5 best Mammootty-Mohanlal films to stream on Sun NXT - Twenty Twenty, Padayottam, and more

Mammootty and Mohanlal, the iconic superstars of the Malayalam film industry, are winning the internet with their unique bond. The Bramayugam actor and L2: Empuraan star recently shared the stage at the Vanitha Film Awards 2024 event. Interestingly, it was Mammootty who announced Mohanlal’s stage performance, and the duo’s friendship was indeed a treat to watch. For the unversed, the Big Ms of Malayalam cinema shared the screen in over 55 films, so far. Now, let’s have a look at the 5 Mammootty-Mohanlal films available on Sun NXT and OTTPlay Premium.

Top Mammootty-Mohanlal films to watch on Sun NXT and OTTPlay Premium

Twenty Twenty

Director: Joshiy

Cast: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dileep

The 2018-released multi-starrer action thriller, which featured almost the entire Malayalam actors in its star cast, was headlined by Mammootty and Mohanlal. The megastar played the role of Adv. Ramesh Nambiar in the film, while Mohanlal played his rival Deva Raja Prathapa Varma. The face-off scenes between the iconic duo in this Joshiy directorial are indeed a treat to watch.

Padayottam

Director: Jijo Punnoose

Cast: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Prem Nazir, Madhu, Lakshmi

Did you know Mammootty played Mohanlal’s father in a film? Yes, you read it right. Padayottam, the Jijo Punnoose directorial which hit the theatres in 1982, features Prem Nazir, Madhu, and Lakshmi in the lead roles. Mammootty played a supporting character named Kammaran in the film, while Mohanlal appeared as his son, Kannan. The epic period drama film, which is based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel ‘The Count Of Monte Christo’, eventually earned cult status.

Akkare

Director: KN Sasidharan

Cast: Bharath Gopy, Madhavi, Mammootty, Mohanlal

Mammootty and Mohanlal shared the screen in the 1984-released Bharath Gopi-starrer Akkare, in which both of them appeared in extended cameo roles. The actor-director appeared in the role of Gopi, who tries to migrate to the Gulf to make a better living, in the film. The Neru actor played the role of Gopi’s NRI brother-in-law Sudhan, while The Turbo actor appeared in the role of his friend Ismail, who migrated to the Gulf recently.

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Parayanum Vayya Parayathirukanum Vayya

Director: Priyadarshan

Cast: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shankar, Menaka

Mammootty and Mohanlal teamed up for this 1985-released crime drama, which is a remake of the Hindi film, Faraar. The megastar appeared in the role of DSP Sreekumar, a strict police officer in the film, while the superstar appeared as Hamsa, in the movie. However, the movie was headlined by Shankar, who played the role of a convict named Ravi who escaped from jail, in the movie which is scripted by Kochin Haneefa.

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Padayani

Director: TS Mohan

Cast: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Devan, Shobana

This TS Mohan directorial, which was produced by veteran actor Sukumaran, featured Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Devan in the lead roles. The Big Ms of Malayalam cinema played the roles of long-lost childhood friends named Sudhakaran and Ramesh in the action thriller film, while Devan appeared in the role of SI Rajasekharan.

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