Mammootty,
the
one
and
only
'Megastar'
of
Malayalam
cinema,
will
soon
be
seen
in
the
eagerly
awaited
Mamangam,
touted
to
be
a
pan-India
biggie.
The
film,
shot
against
a
mammoth
budget,
has
piqued
the
curiosity
and
this
might
work
in
its
favour.
During
the
magnum
opus's
Telugu
promotions,
ace
Tollywood
producer
Allu
Aravind
recalled
the
time
when
Mammootty
refused
to
play
the
baddie
in
a
film,
starring
Pawan
Kalyan,
and
showed
his
class.
"Soon,
I
met
him
and
got
to
know
him.
And
around
then,
I
called
him,
saying
that
I
had
a
great
role
for
him,
and
it
was
for
a
villain's
character.
He
simply
replied,
'Can
you
ask
the
same
to
Chiranjeevi?'
and
I
put
my
phone
down,"
he
added.
Allu
Aravind
also
revealed
that
he
was
mighty
impressed
with
Mammootty's
performance
in
the
1992
classic
Swati
Kiranam,
marking
the
actor's
Tollywood
debut.
"I
was
slightly
skeptical
about
the
film
doing
well
and
wondered
why
Viswanath
chose
Mammootty
as
the
lead.
But
once
I
saw
the
film,
I
was
spellbound
by
Mammootty's
acting
and
couldn't
even
get
up
from
my
chair," added
Allu
Aravind.
Coming
back
to
Mamangam,
it
is
a
period-drama
that
revolves
around
some
real
events
that
took
place
in
the
16th
century.
The
film,
helmed
by
M
Padmakumar,
features
Mammootty
in
a
classy
new
avatar,
which
has
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
among
fans.
It
stars
former
Netball
player
Prachi
Tehlan
as
the
leading
lady,
marking
her
Mollywood
debut.
Actors
Unni
Mukundan,
Siddique,
Mohan
Sharma,
Manikuttan
and
Iniya
chk
spelling
too
are
a
part
of
the
cast.
Interestingly,
unlike
most
Malayalam
movies,
Mamangam
will
hit
screens
in
four
languages
(Telugu,
Tamil,
Hindi
and
Malayalam)
on
December
12,
2019,
and
this
means
that
the
stakes
are
pretty
high.
So,
are
you
looking
forward
to
the
film?
Will
it
be
a
success?
Tell
us
in
the
space
below.