Mammootty recalls arriving with Mohanlal’s manager on Patriot set: ‘We never had stardom on our shoulders’ | Malayalam News
4 min readNew DelhiApr 9, 2026 12:56 PM IST Malayalam superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty are finally reuniting after 18 years in their upcoming spy thriller Patriot. The duo, who have been close friends for over four decades, have worked in more than 50 films together. Now, in a recent interview, Mammootty opened up about their reunion, brotherly bond, and distinct acting styles. Mammootty on shooting with Mohanlal after years During a candid chat with The Hollywood Reporter India, he was asked if anything felt different about shooting with Mohanlal after nearly two decades. “The shoot was normal, nothing special about it. The first shot was in Sri Lanka. We are already in rhythm. There is no such kind of.. we have never had the stardom on our shoulders. We are normal human beings, like friends, maybe closer friends, or families very close together. There is no ‘he is coming, I am coming, I want this, he wants that’, nothing like that,” Mammootty said. The veteran actor also revealed that their friendship is so strong that …



