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Mammootty ( born Muhammad Kutty Ismail Paniparambil on 7 September ___MASK52___ ) is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema . In a career spanning over three decades , he has acted in over 350 films . Malayalam cinema is the Indian film industry based in the southern state of Kerala , dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language . Although the industry ' s gross box - office is smaller , when compared to larger market driven Indian industries such as Hindi cinema , Telugu cinema , and Tamil cinema , Malayalam films have gained unique recognition in world cinema for their technical finesse and craft . Malayalam films are released in India , and a handful of them being released in the United States , Australia , Germany , U . K . and the Persian Gulf . Works such as " Marana Simhasanam " and " Vanaprastham " were screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the ___MASK50___ Cannes Film Festival . " Marana Simhasanam " had garnered the coveted Caméra d ' Or (" Golden Camera ") for that year . Malayalam is a language spoken in India , predominantly in the state of Kerala . It is one of the ___MASK38___ scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013 . It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century . Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry . It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is spoken by some 38 million people . Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris , Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu , and Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka . In South India , a devadasi is a girl " dedicated " to worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life . The age group of a girl to be converted as jogini is ___MASK5___  ___MASK76___ years . The dedication takes place in a Pottukattu ceremony which is similar in some ways to marriage . Originally , in addition to taking care of the temple and performing rituals , these women learned and practiced Sadir ( Bharatanatya ), Odissi and other classical Indian artistic traditions and enjoyed a high social status as dance and music were essential part of temple worship . Prajapathi is a Malayalam movie directed by Ranjith . The film has Mammootty in the lead role with Telugu actress Aditi Rao Hydari doing the female lead . Sandhya is also in the cast . The music is by Tej Manoj and lyrics are by Girish Puthencherry . The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu . Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian film actress who works predominantly in the Hindi and Tamil language films . She was born in the family of Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari and J . Rameshwar Rao in Hyderabad . Hydari made her on screen debut in the Malayalam film " Prajapathi " ( ___MASK22___ ) alongside veteran actor Mammootty . The film had her play the role of a devadasi and her performance in the film garnered positive reviews from critics . Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari , KCIE , CSI ( ___MASK19___  ___MASK61___ December 1948 ) was the last British - appointed and the first Indian governor of the Indian state of Assam . He entered the Indian civil service in 1919 and began his career in Madras Presidency . He held many administrative positions in the states and at the centre . He was appointed a CIE in ___MASK85___ , a CSI in 1941 and was knighted with the KCIE in ___MASK9___ . From ___MASK33___ he served as governor of Assam until his death in 1948 . He is remembered for entering accord with Nagas .