Mammootty

Mammootty
Born	Muhammadkutty Ismail Panaparambil 7 September 1951 (age 60) Chempu, India
Residence	Kochi, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Mammookka, Mammoose
Citizenship	India
Alma mater	Maharajas College, Ernakulam Government Law College, Ernakulam (L.L.B.)
Occupation	Film actor, producer, film distributor, social worker
Years active	1979–present
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Title	Padma Shri (1998) Honorary Doctorate (2010)
Spouse	Sulfath (1981–present)
Children	Surumi, Dulquer Salmaan
Awards	National Best Actor (1989, 1993, 1998) State Best Actor (2009, 2004, 1993, 1989, 1984)

Mammootty (born Muhammadkutty Ismail Panaparambil on 7 September 1951) is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a fewTamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles in Indian films. He also appeared in the highest number of dual roles (nine) in Malayalam films.

Mammootty was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor three times (a record shared with Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan). He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, and elevenFilmfare Awards. He was the first (1998) Malayali actor to be honoured with the state honour Padma Shri for contributions toward Indian cinema.He was honoured a Doctor of Letters byUniversity of Kerala in Jan 2010 and by University of Calicut in Dec 2010.Vanitha, a leading women's magazine in Malayalam, in 2004, chose Mammootty as the actor with the highest sex appeal in Kerala, following a survey among its readers.

Mammootty is Chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs Malayalam TV channels Kairali TV, People TV, and WE TV. Mammootty has promoted humanitarian causes throughoutKerala and is the goodwill ambassador of the Akshaya project.