Tovino Thomas wins hearts with speech at 55th Kerala State Film Awards: ‘Both Asif and I can proudly say we just missed it to Mammukka’

Tovino Thomas’ address after receiving the Special Jury Mention at the 55th Kerala State Film Awards is now taking the internet by storm. He and Asif Ali received Special Jury Mentions for ‘ARM’ and ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’, respectively. Mammootty won the Best Actor award for his performance in ‘Bramayugam’.After receiving the award, Tovino Thomas was delivering his acceptance speech, in which he expressed that both he and fellow actor Asif Ali felt honoured to be recognised alongside Mammootty. ‘Both I and Asif can proudly say that we just missed it to Mammukka, we competed with Mammukka, and the audience's love is the biggest award we receive," Tovino Thomas said with a touch of humour. Tovino’s refreshing address has won the hearts of the netizens for all the right reasons. The actor further added that this recognition, alongside Mammootty, is indeed an encouragement to work diligently.