State minister M K Muneer has offered himself as a mediator to end the ongoing verbal fights between superstar Mohanlal and orator Sukumar Azhikkod. Muneer will hold discussions with both the shining stars of the Malayalam cultural arena, soon after Lal returns from his Spanish trip.
Azhikkod has recently expressed his desire to end the fight saying that he is ready to withdraw the case filed against the superstar, if the later can say a sorry even through a phone call.
The war of words between the Azhkkod and the superstar broke out in 2010 when the orator came in support of thespian actor Thilakan, when he was served a show cause notice by the actor's association, AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists). Thilakan was later sacked from the association and many films on grounds of indiscipline.
Azhikode then started attacking Mohanlal, (also an office bearer of AMMA), citing that the superstar is much old and he should now limit himself to roles matching his age and figure. He also criticised the actor for endorsing jewellery and beverage brands and said that it was his makeup that keeps him in the younger outfits.
The superstar actor who normally don't react to such criticisms retorted saying that Azhikode must be having some "hallucination" which make him issue statements that looks like "aged uncle's joke". The superstar allegedly said the writer may be mentally deranged to make such statements, following which Azhikode filed a defamation suit in the courts.
