Mammootty Reacts To National Film Awards Announcement
Malayalam acting legend Mammootty, whose name was in the lead for the Best Actor award category in the 70th National Film Awards till the last moment, took to X to react on the announcement where Kannada actor Rishab Shetty was given the prestigious honour.
“Congratulations to all the winners of national and state film awards,” Mammootty wrote in an X post.
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ദേശീയ , സംസ്ഥാന ചലച്ചിത്ര പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നേടിയ എല്ലാവർക്കും അഭിനന്ദനങ്ങൾ.
— Mammootty (@mammukka) August 16, 2024
Meanwhile, fans of the actor have expressed their displeasure over the jury’s decision. As per fans, he was robbed of the award as the jury because they allegedly acted in a biased manner. After sharing Shetty’s old images with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some called the actor a “BJP Devotee.” Shetty won the Best Actor award for the Kannada film Kantara.
They added that the Malayalam actor has been ‘robbed again’ as his notable performances in Nissam Basheer’s Rorschach and Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam were ignored. At the same time, others pacified themselves with the hopes of the actor winning the award next year for Kaathal: The Core.
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The Bazooka actor has three national awards for Best Actor in his kitty so far. In 1989, he won the Best Actor award for the acclaimed Mathilukal, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha in 1989. He again clinched the award for Vidheyan and Ponthan Mada in 1993. Then in 1998, he won his third and last (so far) for the English film Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
