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Drishyam to Iruvar: 5 Block-buster Hit Movies Rejected By Mega Star Mammootty

Author: Administrator | Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 10:30 AM [IST]

Mammootty is one of the biggest names in the Malayalam film industry. With his stellar performances and surprising acting skills he had gained the attention of audience across the nation. The actor featured in several hit movies like Bheeshma Parvam, Mamangam, Big B, Pazhassi Raja and others. However, to everyone's surprise, he rejected many films that became blockbuster hit at the box -office. Take a look at the complete list of movies rejected by the actor.

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Drishyam
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Jeethu Joseph's Drishyam is one of the best crime thriller movies in ever made in Malayalam cinema. Actor Mohanlal who played the role 'Georgekutty ' was initially offered to Mammootty, but he lost the project due to some busy schedule. 


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Ekalavyan
2

Shaji Kailas's  'Ekalavyan' is one of the highest grossing movies in Malayalam cinema. He initially approached Mammootty for the central role in the movie 'Ekalavyan'. But, Mammooty rejected the offer and mentioned that he was not interested with the script. Later, Shaji who decided to cast Suresh Gopi in the same role. The film was released in theaters in 1993, had received good responses from the audience and critics. Through his performances in the movie, Suresh Gopi who had become popular among people.


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Rajavinte Makan
3

Rajavintea Makan is another super hit film, rejected by Mammootty and was later done by Mohanlal. The film was directed by Thami Kannanthanam, is one of the classic movies in Malayalam. Mohanlal rose to stardom after the stupendous success of the film. 


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Memories
4

In an interview film maker Jeethu Joseph revealed that he had decided to cast Mammooty in the lead role in the film 'Memories'. But he rejected the offer due to unavailability of dates. Later the role went to Prthviraj. 

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Iruvar
5

Veretran filmmaker Mani Ratnam announced an offer to Mammootty to play the lead role  in the film 'Iruvar'. But he denied the offer and was later done by Prakash Raj. Iruvar is a political drama, which featured by Mohanlal, Prakash Raj and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles had received good responses fromn the audiences as well as critics. 



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