Mammootty is celebrating his fourth National Film Award for Best Actor Brahma Yugam. Speaking to DD National on the red carpet of the 72nd National Film Awards, the veteran actor said the recognition was an inspiration for the artiste and credited those who have supported him throughout his journey.

“It’s an inspiration for every actor to be recognized by the country and luckily I’m very lucky to be getting my fourth National Award for Best Actor. It’s been a long journey with a lot of people behind me or supporting me, my director, my writer, my co-actors and my producers and people who were appreciating me. It’s more and more you can be assured that I’m going to work hard to be there,” Mammootty said.

During the conversation, the DD National host also reflected on Mammootty’s long career and the many performances through which he thrilled and moved audiences. When asked how he approaches a role and transforms himself into a character, especially in films like Brahma YugamThe actor explained that he focuses on the script before the character.

“I choose the script, then the role. It wasn’t really the character they brought to me and the image they showed me. It was something else that I sat with my makeup man and costumes for half an hour, I got to be that and for that I have to thank my director, my makeup man, my costumer, my cameraman. Of course, it’s a black and white, I might have done it a long time ago. In his first film, this is the one,” he said.