Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Mammootty’s Mela First Look and Om Reveal Mark 75th Birthday
Mammootty is a famous Malayalam film actor who turned 75 on September 7.
His fans celebrated with birthday messages and tribute videos.
Around the celebration, the title and first poster for his new movie Mela were released.
The poster shows him wearing black clothes and holding a machete.
Mela is being directed by Nithish Sahadev and produced by Mammootty’s company.
It is a new movie and is not connected to an older film called Mela.
The movie’s other actors and release date have not been announced.
Fans also saw a character video for Mammootty’s Tamil movie Om.
In that film, he plays a character named Burma Karthikeyan.
Mammootty’s upcoming Malayalam film Mela received its title and first-look poster around his 75th birthday on September 7.
The poster shows Mammootty wearing a black shirt and black mundu while holding a machete in the planned action-comedy entertainer.
Mela is Mammootty Kampany’s ninth production, directed by Nithish Sahadev and written by Sahadev with Anuraj O.B.
The film is unrelated to K. G. George’s earlier movie of the same name and is styled as Mammoottyude Mela.
Mammootty also received a character reveal for the Tamil film Om, while Mela’s wider cast and release schedule remain undisclosed.
- Who
- Actor Mammootty, director Nithish Sahadev, writer Anuraj O.B., Mammootty Kampany and Wayfarer Films are associated with Mela; Mammootty also stars in Om.
- What
- The title and first-look poster of Mela were unveiled, alongside a character reveal for Mammootty in Om.
- When
- The announcements were made around September 7, 2026, Mammootty’s 75th birthday; Mela began principal photography in late July 2026.
- Where
- The announcements concerned Malayalam and Tamil cinema and were shared through social media and film-related publicity.
- Why
- The reveals were timed as birthday surprises and to introduce Mammootty’s upcoming projects.
- Film
- Mela, also styled as Mammoottyude Mela
- Production
- Mammootty Kampany’s ninth production venture
- Director and writers
- Directed and written by Nithish Sahadev with Anuraj O.B.
- First look
- Mammootty appears in a black shirt and black mundu holding a machete
- Production status
- Principal photography began in late July 2026
- Distribution
- Wayfarer Films will distribute Mela
- Additional project
- Mammootty plays Burma Karthikeyan in Om – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood
- Awaited details
- Mela’s other cast members and release schedule have not been announced
