Family(All Details Of This Page are taken From Official Web site Of Padmasree Mammootty)

Mammootty's father, Mr.Ismail is an Agriculturist and his mother, Mrs.Fathima is a housewife. He has two brothers, Ibrahim Kutty and Zakariah; and three sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina (all of them are married and settled in various places).Ibrahim Kutty is also an actor.

Now how did he meet his wife? Was it an arranged or love marriage? It was arranged, surprising as it may sound. He loves her very much.

But there is a cute story here which he tells in his own words."She was a blood relative.I was staying at Mancheri. Then on my visit to home Chembu, my uncle told Dad "My brother-in-law has a daughter ….doing pre-degree… she is beautiful… we can ….consider her alliance for Mammooty. Dad agreed.. But I was not interested. I thought marriage with relatives wouldn't be proper. Actually I had gone to that uncle's house a few times earlier but I didn't know that there was a girl of marriageable age. When I resisted, everybody insisted.. "She is a good girl … you see her first…" But I did not go. Though my brother went to their house and returned agreeably. "Good girl she is. You need not look elsewhere for proposals", my brother told me. Since everyone was agreeable, I too decided to see the girl. Not alone, but with mom and my brother Zakariah and Ibrahim kutty. When I saw her she was wearing a skirt, blouse and the 'Dhawani'.. curly hair.. fair.. lean. She briefly answered my queries. I yapped a lot that day. I had seen many girls.. given love letters to many… main pastime was chasing dames… I get love letters from a lot of girls even now, etc. Sulfaath laughed it off. However, with the first meeting itself, we became friends, I returned home with the decision that she will be my wife."

The Actor

As an Actor he is quite ambitious.It was his childhood dream to act in a movie, become a great star, earn the love and respect of the people of his land, his country and the whole world. The chivalrous hero who chases the villain, claims the heroine and goes singing on a horseback, that was his idea of a film star.Yet he is not sure when he had the first desire to act.

Probably that desire started with the first movie he saw. Not just as a whim, but a burning desire to be a megastar. For which he prayed intensely.

What sort of an actor does he want to be remembered as? Does he think an actor can induce change in society? Yes he can. That is his belief. Yes a good actor can bring about some changes in society, inducing the people to rethink their attitude, lifestyle or the whole of society itself.

Impressions

The role women played in his early life....
I was more a father's son. My mother, she was a daughter-in-law first. My paternal grandmother played an active role when we were children. Mother was one amongst us. Later, as I grew up, my mother found that growth easier to accept. Then I began looking to her for support and sympathy.

The Women he admires....

I admire Indira Gandhi. And Kamala Das . On today's glamour struck women... Nobody is forcing women into the so called glamorous professions. Today they see it as a profession. No harm in this. Women will earn more, become less inhibited, ultimately all the excess hype and tantrums around sex will also disappear.

On women and men...

I believe both are separate individuals. And yet, both need each other in their lives. There need not be competition between women and men, rather both should join together and fight for a better life. I am proud of Kerala women, they are very aware and understanding. In fact, all over India now women are becoming aware.

On his wife...

I became prosperous only after my marriage. My first film chance came on the sixth day of our marriage. My wife always makes suggestions about my work, but never actively interferes. As a critic of my performances, she can be very severe!

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