Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema,
recently
joined
the
list
of
actors,
who
openly
expressed
their
views
on
the
controversial
Citizenship
Amendment
Act
(CAA).
Recently,
Mammooka
took
to
his
official
social
media
pages
to
open
up
about
his
views
on
CAA
and
the
anti-CAA
protests
happening
in
the
country.
The
senior
actor
stated
that
we
must
rise
above
caste,
creed,
religion,
and
other
considerations
to
forge
ahead
as
a
nation.
'We
can
forge
ahead
as
a
nation
only
when
we
rise
above
caste,
creed,
religion
and
other
considerations.
Anything
against
such
a
spirit
of
togetherness
is
to
be
discouraged,'
Mammootty
wrote
on
his
social
media
post.
The
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
has
been
lauded
by
fans
and
cinemagoers
for
finally
making
his
stand
clear,
while
most
of
the
biggest
stars
of
the
country
chose
to
maintain
silence
over
CAA
and
the
anti-CAA
protests.
Recently,
Mammootty's
son,
popular
actor
Dulquer
Salmaan,
had
also
expressed
his
views
on
the
same
through
social
media.
Dulquer
Salmaan
had
requested
the
protesters
to
follow
India's
tradition
of
ahimsa
and
non-violence
through
his
post.
The
actor
also
stated
that
we
must
resist
any
attempt
to
destroy
the
secularism,
democracy,
and
equality
of
our
country,
and
urged
the
nation
to
stay
united.
Several
popular
faces
of
Malayalam
cinema
including
actors
Prithviraj
and
Indrajith
Sukumaran,
Kunchacko
Boban,
Parvathy
Thiruvothu,
Rajisha
Vijayan,
Rima
Kallingal,
filmmakers
Aashiq
Abu,
Geetu
Mohandas,
Zakariya
Mohammed
and
others
have
openly
extended
their
solidarity
to
the
anti-CAA
protests
happening
all
over
the
country,
through
social
media.
Prithviraj,
who
shared
a
protest
video
on
his
social
media
pages,
wrote
'Revolution
is
homegrown.
Always.
#Rise'.
The
team
members
of
Sudani
From
Nigeria,
the
National-award
winning
movie,
have
decided
to
boycott
the
upcoming
National
Film
Awards
ceremony,
to
express
their
strong
disapproval
over
CAA.