Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Mammootty
- Born
- September 7, 1951
- Birthplace
- Chandiroor
- Age
- 74 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Virgo
- Height
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
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- Profession
- Actor, Director, Author, Model
- Net Worth
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- Education
- Sacred Heart College; Maharaja's College; BA; Govt. Law College; Mahatma Gandhi University
- Spouse
- Sulfath
- Children
- 1 (Dulquer Salmaan)
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Biography
Mammootty is 74 years old, an actor, from India.
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail, known professionally as Mammootty, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. With a career spanning over five decades, he has appeared in over 400 films, predominantly in lead roles, across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English languages.
He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, eleven Kerala State Film Awards, eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards South. He received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award, in 2026 for his contributions to cinema, and earlier the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award, from the Government of India in 1998. He was also honoured with the Kerala Prabha Award by the Government of Kerala in 2022.
Mammootty was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN-News18. Mammootty was born on 7 September 1951 in Chandiroor . He was raised in the village of Chempu near Vaikom in Kottayam district in the present-day state of Kerala , India in a middle-class Muslim family. His father, Ismail, had a wholesale garment and rice business and was involved in rice cultivation. His mother, Fatima, was a housewife. He is their eldest son.
He has two younger brothers, Ibrahimkutty and Zakariah, and three younger sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina. He went to Government High School, Kulasekharamangalam, Kottayam for his primary education. In the 1960s, his father moved the family to Kochi , where he attended Government School Ernakulam. He did his pre-university course (pre-degree) at Sacred Heart College, Thevara . He attended Maharaja's College, Ernakulam , for his degree. He graduated with an LL.B.
from Government Law College, Ernakulam . He practised law for two years in Manjeri . He married Sulfath Kuttyy in 1979 in an arranged marriage . The couple has a daughter Surumi (born 1982), and a son Dulquer Salmaan (born 1983)—also an actor. He resides in Kochi with his family. His younger brother, Ibrahimkutty, has also acted in Malayalam films . His nephews, Maqbool Salmaan and Ashkar Saudan , are Malayalam film and television actors.
Career & Filmography
Movies(100)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies |
| 2025 | Bazooka |
| 2025 | Kalamkaval |
| 2025 | Rekhachithram |
| 2024 | Bramayugam |
| 2024 | Abraham Ozler |
| 2023 | Kannur Squad |
| 2023 | Kaathal: The Core |
| 2023 | Christopher |
| 2022 | CBI 5: The Brain |
Family
Relationships
Romantic History
| Person | Status |
|---|---|
| Sulfath | Married |
Family
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Padma Bhushan | Won |
| 2022 | Kerala Awards | Won |
| 1998 | Padma Shri in arts | Won |
| 1998 | Padma Shri | Won |
Then vs. Now
Film Debut: Anubhavangal Paalichakal
Mammootty made their film debut with Anubhavangal Paalichakal (1971).
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Career Timeline
Mammootty won the Padma Bhushan.
Mammootty won the Kerala Awards.
Mammootty won the Padma Shri in arts.
Mammootty's debut was Hitler (1996).
Mammootty made their film debut with Anubhavangal Paalichakal (1971).
7 September 1951 (age 74)
Mammootty was born on 1951-09-07 in Chandiroor.
Interesting Facts
- Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known professionally as Mammootty ([mɐmːuːʈːi]), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films.
- He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards, eleven Kerala State Film Awards, eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards South.
- Mammootty studied at Sacred Heart CollegeMaharaja's College (BA)Govt. Law CollegeMahatma Gandhi University (LLB), (D.Litt)University of KeralaUniversity of Calicut (D.Litt).
- Mammootty has 2 children.
- Mammootty is associated with Mammootty Kampany.
- highest civilian award, from the Government of India in 1998.
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