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Mammootty receives flak and online hatred two years after the release of Puzhu; Kerala ministers come in support of National-Award winning actor

en Bollywood News Mammootty receives flak and online hatred two years after the release of Puzhu; Kerala ministers come in support of National-Award winning actor

Netizens slam the Malayalam superstar calling him ‘anti-Brahmanical’ over his portrayal of a character in the 2022 psychological drama.

Known as one of the beloved gems of Malayalam Cinema, superstar Mammootty found himself over the receiving end of online hatred for his film Puzhu, which released two years ago. In 2022, the actor played the role of an upper-Hindu Brahmin casteist in this Malayalam language psychological drama. Netizens have been slamming the actor claiming that it is offensive to the Brahmin community with some even going on to demand a boycott of his upcoming films.

Mammootty receives flak and online hatred two years after the release of Puzhu; Kerala ministers come in support of National-Award winning actor

Mammootty receives flak and online hatred two years after the release of Puzhu; Kerala ministers come in support of National-Award winning actor

For the unversed, Mammootty essayed the character of Kuttan in Puzhu where he is seen objecting to the marriage of his sister who wants to marry a man belonging to a lower-caste. When she comes to stay near Kuttan’s residence, he is seen insulting her sister’s husband owing to his bigotry attitude which drives him towards insanity. While the plotline required the actor to play such a character, it hasn’t gone down well with the netizens who called him anti-Brahmin with many attacking him about his religion and by using his birth name, Muhammad Kutty.

 

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However, the actor found support in the ministers of Kerala who have taken to social media to appreciate the actor’s work and condemned the social media users for spreading hatred. “Mammootty is the pride of Malayalees,” shared State Revenue Minister K Rajan, and he event went on to add, “The Sanghi politics of calling Mammootty as Mohammed Kutty, Kamal as Kamaluddin and Vijay as Joseph Vijay is worthless here. This is Kerala.” Along with him, MP of Rajya Sabha, KC Venugopal also shared a note on social media, showcasing his support to the Malayalam superstar saying, “When Malayalam cinema was going through the historical links of its growth, the actor named Mammootty was able to overcome the flaws by carrying it alone on his shoulders. At the same time, Mammootty has been able to become a form of power in Bhaskara Patel and a form of a slave in 'Ponthan Mada'. That man cannot be bound to the frameworks of any religion or caste. Only those who have a proper political aim are the ones who are mature for it.”

He added, “Mammootty being Mohammed Kutty even today is to take out the hatred in the minds of those hate propagandists. No matter how hard they try to stab a person with a correct political viewpoint and acting sense, the secular society of Kerala will not support it. Mammootty's voice and face seen in Malayali meals and sleep for fifty years, the caste and religion of that Mammootty is entirely a cinema. Kerala is the one that should wrap the Mammootty of Malayalam without getting poisoned by hate campaigns. It doesn't have the color of politics, it doesn't need color. Mammootty is enough for one reason.”

 

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Apart from them, Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty also stood by the Malayalam superstar by sharing a photo with him and he too addressed him as the ‘pride of Malayalees’.

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