Mammootty criticised for wearing tilak at National Film Awards
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Actor Mammootty faces online criticism for receiving a traditional tilak, prompting filmmaker Harisree Yousuf to condemn the trolls.
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- Malayalam actor Mammootty received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Bramayugam.
- A viral video showed a woman applying a tilak on his forehead during his arrival at the event.
- Some social media users criticized the actor for participating in the gesture due to his religious background.
- Filmmaker Harisree Yousuf defended Mammootty and urged against creating communal division through such discourse.
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Harisree Yousuf
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“You draw a cross, apply a tilak, or bow down and pray; it is all directed towards God. It shows love for our Creator,”
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…the criticism, filmmaker Yousuf, in a video shared on his Instagram, slammed the trolls for making such comments. While addressing one such comment, Yousuf called the person, "a frog in a well' and criticised him. " You draw a cross, apply a tilak, or bow down and pray; it is all directed towards God. It shows love for our Creator, " he said, emphasising that a tilak can just be a traditional way to welcome guests. .In Pictures: Anant Nag, Yami Gautam, Mammootty & Top Winners at the 72nd National Film Awards.Yousuf also stated that such criticism…
“India is a great country. It is people like you who create communal division. Don’t do anything like this again,”
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…way to welcome guests. .In Pictures: Anant Nag, Yami Gautam, Mammootty & Top Winners at the 72nd National Film Awards.Yousuf also stated that such criticism can lead to communal division and should be avoided. " India is a great country. It is people like you who create communal division. Don’t do anything like this again, " he said. He noted that while Malayalam cinema is celebrating Mammootty's win, trolls are busy nitpicking his actions. He also highlighted that Mammootty's legacy spreads beyond cinema and stated society citing his…
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