Actor Mammotty's blog a hit

Malayalam actor Mammootty is the latest celebrity to join the blogging bandwagon. Media reports say he is the first Malayalam actor to start a blog.

His first post in Malayalam is on the hot topic of the moment: recession. The blog is already a hit especially among his fans, with lots of comments already on his post.

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Launching the blog on the New Year day, the actor discounted rumours the blog launch was a prelude to his entry into politics. His outbursts on political issues and his political affiliations have been topics of discussion in the state. (He is the chairman of Kairali TV, the ruling CPM-owned television channel in Kerala.)u00a0

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Will he resort to ghost-writing like many other celebrities do? Can the netizens expect some original writing given that he has a law degree and was a practicing lawyer before hopping on to the tinsel town? It is too early to judge a one-post-old blog, though the first post is well-written.

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Blogs have already started commented on the star's entry into the blogosphere. This blogger is wondering why the actor went for a blogspot and not a domain of his own like stars such as Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan do.

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And he lists out the reasons for his argument such as the likelihood that the blog could be flagged and deleted from blogspot and the difficulty in moderating comments.u00a0

And this blogger claims he owns a domain named Mamoottyblog and that he is ready to sell it to the star!

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"With the rumors of Mammootty going to contest in the next general elections with support of the Communist party, his blog would make an interesting read," says this blogger.u00a0

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"I am sure this blog will get high traffic in few days. This is the best new year gift for everyone who loves Mammooty," says this blogger, who seems a big fan of the star.u00a0

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And many bloggers like this oneu00a0wishes the actor's blog will be a big hit.

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Blogs are harnessed by stars and filmmakers as a means to promote their films. Recently, Tamil director Arun Vaidyanathan started a blog to promote his film Achchamundu! Achchamundu! The director regularly updates the blog.

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Bollywood actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan already publish blogs which are popular in the cyber world.