₹65 crore worldwide. The latter would’ve remained the highest Malayalam grosser of the time when released in 2016 but the actor beat his own record with Pulimurugan, an action adventure that garnered ₹152 crore worldwide.
It is currently one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of all time. The Indian government honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India’s fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contribution to Indian cinema."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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