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Kerala boy makes typographic portrait of Mammootty using 407 movie-names!
Mammootty got a gift from his fan recently, a typographical portrait

Kerala boy makes typographic portrait of Mammootty using 407 movie-names!

Jul 22, 2021
12:03 pm

What's the story

It's no news that Malayalam superstar Mammootty is hugely popular and to show their fandom, many have sketched him or made artworks. However, the latest one by a young Arshad is awe-inspiring. The Malappuram, Kerala, native has entered Asia Book of Records (ABR) and India Book of Records for making a typographic portrait of the star. He has been titled 'Grand Master' by ABR.

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Arshad has used movie names in five languages

According to the certificate, Arshad made the typographic portrait by using 407 movie names featuring Mammootty. And not just in Malayalam, but also in other languages, such as Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. "I am big fan of Mammootty, that's why I decided to draw his portrait by using 407 names of his movies in five languages," he told ANI. He is truly talented!

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Check out the beautiful artwork here

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With this, Arshad broke the record of a 19-year-old

In March, 19-year-old Sana S, also from Kerala, had made a similar one on Mammootty. She used 331 names and made it on A3 size sheet, which helped her clinch a place in India Book of Records. Her certificate read, "She made a beautiful monochrome typographic portrait of Malayalam actor on A3 size sheet using 331 movie names, as confirmed on March 4, 2021."

Explanation

But first, what is typographic portrait?

A picture is worth a thousand words, but what if one can make a picture using only words? That's what a typographic portrait is. It is a form of art that involves words, phrases or letters, and can be a painting, a sculpture, digital output or any such art that an artist wants to use. Typography has been seen in many modern art renditions.

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Mohanlal's portrait also entered India Book Of Records

It's not just Mammootty who has inspired the youth of Kerala to create typographic portraits. Even Mohanlal Viswanathan has one such fan, named Sooraj Santhosh. The 20-year-old Kottayam native drew the portrait of the Drishyam actor using 346 names of his movies (as confirmed on April 9, 2021) and entered the India Book Of Records. The portrait showed his character Mangalassery Neelakandan from Devasuram.