Mammootty
is
already
a
well-known
actor
in
India
and
has
received
the
National
Award
for
best
actor
thrice.
So
it
was
not
surprising
when
the
elite
writer
and
socialite
Shobha
De
confessed
in
public
that
she
is
an
ardent
fan
of
the
great
actor.
She
was
speaking
at
the
closing
ceremony
of
the
'Bollywood
and
Beyond'
festival
in
Germany.
Mammootty
played
the
protagonist
in
Ore
Kadal
which
won
the
audience
award
in
the
festival.
De
congratulated
director
Shyamaprasad
on
winning
the
award
and
said
that
it
is
a
shining
example
that
more
people
are
now
realizing
that
Indian
cinema
has
much
more
to
offer
than
Bollywood
movies.
De
also
asked
Shyamaprasad
to
let
Mammootty
know
that
she
is
his
fan.