No stopping the Mammootty juggernaut 03rd May 2006
16.37 IST
By P. Sreekumaran
The Mammootty juggernaut continues to roll on in majestic fashion, dominating the Malayalam film firmament.
The Midas touch that the mega star acquired in 2005 continues to ensure a golden run for the most popular actor in Mollywood at present.
The latest Mammootty film to enjoy a spectacular box-office opening in Kerala is the IV Sasi-directed Balram Vs Tara Das .
Initial reports from important trade centres like Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam show that the film is on the way to becoming a super hit.
Incidentally, Sasi and Mammootty, who have given a number of hits in the past, have joined hands after a long time.
Meanwhile, Mammootty’s earlier release, the Johny Antony-directed ‘Thruppu Gulan’, too is enjoying a phenomenal run. In the film, Mammoos plays an ace card player with a golden heart.
The grapevine is abuzz that after the Kerala assembly elections, the popularity of Mammootty is likely to soar further. The reason : he is the chairman of the popular TV channel, ‘Kairali’, controlled by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). And the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to wrest power in Kerala!
No stopping the Mammootty juggernaut
