Dulquer Salmaan pens heartfelt note as father Mammootty completes 50 years in industry

Actor Dulquer Salmaan took to Instagram to share a heartfelt post as his father Mammootty completed 50 years in the industry on Friday.

Sharing a throwback picture, Dulquer wrote, “50 years of being an actor. Of dreaming big and never giving up. Still dreaming bigger. Of being better every day. Never being satiated. Of never tiring. Of forever being hungry to play the next great character. Forever striving to find the next great film. Of wanting to be known more as an actor than a megastar. Of loving cinema and the craft more than any actor, I’ve met. Of inspiring millions. Of influencing generations. Of leading only by example. Of sticking to your morals and traditions irrespective of the times. Of being a stickler for quality. Of upholding relationships. Of being virtuous. Of valuing integrity. Of never taking shortcuts. Of being the gold standard. Of running your own race. Of being a real-life hero (sic)."

The note further read, “Even though you dislike these celebrations of your career milestones. 50 years of the most illustrious and glorious of careers is no small accomplishment. Every day I count my blessings. Cause I get to see touch and hold the man outside of celluloid. And witness his life. Live under his greatness. His light. Experience the warmth and love people have for you. Hear your stories from the people whose lives you’ve touched. I could write a book on you. But for now, I’ll stop at this.” 

Mammootty, who has over 400 films to his credit, made his acting debut in 1971 with Anubhavangal Paalichakal. His first major breakthrough success as a lead actor came in the form of the 1987 Malayalam film New Delhi. 

He was recently seen in the Malayalam political thriller One, in which he played the role of the Kerala chief minister.