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Ace Malayalam actors Mohanlal and Mammootty will now be promoting two different sports. But Mammootty has mentioned that these promotions are being done without any sort of competition between the two.
Mohanlal, while being elected as the goodwill ambassador of Kerala athletics, has disclosed that he will be bidding for a new Indian Premier League team. Mammootty had been hailed as the brand ambassador of volleyball in Kerala.
"I decided to be the brand ambassador for volleyball because that is one game which is quite popular in the rural areas of the state. Volleyball, unlike football, requires very little space. I, honestly was never a sportsperson in my early days but I liked volleyball," Mammootty told.
He also mentioned that the two stars should never be compared, “be it on the screen or off it”.
"We are different personalities, and because of that we have our likes and dislikes, so please don't compare what we do, be it on the screen or off it," said Mammootty.
The Kerala Volleyball Association along with a Mumbai-based firm and Mammootty will Monday announce a tournament similar to the cricket IPL in Kochi.
"There will be 10 teams that will take part and each team will have to have three national players and three players under the age of 21. Players can be drawn from across the country. The tournament would be held in Kozhikode early next year," said an official who is organising the tournament.
