Mammootty, honored with the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for ‘Bramayugam’ and the Padma Bhushan, expressed deep gratitude. He emphasized awards as encouragement, humbly acknowledging fellow actors Asif Ali and Tovino Thomas. Mammootty also lauded Malayalam cinema’s progressive themes, citing ‘Feminichi Fathima’ as an example of thought-provoking filmmaking.
