KOZHIKODE:While a majority of Mollywood actors are pushing their children to enter the glamorous world of cinema and are passing down film opportunities to them, actor Mamukkoya stands apart from his peers.The senior film star says that his children have never shown interest in stepping into the film field and he has never forced them for the same.“There is no hard and fast rule that an actor’s child should also be an actor.” said Mamukkoya
“My children never insisted that they wanted to try their hand in movies and so I let them choose their own career,” he said. While the actor’s sons Muhammed Nizar and Abdul Rasheed are engaged in business in Wayanad and Kozhikode, his daughters Shahitha and Nadiya are homemakers.
The actor added he chose to enter the film field as he was interested in theatre and dramatics right from a young age. “On the other hand my sons have always shown more interest in politics,business and related activities rather than films.”
When asked why they chose to stay away from the film industry, his eldest son Muhammed Nizar replied, “Neither have we made any effort to enter the film field nor have we received any calls for acting in movies. We are satisfied with our present careers.”