Mohanlal
and
Mammootty,
the
Big
M's
of
Malayalam
cinema
are
doing
extremely
well
in
their
respective
careers.
Interestingly,
both
superstars
have
been
featured
in
the
'Forbes
Celebrity
100
list
of
2019'.
Forbes
recently
released
its
Celebrity
100
list
for
the
year,
and
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
are
the
only
Malayalam
actors
to
be
featured
in
the
list.
The
complete
actor
is
at
the
27th
position
in
the
list,
with
annual
earnings
of
about
Rs
64.5
crore
in
2019.
The
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema,
on
the
other
hand,
is
at
the
62nd
position
with
annual
earnings
of
about
Rs
33.5
crore.
The
Forbes
Celebrity
100
list
of
2019
is
topped
by
Virat
Kohli,
Akshay
Kumar,
and
Salman
Khan,
who
have
secured
the
first,
second,
and
third
positions,
respectively.
Mohanlal
has
established
himself
as
the
most
bankable
star
of
Malayalam
cinema
with
his
box
office
dominance
in
the
past
few
years.
The
second
half
of
the
passing
decade
has
played
a
fundamental
role
in
cementing
the
complete
actor's
stardom.
With
his
successful
outings
including
Pulimurugan
and
Lucifer,
Mohanlal
introduced
the
prestigious
100-Crore
and
200-Crore
clubs
to
Malayalam
cinema.
Mammootty,
on
the
other
hand,
went
on
to
experiment
with
his
films
and
challenged
himself
with
a
great
variety
of
characters.
Especially,
2019
was
an
extraordinary
year
for
the
megastar,
with
some
exceptional
box
office
successes
and
some
highly
appreciated
roles.
Mammootty
had
his
first
100-crore
film
with
Madhura
Raja
and
made
a
mark
with
his
brilliant
performances
in
films
like
Peranbu,
Yatra,
and
Unda.
Mohanlal
will
next
be
seen
in
the
Siddique
project
Big
Brother
and
Priyadarshan's
magnum
opus
Marakkar:
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
which
are
slated
to
be
released
in
January
and
March
2020,
respectively.
Mammootty,
on
the
other
hand,
is
currently
on
a
high
with
the
success
of
his
recent
outing,
Mamangam.
He
will
next
be
seen
in
the
Ajai
Vasudev
movie
Shylock,
which
will
hit
the
theatres
in
January
2020.