India, May 3 -- Mahesh Narayanan's much-hyped espionage thriller Patriot promised to bring together the 'Big M's' Mammootty and Mohanlal in an exciting film, with Fahadh Faasil and Nayanthara rounding up an able cast. However, unlike Mohanlal's L2: Empuraan, the new Malayalam release received mixed reviews online. (Also read: Patriot Twitter reviews: Mammootty, Fahadh Faasil film called wasted opportunity; Mohanlal fans disappointed)

Now, Mammootty has addressed the polarising response for the first time at an event in Dubai. He said, "We are living in an era where privacy is increasingly lost, and the film Patriot addresses this relevant subject," he said.

He went on to add, "There will be different views-good, bad, partly good, mostly...