Impressed with the magnitude and aesthetics of the work on display, Mammooty who visited the venue, said the "Biennale merited ticketed entry for the public."
"I think we should all contribute towards the event.... A kind of token of appreciation to the effort behind it.... Say, a pass of Rs 10 for children and Rs 50 for adults....," the actor said.
On whether he would make a donation to the Biennale, the actor turned to co-curator Bose Krishnamachari accompanying him and said: "Let us think about it, let's discuss it."
Mammootty said the Biennale was a "great event" that should make his native Kerala proud, given that Kochi has become the country's first city to host the festival that has a 117-year-old history globally.
"I come out (from the art venues) and see you all; now I get real. All this while I was in a magical world," the actor, clad in a blue shirt and jeans of a light shade, said.
Earlier in the day, two other Malayalam actors visited the Biennale.
After seeing the works, Babu Antony said he has been an ardent admirer of art, having been a painter himself during his earlier years in Bangalore.
Actor Jishnu said it was particularly wonderful to see the Biennale providing the ideal kind of space for foreign and Indian artists.
"The Biennale should have happened much before in India. Events like these would help us alter the notion that high art is only for the elite," he said after a three-hour visit to Aspinwall.
