Kerala Assembly polls: Stars queue up cast their votes

Mammootty, his actor son Dulquar Salman and actor and BJP Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi were among the celebrities who cast their vote today

Superstar Mammootty, his actor son Dulquar Salman and actor and BJP Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi were among the celebrities who made a beeline to polling stations and cast their votes today.

Mammooty and Dulquar came separately and cast their votes at a polling station in Panampally Nagar in Ernakulam district, while Suresh Gopi got his finger inked at a booth here in the morning and said expectations were 'sky high' for the saffron party.

Posting the picture of his inked finger on Facebook, Dulquar urged everyone to exercise their franchise, saying that it is "our right and our responsibility".

"The only ink you need! Go Vote! It's our right and our responsibility!! You're not cool if you don't vote!," his Facebook post said.

When Mammooty was asked whom he would vote for, the actor smiled off and urged everyone to exercise their voting rights.

"You people should also vote", he told media personnel.

Actor Mukesh, seeking his electoral luck from Kollam constituency as the LDF candidate, stood in the queue along with other voters and cast his vote.

Exuding confidence, another actor candidate Jagdeesh, who is contesting on a Congress ticket from Pathanapuram, said after seeing the long queue, he was confident of poll victory for the party.