In Malayalam cinema, there are only a few actors who can single-handedly elevate the leisure quotient of a scene. Mamukkoya was one. There was an innate honesty in his humour that usually sprang from sarcasm, generally delicate and generally sardonic.

His comebacks had been blunt and laconic as he revelled in deadpan comedy. In many a film he was critical and ludicrous on the identical time, magnifying the comedian potential in on a regular basis life. He was half joker and half thinker as he delivered some iconic dialogues, taking his artwork to an all-new stage. His roles and repartees within the 80s and 90s by no means went stale as they’d the efficiency to launch a thousand trolls and memes even after a long time. For the brand new technology, he was their quintessential ‘thug king’.

Mamukkoya was additionally maybe the primary artiste to introduce Kozhikodan model of humour in probably the most endearing method. His ‘mappila’ dialect and his unapologetic allegiance to the whole lot home-spun made him the primary selection for a lot of widespread roles, together with the one in His Highness Abdullah. He was Subramaniya Shastrial who greeted individuals with a carefree ‘asalamu alaikkum’. In considered one of his most well-known comedian scenes, Mamukkoya gallantly says each Hindu sage born in Malabar can be utilizing the identical slang.

Be it Aboobackar, the teashop proprietor in Ponmuttayidunna Thaaravu, or Kunjikhadar, the pickpocket in Mazhavil Kavadi, the actor in Mamukkoya knew tips on how to maintain fort. A staple in Sathyan Anthikad and Priyadarshan movies, Mamukkoya excelled even in miniscule roles. While his characters in Vadakkunokkiyantram and Thalayanamanthram had been accountable for some hilarious scenes, the ‘Gafur ka dosth’ dialogue in Nadodikattu has develop into an evergreen film quote through the years. He was additionally a shocking scene-stealer in Perumazhakkalam, a movie that fetched him a State Film Award and proved he was maybe an underused expertise.