Mammootty is an Indian actor, who works mainly in the Malayalam film industry. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In an iconic career spanning 5 decades, he has won several awards and recognitions, including 3 National Film Award for Best Actor, 10 Kerala State Film Awards, 11 Kerala Film Critics Awards and 15 Filmfare Awards South. He has been honored at a few international film festivals like International Film Festival of India and Muscat International Film Festival. He has been honored with Padma Shri from Government of India in 1998 and Kerala Prabha from Government of Kerala in 2022. He also received honorary doctorate from University of Kerala and University of Calicut. Mammootty received his first National Film Award for Best Actor in 1990 for Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and Mathilukal. In 1994, he secured his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Vidheyan and T. V. Chandran's Ponthan Mada. In 1997, Mammootty received his third National Film Award for Best Actor in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, in which he portrayed the role of B. R. Ambedkar. In 2013, in an online poll conducted by CNN-IBN on their website as part of the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema, 2 of his films: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and Anantaram were ranked amongst the "greatest Indian film ever". On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Mammootty's performance in Mathilukal on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". In 2019, Vogue India published a list of Biggest icons of south Indian cinema, labelled him as "Master". In 2005, Asianet called him "The greatest method actor to grace Indian cinema." He owned a film production company, Casino Films, which produced several of his films. He formed a television production company, Megabytes, which produced television serials, the first being Jwalayay. In 2022, he became one of the few actors in India to have completed 50 years in Indian cinema. Mammootty has been honoured at a few international film festivals like the Muscat International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India.

Honorary awards

National Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Filmfare Awards South

IIFA Utsavam

South Indian International Movie Awards

Ramu Kariat Awards

Asiavision Awards

Asianet Film Award

Vanitha Film Awards

Other major honors and recognitions