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Entertainment / Fri, 31 May 2024 The Indian Express

Mammootty says his wife was ‘reluctant’ about him becoming an actor, but loved him too much to get in the way: ‘She’s been suffering me for 42 years’

Mammootty is one of the most renowned actors of the Indian film industry, and has maintained a massive level of stardom for four decades. In a new interview, Mammootty opened up about how his journey as an actor started, and recalled that he was a practicing lawyer at the time. He also remembered that his wife, Sulfath Kutty, was a “little reluctant” about him becoming an actor, but eventually got around to supporting him in his dreams. In a chat with Khalid Al Ameri for his YouTube channel, Mammootty said that he had dreamt of becoming an actor ever since he saw his first film as a child. So that feeling, that passion started till I got into the film industry,” he shared.

Mammootty is one of the most renowned actors of the Indian film industry, and has maintained a massive level of stardom for four decades. In a new interview, Mammootty opened up about how his journey as an actor started, and recalled that he was a practicing lawyer at the time. He also remembered that his wife, Sulfath Kutty, was a “little reluctant” about him becoming an actor, but eventually got around to supporting him in his dreams.

In a chat with Khalid Al Ameri for his YouTube channel, Mammootty said that he had dreamt of becoming an actor ever since he saw his first film as a child. “I wanted to become an actor when I was 7-8 years old. So that feeling, that passion started till I got into the film industry,” he shared. He said that he studied law, and had even begun practicing when he was re-bitten by the acting bug. It was after having embarked on a conventional career, and getting married in 1979 that he eventually entered the movies as a lead hero.

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