Kamal Haasan celebrates Republic Day and honors Mammootty

Kamal Haasan tied Republic Day strength to daily behavior and saluted Mammootty’s Padma Bhushan with a poetic friendship flex.

Republic Day message leaned towards constitutional

• Marked the 77th Republic Day publicly.
• Said civic behavior keeps the Republic sturdy.
• Highlighted pluralism, federal balance, and democracy.

The message framed freedom and self-rule

• Recalled shedding imperial control.
• Credited the Constitution as the backbone.
• Urged conduct to match founding ideals.

Congratulated Mammootty for Padma Bhushan

• Praised Mammootty as a longtime peer.
• Celebrated the national honor warmly.
• Called him a personal favorite.

Friendship analogy carried cultural weight

• Compared their bond to an ancient Tamil legend.
• Noted mutual respect without frequent collaboration.
• Joked they should have met more often.