India, March 16 -- Mammootty is considered one of the most prolific actors of his generation. In the last few days, there were rumours doing the rounds of social media that the actor has been diagnosed with cancer and will be taking a break from acting. The actor's team has now dismissed the speculations in a new statement to Midday, sharing that the actor is doing completely fine. (Also read: Mammootty supports Hema Committee report; reveals why he 'waited this long' to react: 'I wholeheartedly welcome...')

The statement read, "It is fake news. He is on vacation because he is fasting for Ramzan. He is on a break from his shoot schedule as well because of that. In fact, after the break he will go back to shooting for Mahesh Narayanan's f...