This is a picture that got attention on social media a few days ago. Mammootty’s two characters on one bike. The director of the film in the same frame! Mammootty played a double role in this movie and it was a working still of Ghost in this town. The curiosity of this film, which seems to be very original, is that its director Johnny Anthony is also standing with the two Mammootty characters who came together on the screen. Prominent cinematographer Jayaprakash Payyannoor was the still photographer of the film. When he himself shared this film through social media, movie lovers came with many questions. The main thing was which Mammootty was the original in this.
About how this frame was born Jayaprakash Payyannur to Asianet News Online spoke Mammootty played a double role in the film and his body double was actor Tiny Tom. “I was the still photographer of Bhuttam in this town. The real Mammootty is in the front. Tiny Tom is in the back. Mammooka’s face was cut out by me. During the shooting of the film, Johnny Chetan had said that he wanted a picture of himself with the two characters of Mammootty. He had made an album of working stills to keep it. This is a prepared film”, says Jayaprakash Payyannoor.
Jayaprakash Payyannoor, who came to the film as an assistant to famous still photographer Sunil Guruvayur in Narasimhath. Later he worked in the films of most important directors in Malayalam. He worked in the films of Kamal, Sathyan Anthikad, Lohitadas, Shafie, Sibi Malail and Laljos. He worked as a still photographer in 15 films of Kamal alone. He has worked in a total of seventy five films. After going to Dubai 13 years ago, he is not active in films. But Jayaprakash Payyannoor was the still photographer of Laljos film Meow, which was shot in UAE. He is also in the field of photography in Dubai.
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Meanwhile, Ee Pattanil Bhootam, one of the three films directed by Johnny Anthony Mammootty, hit the theaters in 2009. Written by Udayakrishna and CBK Thomas, Mammootty appeared as Jimmy and Bhootham in the film. Kavya Madhavan was the heroine in the fantasy comedy film.
Last Updated Feb 9, 2023, 6:47 PM IST