Amaram To Utharam: Top Rated Mammootty Films To Watch
Mammootty has been working in the film industry for more than five decades. He has appeared in more than 420 films.
Mamootty is known for his experimental roles, diverse filmography and notable contribution in enriching cinema as a field. Here is a look at some of his top rated films that established him as a leading star.
This I.V. Sasi Malayali drama earned Mammootty a Kerala State Film Award besides also becoming a critics favourite and a commercial success. Many have considered his portrayal of Karunan as among the finest in his early days.
A film about a man who wants to sell his ancestral home and put his mother in an old age home, Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam won the National Film Award for portraying complex famliy relationships in a rural setting.
Thaniyavartanam is about a school teacher who belongs to a family with a history of lunatic men. With an 8.9 IMDb rating, this Sibil Malayil directorial was far ahead of its time, like most Mammootty films.
Utharam, a murder mystery, about a journalist uncovering the death of a poet who shoots herself. With a rating of 8.0 of IMDb, this VK Pavithran film is considered one of the best investigative thrillersof Malayalam cinema.
Another murder mystery, this film's lead character, SBI officer Sethurama Iyer( played by Mammootty), was inspired by a police officer, who in 2009 was appointed as the first chief of Indian's National Investigation Agency.
Vidheyan is a Malayali drama written & directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The film starred Mammootty and M.R. Gopakumar exploring the master-slave relationship in a South Karnataka setting.
Starring Mammootty and K. P. A. C. Lalitha, this drama film was a major commercial and critical success. Amaram is considered a classic in Malayalam cinema.