‘I Thought Mammootty Sir Was Rude’: Dhanush’s 13-Year-Old First-Meeting Story Steals the O.M Event

Dhanush had the O.M. pre-release event in splits with a confession about his legendary co-star. Speaking about Mammootty, the actor revealed that he first met the Malayalam superstar 13 years ago — on a Malayalam film the two worked on together — and walked away thinking he was rude. It was only much later, Dhanush said, that he understood Mammootty’s sense of humour. The remark drew a chuckle from Mammootty himself, with Dhanush adding the line that brought the house down: ‘Mammootty sir means thug life; thug life means Mammootty sir.’ The moment was a highlight of the pre-release event for O.M: Operation Mole, the spy thriller in which the two stars share the screen for the first time in a leading pairing. Directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, known for Amaran, the film stars Dhanush as Palanivel, an agent who infiltrates the red-sanders smuggling ring of Burma Karthikeyan, played by Mammootty. Sai Pallavi plays CBI officer Nithya Reddy, with Sreeleela, Naseeruddin Shah and Indrans in support. The film was originally set for October 16 but was postponed to November 20 to avoid a clash with Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2. Thirteen years after that first awkward meeting, Dhanush and Mammootty finally headline a film together — and the warmth between them is now part of the promotion. The pre-release event drew a packed hall in Hyderabad, with fans cheering the two stars’ easy camaraderie on stage.

Source: PR Digital Media