Overview
- Mammootty said he could not smell or taste for a long period during a 2025 health scare and that both senses are slowly returning.
- He made his first public remarks on the episode at the Care & Share International Foundation anniversary event, in a video circulated by The Cue Studio.
- The actor paused work for several months in 2025 to undergo medical treatment before resuming professional commitments.
- Unconfirmed reports that he received cancer treatment circulated last year, but his team dismissed those claims as fake and baseless.
- He has rejoined the shoot of Mahesh Narayanan’s Patriot, which reunites him on screen with Mohanlal on April 23, 2026, and he remains attached to Padayaatra and Dhanush’s D55.