Income tax sleuths have raided the houses, offices and hotels of Malayalam film stars Mammootty and Mohanlal in Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai and Thrivananthapuram , yesterday in a well planned, secretly dealt operation as per the section 132. The searches started by 6.30 in the morning verifying records of various business ventures of the superstars including their film production and distribution activities. The team who has seized many documents is also reported to have found an elephant tusk from Mohanlal's Kochi residence and twenty lakhs currency from Mammootty's Chennai residence.

The IT men who had been observing huge differences in the IT returns of superstars also found that both has engaged the same chartered accountant wit this Head office at the capital city. Interestingly, the house of Mohanlal's close aid Antony Perumbavoor and also of Mammootty's daughter and son in law's hospital were also raided yesterday.

Mammootty arrived the late evening yesterday from Chennai to answer the officials while Mohanlal is shooting at the coastal town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. Mammootty was questioned for seven hours, till early morning 3 am and the officials said that he has well co operated with the department. IT officials will further question Mohanlal on the 25th and 26th of this month.

One bedroom of Mohanlal at his Kochi residence is yet to be opened as a bio-metric gadget which can be opened only with the fingerprints of close family members is engaged. This is the first time that the Super stars of Mollywood are being jointly raided. The media has already named as 'the biggest ever raid carried out simultaneously on M and M'. The raid is continuing today at various centres.