Mamukkoya

Mamukkoya was a popular Malayalam comedian actor His unique usage of Mappila dialect and style marked his presence in the industry   He acted in more than 450 Malayalam films and was the first winner of State award for Best Comedian in Malayalam cinema He was born to Chalikandiyil Muhammed and Imbachi Ayisha on 5th July 1946 He had a brother Koyakutty He had his primary education from MM High School Calicut He was married to Suhara The couple had four children Muhammed Nisar Shahitha Nadiya and Abdul Rasheed He was residing in Beypore near Kozhikode Mamukkoya started his career as a theatre actor He got his chance in the film industry through Anyarude Bhoomi 1979 His second entry to Malayalam cinema was through Sibi Mayils movie Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam After this film he was introduced to Sathyan Anthikkad by scriptwriter Sreenivasan He landed a role in Gandhinagar Second Street His portrayal of Gafoor in Sathyan Anthikkads Mohanlal Sreenivasan starrer Nadodikkattu 1987 carved a niche for him in Malayalam cinema His award winning performance in Perumazhakkalam 2004 proved that he can handle noncomedy roles as well with ease He did the title role in the film Korappan the great 2001 which depicted him as a forest brigand like Veerappan He got the Kerala State Award for Second Best Actor in 2004 for the movie Perumazhakkalam