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Mammootty, a Malayalam actor, is being harassed online for playing a role in the 2022 movie Puzhu. The film is being called anti-Brahmanical by some right-wing netizens. Trolling against the film kicked off when the director Ratheena P T’s husband said that his film aimed to insult the upper-caste Hindu community. In Puzhu, Mammootty played a Brahmin from an upper caste who is against his sister’s marriage to someone who is lower caste. Puzhu is a psychological drama.
Netizens harass Mammootty using birth name
Online trollers are using Mammootty’s birth name, Muhammed Kutty, to criticize the actor. The National Award-winning actor and his upcoming films are being boycotted by some. Mammootty is well-known in the South Indian film industry and has starred in over 400 films.
Political leaders, including ministers, had to come out in support of the actor due to the intense online hate. State Revenue Minister K Rajan called Mammootty “the pride of Malayalis, and he will always remain so”. The Sangh’s policy of calling Mammootty Muhammad Kutty, Director Kamal Kamaluddin, and Vijay Joseph Vijay is pointless in this situation. This is Kerala,” he said.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the “secular society of Kerala will not subscribe to the Sangh Parivar narrative, no matter how hard they try to label Mammootty, who has a clear political view and acting sense”.
Mammootty is the first actor to have given Malayalam cinema its identity in world cinema with his outstanding acting skills, a career that spans half a century, he said.
Puzhu Malayalam Movie
In 2022, Puzhu is a Malayalam psychological drama film that was jointly written and directed by debutant Ratheena. Mammootty and Parvathy Thiruvothu are the main characters in this film. The cinematography of the film is handled by Theni Eswar, and the film score and songs are composed by Jakes Bejoy.
Principal photography began on August 17, 2021 in Ernakulam, Kerala. In the first half of 2022, the film was scheduled to be released in theaters. Later, SonyLIV streamed it. The premiere date was May 12, 2022. The film was received positively by critics, with particular praise for Mammootty’s performance.
Mammootty, a Malayalam actor, is being harassed online for playing a role in the 2022 movie Puzhu. The film is being called anti-Brahmanical by some right-wing netizens. Trolling against the film kicked off when the director Ratheena P T’s husband said that his film aimed to insult the upper-caste Hindu community. In Puzhu, Mammootty played a Brahmin from an upper caste who is against his sister’s marriage to someone who is lower caste. Puzhu is a psychological drama.
Plot
Kuttan, a senior IPS officer and widow, is from a Brahmin community. He resides in a luxurious apartment with his son, Kichu. His overprotective nature and authoritative methods suffocate Kichu, who wishes his father to die. Kuttan begins to feel that someone is attempting to kill him and becomes suspicious of everyone. His paranoia is accentuated when his younger sister, Bharati, comes to stay in a nearby flat along with her theatre artist husband, Kuttappan. Kuttan and Bharati have a troublesome relationship because Kuttan eloped with Kuttappan, who is from an oppressed caste. Kuttan’s hatred and bigotry result in him unleashing his anger and losing his sanity.
