Jaffer Janardhanan as Janardhanan
- Yavanika as Jacob Eeraly
- Chiriyo Chiri as Self
- Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam as Deepthi's Father
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal as Sivaraman
- Veedu as Rajasekhara Menon
- Pooviriyum Pulari as Ramesh
- Aa Divasam as Sub Inspector Balachandran
- Thadakam as Jabbar
- Postmortem as Johny
- Sharavarsham as Rajashekharan
- Ponnum Poovum as Salim
- Balloon as Muthukoya
- Ee Nadu as Salim
1981
- Thrishna as Krishnadas
- Ahimsa as Vasu
- Sphodanam as Thankappan
- Oothikachiya Ponnu as Thoman Kutty
- Munnettam as Rajappan
1980
- Vilkkanundu Swapnangal as Madhavankutty
- Mela as Vijayan
1973
- Kaalachakram as New Ferryman (uncredited)
1971
- Anubhavangal Palichakal as Man in the crowd (uncredited)