Megastar Mammootty was actually in close contention for the National Award with Salim Kumar for the best actor title. Recently, Mammooka was sharing his thoughts when he stated that Salimkumar was the right choice for the award. He also differed with the general opinion that this year's awards were in very different mode than the regular award announcements. Salimkumar from his end was overwhelmed with the statements from Mammootty.