Undoubtedly one of the largest and most powerful We have always respected the man’s flexibility, which has included humorous and sinister performances. He has been in some of the best Indian films ever made, and his performance has always contributed to their excellence. When Mammootty performs, he so convincingly inhabits the part that the audience, if only briefly, loses track of the fact that they are merely seeing a play. Here is a list of the top 10 Mammootty films, some of which have some of his best acting performances & box office success to date (From 2000 – till date)
Amal Neerad is the producer and director of the 2022 Indian historical action drama film Bheeshma Parvam in the Malayalam language. On March 3, 2022, it was released, and both reviewers and viewers gave it high praise. When it passed the 50 crore mark on the fifth day after its release, it set several records for a Malayalam film at the box office.
The 2009 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a monarch who battled against the East India Company in the 18th century. M. T. Vasudevan Nair wrote the screenplay, and Gokulam Gopalan produced the movie, which was directed by Hariharan. The movie enjoyed a record-breaking first week, earning 7.65 crore, the best first week ever for a film in Kerala at the time of its release.
The main character of the CBI series of Malayalam investigative thriller films is a fictitious person named Sethurama Iyer. Mammootty has performed the part so far in five films. Its success and ubiquity among Keralan viewers may also be attributed to the suspenseful storytelling in the films and the uniqueness of the investigative thriller subgenre.
Anwar Rasheed and T. A. Shahid are the creators of the 2005 Indian action comedy film Rajamanikyam, which is in the Malayalam language. It depicts the tale of Rajamanikyam, often known as Bellary Raja (Mammootty), a business magnate headquartered in Karnataka who seeks to bring his feuding brothers together.
Mammootty plays the title character in Big B, a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action drama movie co-written and directed by Amal Neerad. In Malayalam film history, Big B is regarded as a game-changing picture that pioneered a novel approach to production and afterwards developed a fervent cult following.
Salim Ahamed’s 2015 historical drama film Pathemari, which was written and filmed in Malayalam, features Mammootty in the title character. The story revolves around Pallikkal Narayanan (Mammootty), a man who moved to the Middle East in the early 1960s just as the Kerala Gulf boom was getting started.
A 2007 Indian action comedy film with Mammootty as the lead, Mayavi was written and directed by the Shafi and Rafi Mecartin team. The movie was the highest-grossing movie of the year and a huge commercial success.It earned 15 crore and became the first Malayalam movie of 2007 to play for 100 days in cinemas.
Kamal directed the Malayalam movie Rappakal, which was released in 2005. This is a touching account of a male valet’s motherly love for the old woman he tends after. The movie was a box office and critical hit. It was in cinemas for 100 days. Mammootty portrays the assistance and is also responsible for watching after the Tharavad Veedu, which guards the purity of the home.
In 2010, Ranjith wrote, produced, and directed the satirical comedy movie Pranchiyettan & the Saint in the Malayalam language.The main focus of the movie is a made-up discussion between St. Francis of Assisi and businessman Pranchiyettan, who lives and works in Thrissur. The movie has gained cult status in the years after its debut and is regarded as one of the finest comedies ever made in Malayalam cinema.
Siddique wrote and directed Chronic Bachelor, a 2003 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy drama film. It is about the bachelor Sathyaprathapan’s life. The movie earned favourable reviews and had box office success. Later, it was adapted in Telugu as Kushi Kushiga and Tamil as Engal Anna, both starring Vijayakanth.
The 2015 Malayalam action comedy “Bhaskar The Rascal” was written and directed by Siddique. At the end of its run, the movie made 25 crore from global box office. The movie had a great box office run.The film ran in cinemas for 100 days in total. The movie also did well at the box office in other Indian states and in the Gulf countries of the UAE and GCC.