‘Now, it has started to improve’: Mammootty talks about temporary loss of smell

Superstar Mammootty has recently opened up about a brief health concern of losing smell. The actor revealed that he experienced a temporary loss of smell, which is now gradually improving.The superstar spoke about the health struggle while inaugurating the hearing-aid initiative ‘Kathodu Kathoram’ at the 16th anniversary celebrations of the Care and Share International Foundation. He spoke about how senses are a blessing, at the initiative aimed to support the hearing-impaired."Sight, hearing, and smell are what humans need the most. For a while, I didn't have any of this. Now, it has started to improve a bit," Mammootty said. Mammootty added that senses are the greatest blessing in life, and one may only realise the true value when they are lost. "Hearing is a blessing. There are many who have been deprived of it. This project is for them,” he said. What’s next for Mammootty?Mammootty is currently filming for ‘Padayaatra’, which is directed by iconic filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The upcoming film marks Mammootty’s fourth collaboration with the director. The duo has earlier worked for films, ‘Anantaram’, ‘Mathilukal’, and ‘Vidheyan’. Speaking about the collaboration, Adoor Gopalakrishnan earlier told Manorama News, “As the scripting was going on, only Mammootty’s face came to my mind for the central character. I felt that he would be the perfect person for the role. This will be the fourth time he plays the male lead in one of my films. I’ve never worked with any other lead actor that many times.”The upcoming film also has Indrans, Grace Antony, Sreeshma Chandran, and Zeenath AP in the pivotal roles. Meanwhile, Mammootty has recently wrapped up the dubbing for his highly anticipated upcoming film ‘Patriot’, which also features superstar Mammootty in the lead role. The film is directed by Mahesh Narayanan and is slated for release on April 23.