List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty

Mammootty is an Indian actor, who works mainly in the Malayalam film industry.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.

Mammootty at 62nd Filmfare Awards South

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".^[3] 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".^[4] 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."^{[5][better source needed]} He owned a film production company, Casino Films, which produced several of his films.^[6] He formed a television production company, Megabytes, which produced television serials, the first being Jwalayay.^[7] 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.^[8]

Honorary awards

Year	Award	Honouring body	Ref(s)
1998	Padma Shri	Government of India	[9][10]
2010	Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)	University of Kerala	[11][12]
		University of Calicut	[12]
2022	Kerala Prabha	Government of Kerala	[13]

National Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Language	Ref(s)
1989	Mathilukal Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha	Best Actor	Malayalam	[14]
1993	Ponthan Mada Vidheyan			[15]
1998	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar		English	[16]

Kerala State Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Ref(s)
1981	Ahimsa	Second Best Actor	[17][18]
1984	Adiyozhukkukal	Best Actor	[17][18]
1985	Yathra, Nirakkoottu	Special Jury Award	[17][18]
1989	Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha, Mrigaya, Mahayanam	Best Actor	[17]
1993	Vidheyan, Ponthan Mada, Vatsalyam		[19]
2004	Kaazhcha		[20]
2009	Paleri Manikyam		[21][18]
2022	Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam		[22][23]
	Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam	Best Film
2023	Kaathal - The Core	Best Film	[24]

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Ref(s)
1982	Yavanika	Second Best Actor	[25]
1984	Aksharangal, Kaanamarayathu	Best Actor	[25]
1985	Anubandham, Nirakkoottu, Kochu Themmadi
1987	Thaniyavarthanam, New Delhi		[26]
1989	Mathilukal, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Mrugaya		[25]
1992	Soorya Manasam,[27] Aayirappara, Pappayude Swantham Appoos
1994	Sukrutham
2004	Lifetime Achievement Award	Chalachitra Ratnam Award	[28]
2006	Karutha Pakshikal, Kaiyoppu	Best Actor	[29][30]
2010	Pranchiyettan and the Saint		[31]
2020	Lifetime Achievement Award	Ruby Jubilee Award	[32]

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref(s)
1984	Adiyozhukkukal	Best Actor – Malayalam	Won	[33][18]
1985	Yathra		Won	[33][18]
1990	Mathilukal		Won	[34][35]
1991	Amaram		Won	[36][37]
1997	Bhoothakkannadi		Won	[33][38]
2000	Arayannagalude Veedu		Won	[39][40]
2004	Kaazhcha		Won	[33][41]
2006	Karutha Pakshikal		Won	[42][43]
	—	Legends (Honorary Award)	Won
1990	Azhagan	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated	[44][41]
1992	Swathi Kiranam	Best Actor – Telugu	Nominated	[44][41]
2009	Paleri Manikyam	Best Actor – Malayalam	Won	[44][41]
2010	Pranchiyettan and the Saint		Won	[45][41]
2014	Varsham		Won	[46][41]
2015	Pathemari		Won	[47][41]
2023	Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam		Won	[48]
	Kaathal – The Core		Nominated	[49]

IIFA Utsavam

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2016	Varsham	Performance in Lead role - Male	Nominated

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2014	Immanuel	Best Actor	Nominated
2015	Varsham		Nominated
2016	Pathemari		Nominated
2017	The Great Father		Nominated
2020	Unda		Nominated

Ramu Kariat Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref(s)
2009	Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha	Best Actor	Won	[50]
2015	Pathemari		Won	[51]
2019	Mamangam		Won	[52]

Asiavision Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Ref(s)
2011	—	Millennium Star	[53]
2013	Kunjananthante Kada	Best Actor	[54]
2014	Munnariyippu		[55]

Asianet Film Award

Year	Nominated work	Category	Ref(s)
2000	Arayannagalude Veedu	Best Actor
2004	Kaazhcha, Vesham
2007	Ore Kadal, Big B, Kadha Parayumbol		[56]
2009	—	Asianet Millennium Star Award
2010	Pranchiyettan and the Saint, Best Actor, Kutty Srank	Best Actor	[57]
2011	—	Cultural Icon of Kerala	[58]
2012	—	Guest of Honour Award
2013	Kunjananthante Kada, Immanuel	Best Actor	[59]
2014	Varsham, Munnariyippu		[60]

Vanitha Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Ref(s)
2007	Big B, Ore Kadal	Best Actor	[61]
2009	Loud Speaker, Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja		[62]
2010	Pranchiyettan and the Saint		[63]
2014	Varsham		[64]
2024	Kaathal – The Core, Kannur Squad, Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam	Best Actor	[65]

Other major honors and recognitions

• 2020: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Binale Foundation Award
• 2020: Critics Choice Film Awards for Best Actor (Malayalam) - Unda^[66]
• 2019: Makudam Award for Best Actor - Peranbu^[67]
• 2015: P S John Endowment Award^[68]
• 2014: Kashmir International Film Festival - Lifetime Achievement Award^[69]
• 2012: Thikkurussy Foundation Award for Contributions to Malayalam Cinema^[70]
• 2010: Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actor - Pranchiyettan and the Saint^[71][72]
• 2010: Inspire Film Awards for Best Actor - Pranchiyettan and the Saint^[73][74]
• 2010: Vellinakshatram Film Awards for Best Actor - Pranchiyettan and the Saint^[75]
• 2009: Surya Film Award For Best Actor for Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha^[76]
• 2009: Jaihind Film Award For Best Actor for Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha^[77]
• 2008: Jaihind Utsav Awards-Actor of the Decade (Special Award)^[78]