India, Dec. 3 -- Malayalam actor Vinayakan is gearing up for the release of Kalamkaval, which would see him in the lead role of a cop, with Mammootty set to play the anti-hero. Vinayakan has also starred alongside Mammootty's son, actor Dulquer Salmaan, in Kammatti Paadam, which went on to fetch him his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. But Vinayakan recently spoke about DQ in the film, stating that the Kaantha actor deserved to win an award for his performance in the film and explained why.

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Kammatti Paadam is a 2016 Malayalam film, which featured Vinayakan as Gangadharan/Ganga, while Dulquer Salmaan was seen as Krishnan. The film ...