Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Fan Rides 10 km to Guide Mammootty's Car
A very famous movie actor from Kerala named Mammootty was driving home late at night after filming a movie.
He was in the state of Tamil Nadu, far from home, when the main road was blocked.
Even the phone app Google Maps could not find a way around it.
The actor and his friends were stuck for almost an hour.
They stopped at a petrol station to ask for directions.
A man who had been sleeping nearby woke up, saw the famous actor, and got very excited.
He said, 'Follow me!'
and rode his motorcycle in front of the actor's car for about 10 kilometers, guiding them through small roads that Google Maps did not know.
The actor was so grateful that he got out of the car, took a picture with the man, hugged him, and called him 'my friend.'
The man's name is Pandyan, also spelled Pandian.
It was a warm moment between a movie star and his fan.
A fan in Tamil Nadu rode his motorcycle for nearly 10 km to guide Malayalam actor Mammootty's car after a highway blockage left him stranded around 3:30 am.
Mammootty and his team were returning from a film shoot in Karaikudi when blocked roads and failed Google Maps directions forced them to turn back.
The fan, named Pandyan (also spelled Pandian), was sleeping at a petrol bunk when he woke, recognized Mammootty, and offered to escort the car on his bike.
Mammootty got out of the car, hugged Pandyan, called him 'my friend,' and posed for a photograph before continuing his journey.
Reports differ on the destination: one says the group was heading toward Kerala, while another says they wanted to reach Madurai.
- Who
- Malayalam actor Mammootty, the fan Pandyan (also spelled Pandian), producer Anto Joseph, actor-turned-politician Ramesh Pisharody, and director Nithish Sahadev.
- What
- A fan rode his motorcycle nearly 10 km to guide Mammootty's car after the highway was blocked and Google Maps failed to find a route; reports differ on whether the group was heading to Kerala or Madurai.
- When
- In the early hours after 3:30 am; Anto Joseph recounted the incident in a Facebook post on Friday evening, and Pandian spoke to media on Saturday.
- Where
- In Tamil Nadu, around Tiruppathur and Pattamangalam, as the team returned from a shoot in Karaikudi.
- Why
- The highway was blocked and Google Maps led them to wrong routes, so the fan guided the car to the main highway.
- Actor
- Mammootty
- Fan
- Pandyan (also spelled Pandian), from Tiruppathur, Sivaganga district
- Distance guided
- Nearly 10 km by motorcycle
- Time of incident
- After 3:30 am
- Film production
- Produced by Mammootty Kampany, directed by Nithish Sahadev, filmed in Karaikudi
- Reported destination
- Kerala per one report; Madurai highway per another
- Why they got stuck
- Highway blocked; Google Maps gave wrong routes
- Incident recounted by
- Producer Anto Joseph on Facebook; video went viral on social media
