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ప్రారంభం
1951 సెప్టెంబర్ 7న కేరళ చెంబులో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ ముహమ్మద్ కుట్టి పణపరంబిల్ ఇస్మాయిల్. Lawyer background. 1971 'అనుభవంగళ్ పాళిచకల్' cameo. 1979 'దేవలోకం' lead breakthrough.
Iconic career
400+ films Malayalam + Tamil + Telugu + Hindi + Kannada. Malayalam 'మెగాస్టార్'. 'ఒరు వడక్కన్ వీరగాధ' (1989 — National Film Award), 'మథిల్ హైకుళ్' (1989 National Film Award), 'డాక్టర్ బాబా సాహెబ్ అంబేడ్కర్' (2000 — National Film Award), 'యాత్ర' (2019 — YSR Rajashekhara Reddy Telugu biopic — Mahi V. Raghav direction), 'యాత్ర 2' (2024 — YSR + Jagan). Padma Bhushan (2010) + Padma Shri (1998) + 3 National Film Awards + 11 Kerala State Best Actor.
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Origins
Born 7 September 1951 in Chembu, Kerala as Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail. Lawyer background. Cameo in 'Anubhavangal Paalichakal' (1971); lead breakthrough with 'Devalokam' (1979).
Iconic career
400+ films across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Malayalam 'Megastar'. 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' (1989, National Film Award); 'Mathilukal' (1989, National Film Award); 'Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar' (2000, National Film Award); 'Yatra' (2019, the Mahi V. Raghav-directed Telugu biopic of YSR Rajasekhara Reddy); and 'Yatra 2' (2024, YSR + Jagan). Padma Bhushan (2010) + Padma Shri (1998) + 3 National Film Awards + 11 Kerala State Best Actor awards.
