‘You once promised me that you would outshine me’: Kamal Haasan wins Mammootty Award for Best National Actor; Mohanlal reacts
Veteran actor Mammootty added another big honor to his celebrated career by winning the Best Actor award at the 72nd National Film Awards for his performance in ‘Bramayugam’. The actor shared the award with Kartik Aaryan, who received the ‘Chandu Champion’ award.The latest win marks Mammootty’s fourth National Award, and soon after the announcement, congratulatory messages started pouring in from fans, colleagues and superstars from across the country.Among those who celebrated the achievement were Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan and
Chiranjeevi
and they all shared heartfelt messages on social media.
Mohanlal celebrates Mammootty’s achievement
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal was among the first celebrities to react to Mammootty’s win.He wrote: “Heartfelt congratulations to dear Echaka on winning the National Award for Best Actor for Bramayugam.
It is a moment of great pride for all of us and well-deserved recognition. My warm congratulations to Vaikum Vijayalakshmi. Her win is a beautiful tribute to her extraordinary talent. “It fills my heart with joy to see her receiving this honor.”
He added, “I am also happy to see Shehrad Jalal receiving the award for Best Cinematography and Feminichi Fatima being honored as Best Malayalam Film.
Congratulations to director Fasil Mohamed and the entire team on this amazing achievement.”“Congratulations also to Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam, Dhanush and to every artist, director and technician honored at the 72nd National Film Awards. It is always heartening to see the richness, diversity and excellence of Indian cinema celebrated on this prestigious platform. Congratulations to all the winners and best wishes for many more milestones to come…”
The ‘Drishyam’ star concluded.
Chiranjeevi praises Mammootty’s remarkable achievement
Telugu star Chiranjeevi also joined the celebrations. He posted, “Dear @mammukka, heartfelt congratulations on winning the Best Actor award for the fourth time. What an extraordinary achievement!”
Kamal Haasan remembers a friendly promise
Actor-director Kamal Haasan shared one of the most talked about reactions to Mammootty’s win. In his post, Kamal referred to the promise Mammootty once made regarding National Awards and noted that the actor has fulfilled it.He wrote: “Dear @mammukka, Congratulations on your 4th National Award. You once promised me that you would surpass me in the number of National Awards. As always, you are a man of your word! Here are to you many accolades my friend. Congratulations also to all the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards. Special congratulations to @Nagashwin7 @vyjayanthifilms and all the #Kalki2898AD family. Indian cinema is richer because of your excellence.”
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Mammootty thanks the ‘Pramayogam’ team.
After receiving the honour, Mammootty also shared a message of thanks. The actor congratulated his fellow winners and thanked director Rahul Sadasivan and the entire Bramayugam team for giving him the opportunity to shoot Kodumon Potty.He shared, “Hearty congratulations to @dhanushkraja, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Shehnad Jalal, Rajkumar_KP, Team Feminichi Fathima, Team Bhadra Kali Natakam and all the winners of the coveted National Awards. Well deserved! Thanks to Team #Bramayugam and Rahul Sadasivan for entrusting me with Kodumon Potty.”