Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
The
veteran
actor
took
to
his
official
social
media
handles
on
January
16,
Sunday
and
confirmed
that
he
tested
positive
on
January
15,
Saturday,
despite
taking
all
the
necessary
precautions.
Mammootty
confirmed
that
he
is
currently
in
self
isolation.
"Despite
taking
all
the
necessary
precautions
I
have
tested
Covid
Positive
yesterday.
Besides
a
light
fever
I
am
otherwise
fine.
I
am
self
isolating
at
home
as
per
the
directions
of
the
concerned
authorities.
I
wish
for
all
of
you
to
stay
safe.
Mask
at
all
times
and
take
care," Mammootty
wrote
on
his
social
media
post.
Check
out
Mammootty's
Tweet
here:
According
to
the
sources
close
to
Mammootty,
the
veteran
actor
underwent
a
COVID-19
test
after
he
fell
ill
during
the
shooting
of
his
upcoming
project,
CBI
5.
The
shooting
of
the
highly
anticipated
project
has
been
put
on
halt
for
the
next
14
days
after
the
megastar
tested
positive.
The
fans,
well-wishers,
and
film
industry
members
have
been
wishing
Mammootty
a
speedy
recovery,
in
the
comments
section
of
his
social
media
post.
Coming
to
the
work
front,
Mammootty
has
been
shooting
for
CBI
5,
which
will
feature
him
once
again
as
the
iconic
character
Sethurama
Iyer,
the
brilliant
investigator.
The
megastar
had
recently
teased
his
fans
by
"officially"
leaking
his
first
look
from
the
movie,
on
social
media.
A
major
update
on
the
project,
along
with
its
official
title,
is
expected
to
be
out
very
soon.
Mammootty
has
finished
the
shooting
of
his
much-awaited
projects
Bheeshma
Parvam,
Puzhu,
and
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam,
before
joining
the
sets
of
CBI
5.
As
reported
earlier,
Bheeshma
Parvam
is
expected
to
get
a
theatrical
release
in
February
2022,
while
Puzhu
is
rumoured
to
be
getting
an
OTT
premiere.
Mammootty
is
making
his
comeback
to
film
production
with
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam,
which
is
bankrolled
by
his
home
banner
Mammootty
Company.