Just before the premiere of his movie "L2: Empuraan," malayalam superstar mohanlal has found himself embroiled in a scandal. But the controversy that has broken out has nothing to do with his movie's subject matter. There have been disagreements regarding something he did while not on duty.
Perhaps the biggest star in the malayalam cinema business is the 64-year-old. He was spotted saying special prayers at the well-known sabarimala temple on march 18. He was there to ask blessings for his close friend and colleague, mammootty, another key figure in malayalam cinema, which is why a video of his holy visit went viral later on—not because it included a superstar and had to captivate audiences.
Perhaps the biggest star in the malayalam cinema business is the 64-year-old. He was spotted saying special prayers at the well-known sabarimala temple on march 18. He was there to ask blessings for his close friend and colleague, mammootty, another key figure in malayalam cinema, which is why a video of his holy visit went viral later on—not because it included a superstar and had to captivate audiences.
For more over thirty years, mammootty and mohanlal have been buddies. Together, the two have contributed to about 55 films. Therefore, mohanlal visited the holy Hindu temple in kerala after the 73-year-old became ill recently. However, a dispute regarding faith was sparked when a receipt from his visit was posted on social media.
Now, it would typically make you smile when a friend asks for blessings for someone else's well-being. But in this case, the event escalated into something more significant than it first appears to be. The tale of a friend attempting to look after his friend is not the only one. Both sides of the community appear to have taken offense at the tale of a Hindu friend who asks for blessings for a Muslim acquaintance.
Given Mammootty's Islamic beliefs, some people questioned if it was appropriate to offer prayers for him at a Hindu temple after seeing the leaked receipt, which bears his birth name, Muhammad Kutty.
Given Mammootty's Islamic beliefs, some people questioned if it was appropriate to offer prayers for him at a Hindu temple after seeing the leaked receipt, which bears his birth name, Muhammad Kutty.
The objection is reciprocal. Mohanlal is the object of the first dispute, in which he is requested to apologize to the Muslim community for worshiping a Hindu deity in an attempt to improve his relationship with his Muslim friend. The second point of contention is that if mammootty asked his friend to pray for him at a temple, he would be committing a "great crime" against his Islamic beliefs.
