With Mohanlal and Mammootty set to share the screen yet again in lead roles after 17 years since director Joshiy’s Twenty:20 (2008), the anticipation for Mahesh Narayanan’s Patriot is sky-high. The hype is not just because the actors are the biggest superstars the industry has ever seen and powerhouse performers, but also because the movie marks Malayalam cinema’s biggest exploration of the spy thriller genre thus far, or so it seems in its trailer. In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India , Mammootty was asked who the hero is between the two of them in Patriot, referencing the KH x RK Reunion promotional video, in which both Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan asked director Nelson the same question in jest. “We both know that the plot (the script) is the hero. The film is not driven by (Mohanlal or Mammootty’s) stardom. We are just playing two characters,” he replied.…