India, Aug. 20 -- Malayalam star Mammootty has been sick for a while now due to an unspecified health issue. The actor has even refrained from shooting. His close aide George posted on his behalf on Instagram to update fans that he has recovered from the health scare. Not just fans, but even Mammootty's friends from the industry, like Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Manju Warrier, expressed joy at the news.

George, who is Mammootty's personal secretary and the MD of his production house, Mammootty Kampany, posted on the star's behalf on his Instagram. The post reads: "I stand in front of you with my eyes filled with joy. And for those who prayed, to those who stood with me, to those who comforted me, saying that nothing will happen, ...