'Dearest Lal': Mammootty pens heartfelt birthday post for Mohanlal on 'Drishyam 3' release day

Mammootty extended warm birthday wishes to his close friend and longtime colleague Mohanlal as the superstar celebrated his birthday today. The actor took to Facebook to share a special picture with Mohanlal. In the image, both stars were dressed in traditional attire and smiling warmly for the camera.Along with the picture, Mammootty penned an affectionate birthday note for Mohanlal. He wrote, "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട ലാലിന് ഹൃദയം നിറഞ്ഞ ജന്മദിനാശംസകൾ, " The line translates to, "Happy birthday to my dearest Lal."Fans flooded the comment section with birthday wishes and celebratory messages for Mohanlal. One fan commented, "Happy B'day dear Laletta." Another social media user wrote, "Birthday wishes to a legend!!" Several Malayalam film celebrities also extended birthday wishes to Mohanlal on social media. Manju Warrier shared a picture with the actor on Instagram and posted a heartfelt message. She wrote, "Congratulations Laletta! Thank you for inspiring generations. And for being our very own! ."Kunchacko Boban also joined the celebrations by sharing a behind-the-scenes image from 'Patriot'. He captioned the post, "Happy birthday dearest Laletta."'Drishyam 3' releases on Mohanlal’s birthday Meanwhile, Mohanlal’s much-awaited film 'Drishyam 3' has hit theatres on the actor’s birthday. The film stars Meena, Esther Anil, Ansiba Hassan, and Siddique in important roles. The film is getting good reviews after the first shows, and the majority of netizens are calling it even better than the second part of 'Drishyam'.On the other hand, Mammootty and Mohanlal recently teamed up for the action thriller film 'Patriot', directed by Mahesh Narayanan. Although the film had decent hype, it failed to impress audiences and even fans, majorly due to its slow-paced story narrative and lack of good elevation sequences.