Rahul Rawail gets hate mail from Mammootty fans

12 Aug 2019

The Southern film industry is known to be fanatical about its actors. Hero-worship has gone to another level with Malayali fans of the legendary Mammootty up in arms over his exclusion from the National film awards which were announced on Friday. Apparently Rahul Rawail who headed the jury has been getting the ugliest hate-mail from Mammoottys fans asking why their idol was not given the National award. According to source from Rawails jury, Rahul has been subjected to the vilest attack from Mammootys fans. They have been threatening to cause harm to his family, making nasty comments about his father (the late and much-revered filmmaker H S Rawail) and saying ugly things about his childrenRahul is very disturbed. The source further adds that Mammoottys fans zeal is quite misplaced. They wanted Mammootty to get the National award for best actor for the Malayalam film Peranbu.But that film wasnt even in consideration for our jury. It was rejected at the regional level itself. So where is the question of giving him the National award to a film that the jury didnt even see? In fact, Rawail had shared the message he sent to Mammootty online. The message read: Message sent by me, as Chairman of the Jury of 66th NFA, to Mammootty: Hi Mr.Mammoty. There has been a lot of hate mail, that too extremely nasty, that I have been receiving from your fans, or so called fan clubs, as to why you were not given the National Award as Best Actor for the film Peranbu. Let me set the record straight: Firstly, NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO QUESTION A JURY DECISION. Secondly, your film Peranbu had been REJECTED by the Regional Panel and hence did not contend in the Central Panel. Your fans and/or devotees should stop fighting a lost cause. Never question a Jury! (sic) The Peranbu actor replied with an apology. Rahul had even shared the message sent by the actor where he said, Sorry sir. I have no knowledge about it. Still I apologize for what had happened. However, Rawail deleted both the posts later and the reason is unknown.