Mammootty
Honoured
With
Padma
Bhushan;
Celebs
React:
The
Ministry
Of
Home
Affairs
announced
the
recipients
of
the
prestigious
Padma
Awards
2026,
recently.
After
a
very
long
delay,
Malayalam
cinema’s
megastar
Mammootty
has
been
honoured
with
Padma
Bhushan,
third
highest
civilian
award
of
India.
South
cinema’s
most
popular
names,
including
Mohanlal,
Kamal
Haasan,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
and
others
reacted
to
the
legendary
actor’s
big
win
on
social
media.
Mammootty
Honoured
With
Padma
Bhushan:
Kamal
Haasan,
Prithviraj,
Manju
Warrier
And
Others
React
The
most
popular
names
of
the
South
film
industry,
including
Kamal
haasan,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Jr
NTR,
Vijay
Deverakonda,
Manju
Warrier,
Bhavana,
and
many
others
took
to
their
social
media
handles
and
congratulated
Mammootty
for
winning
the
prestigious
Padma
Bhushan
award.
Mohanlal
took
to
his
official
social
media
handles
and
congratulated
his
dear
‘Ichakka’ Mammootty,
with
the
sweetest
message.
“Ichakka,
absolutely
delighted
to
know
you’ve
been
conferred
the
Padma
Bhushan.
Heartfelt
congratulations.
Wishing
you
continued
grace
and
glory,”
reads
the
Malayalam
superstar’s
post.
Kamal
Haasan
took
to
his
X
handle
and
penned
a
heartwarming
note
for
dear
friend
Mammootty.
“My
dear
friend
@mammukka
has
been
announced
as
the
recipient
of
the
Padma
Bhushan
award.
We
haven’t
acted
together
in
any
films.
But
from
afar,
we’ve
been
cherishing
each
other
while
directly
critiquing
one
another,
maintaining
a
friendship
akin
to
that
of
a
‘Kopperuncholayar
Pisiranthaiyar’
for
many
years,” reads
the
Vikram
actor’s
post.
“It
now
strikes
me
that
we
both
could
have
met
in
person
a
little
more
often.
As
a
Mammootty
fan,
my
expectation
is
that
my
fans
should
also
be
his
fans.
My
friend
Mammootty
has
now
become
Padma
Bhushan
Mammootty.
Congratulations
to
my
friend,”
Kamal
Haasan
concluded
his
post.
என்னுடைய பிரியத்துக்குரிய நண்பர் @mammukka அவர்களுக்கு பத்ம பூஷன் விருது அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. நாங்கள் இருவரும் சேர்ந்து நடித்ததில்லை. ஆனால், நான் அவரையும் அவர் என்னையும் தூர இருந்து ரசித்தும் ஒருவருக்கொருவர் நேரடியாக விமர்சித்துக்கொண்டும் ஒரு ‘கோப்பெருஞ்சோழன் பிசிராந்தையார்’…
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) January 25, 2026 “>
“Padma
Bhushan
(Crown
smiley)
Well
deserved
and
much
delayed!
@mammootty,”
wrote
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
on
his
Instagram
story.
“Congratulations
to
@mammukka
sir
on
receiving
the
Padma
Bhushan
for
inspiring
generations
through
decades
of
remarkable
work,”
reads
Jr
NTR’s
post.
“Congratulations
Mammookka!
And
Thank
You
for
showing
us
how
boundaries
are
broken
and
challenges
are
taken
up,
with
a
smile!
You’re
our
pride,
and
one
of
a
kind!,”
penned
Manju
Warrier.