Sreenivasan didn’t like Mammootty when they first met for a ‘legit’ reason: ‘He was mad back then’

• The strange first meeting between two icons.
• Why Sreenivasan thought Mammootty was ‘mad.’
• How first impressions can be totally wrong.

We just saw an interview that made us giggle. You know Sreenivasan and Mammootty? They are huge legends in Kerala. But they didn’t start out as best friends. Not at all. In fact, Sreenivasan really didn’t like him at first.

It was a long time ago. Sreenivasan says he had a ‘legit’ reason. He thought Mammootty was a bit mad back then. High energy. Maybe a bit too much? It happens. We all have those days where we don’t click with people.

The vibe of that era was so different. We love the vintage, old-school aesthetic of 80s cinema. It had a certain grit. People were raw. Speaking of old-school legends, we are also tracking how Khalnayak Returns to Aakhri Sawal as Sanjay Dutt makes his big moves.

Times change. Now, Sreenivasan and Mammootty are a classic duo. It just shows that first meetings aren’t everything. Even in the tech world, things move fast. For example, AI is now helping create epic movies at Cannes. Everything is shifting.

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Our Take

We think this is so relatable. First impressions are often a mess. As art fans, we see this all the time. A person might seem ‘mad’ because they are just very passionate. It adds so much color to their history. We are glad they became friends later. It makes for a much better story!