Mammootty,
the
actor
who
has
always
been
a
great
friend
of
his
onscreen
rival
Mohanlal,
stated
his
support
for
his
dear
friend
in
a
recent
press
conference.
Mammootty
stated
that
Mohanlal
is
the
pride
of
Malayalam
cinema
and
requested
media
and
public
to
stop
attacking
Mohanlal.
The
actor
feels
that
a
talented
person
like
Mohanlal
does
not
deserve
such
a
big
insult
for
the
failure
of
an
event.
Mammootty
stated
that
Mohanlal
is
doubtlessly
the
one
of
the
best
actors
of
Indian
cinema
and
deserves
a
better
treatment
from
the
media
and
fans.
He
also
requested
the
media
to
stop
dragging
Mohanlal
into
controversies.
Mammootty,
who
was
addressing
the
media
from
the
set
of
his
upcoming
movie
Bhaskar
The
Rascal,
refused
to
answer
the
questions
of
media
representatives.
The
actor
feels
that
it
his
duty
to
support
Mohanlal,
whom
he
considers
as
a
close
friend,
fantastic
actor
and
a
nice
human
being.
Along
with
Mammootty,
actors
Joy
Mathew,
Meera
Nandan,
Pearle
Maaney
etc
has
also
publicly
declared
their
support
for
Mohanlal,
through
their
respective
Facebook
pages.
Joy
Mathew
states
that
Mohanlal
has
become
a
role
model
for
the
society,
by
deciding
to
return
the
remuneration
he
received
for
the
Lalisom
show.