Mammootty (born as Muhammad Kutty Ismail Paniparambil; 7 September 1951) is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He is the actor with most number of nominations for the national best actor award and won it 3 times.
He has also acted inTamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in over 300 films. Mammootty has been awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor three times. 
He has also won five Kerala State Film Awards and elevenFilmfare Awards. In 1998, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contributions towards the arts. 
He is the only actor to win the National Film Award based on performances in two different films on two different occasions, they include Mathilukal and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), and Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan (1993).
He got an honorary Doctorate from the University of Kerala in January 2010 and from the University of Calicut in December 2010.
Mammootty is the chairman of Malayalam Communications, which runs the Malayalam television channels Kairali TV, People TV and WE TV.
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