Mohanlal
Acting
🎂 1960-05-21
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair known mononymously as Mohanlal is an Indian actor, producer and singer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema. He made his acting debut in the unreleased movie Thiranottam (1978), which was followed by a role as the lead antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal in 1980, his onscreen debut. Antagonistic parts in several movies followed before Mohanlal established himself as a lead actor playing a wide variety of character types in comedy and action films amongst others. He was labelled a superstar of Malayalam cinema in 1986 after the success of Rajavinte Makan, in which he played an underworld don. Mohanlal became a film producer with the 1990 musical hit His Highness Abdullah and has also acted in a number of Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar, directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices. Mohanlal is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema and is a cultural icon in the Indian state of Kerala, where he was elected its most popular individual in a 2006 online poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Indian cinema. He has won four Indian National Film Awards — two Best Actor Awards, one Special Jury Award for acting, and one Award for Best Film as producer along with six Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor. In 2009, he became the first actor to be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India and in 2010 received an honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.
Cast credits(387)
Self - Host
2017
Kirata
2025
Vaappootty
2024
Shanmughan
2025
Barroz
Mathew
2023
Vasco da Gama
2007
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
2019
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
2025
Dr. Sunny Joseph
1993
Georgekutty
2021
Poovalli Induchoodan / Achu
2000
Kunjali Marakkar IV
2021
Anandan
1997
Georgekutty
2013
Cosmic Creator (Voice)
2024
Siva
2014
Self
2024
Satyam
2016
Chandrashekhar
2012
Jayaraman
2016
Dasan
1987
Malaikottai Vaaliban
2024
Unnikrishnan
1989
Himself (uncredited)
2008
Vishal Krishnamoorthy
2000
Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
2022
Gopalakrishna Panikkar
1986
The Voice of Time (voice)
2017
Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
1988
Sai Ram
2016
Govardhan Menon
1996
Sethu Madhavan
1989
'Puli' Murugan
2016
Joji
2006
Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
1995
Jayakrishnan
1987
Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
1992
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Chandrakanth Varma
2019
Appukuttan Nair
1997
John Kattadi
2022
Sivaraman
2001
Chandramouli
2007
Vijay Mohan
2023
Barroz
2024
Sachidanandhan
2020
Niranjan (Guest Role)
1998
Ithikkara Pakki
2018
Rameshan
2005
Devaraja Prathapa Varma
2008
Kunhikuttan
1999
Sathyanathan
1992
Pulikkattil Charlie
2004
Inspector Narsimha
2007
Jagannadhan
1997
Krishnan
1998
Sethu Madhavan
1993
Shivan Menon
2012
Chirakkal Shreehari
2005
Ittimaani
2019
Vinod
1986
Special Appearance
1991
Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
1993
Balan
1990
Sagar/ Jacky
2009
Ram Mohan IPS
Ramdas / Dasan
1988
C.T. Vargheese Antony I.P.S/ Olympiyan Anthony Adam
1999
Kasinathan
2002
Prasad
1984
Venu
1991
Sethumadhavan
1993
Joji
1991
Tony Kurushingal
1990
Unnikrishnan
1994
Raghunandan
2012
Himself (Cameo)
1988
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam
Ramdas
1990
Boat Man (Cameo)
1994
Vinayachandran
2000
Major Mahadevan
2006
Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
2002
Captain Vijay Menon
1994
Mathews
2011
Gopakumar
2008
Sudhan
1984
Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
2001
Dr. P. K. Haridas
1987
Narayanankutty
1985
Vishnu
1988
Sivaraman
2007
Lucky Singh
2022
P. Madhavan Nair
2011
Shyam
1985
Dr. Sunny Joseph
2013
Ulahannan
2017
Narrator
2009
Casanovva
2012
Kalidas
2023
Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
2014
Mangalassery Neelakantan
1993
'Odiyan' Manikyan
2018
Georgekutty
Mahadev Godke
2015
Sivasankaran Nair
1991
Syed Ahmed
2008
Varma
1981
Mullankolli Velayudhan
2005
2025
Solomon
1986
1984
Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
2014
Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
2011
Rajiv Menon
1989
Shambu
1992
Narayana Swamy
2004
Shankaran
1988
Gopinathan
1991
Ramachandran
1987
Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
2012
Thampurankutty
1983
Abdul Khader
2003
Mathew
2026
Mohan
1981
Paappi
1983
Venugopal
1986
Puramanayil Chandran
2004
Shamu
1988
2025
Ananthu
1991
Devan
1985
Ganga Prasad IPS
2000
Advt. Shyam Prakash
1989
Bobby
1994
Zakkir Ali Hussain
2001
Sreekumar
1984
Mohanachandran
1982
Sethu
1986
Sunny Palamatom
1997
1982
Venu
2012
C. Pavithran Nair
1988
Netturan
1990
Current Hamsa
1985
Vincent Gomas
1986
Kadathanadan Ambadi
1990
Shankarankutty
1981
John David
2015
Gopi
1984
Dr. Shekhar
1981
Harisankar
1986
Appunni
1985
Murali
1989
Premachndran
2006
Raghavan / Antony Issac
1987
Chandrashekhar
2022
Sunny George
2018
Major Mahadevan / Major Sahadevan
2017
Manikyan
1994
Dr. Mithun Madhavan
2007
I. G. Raghavan Maraar
2009
Ali Imran
1988
Raghuraman
1997
Jayan
1986
Shambhu
1986
Hariharan Pillai
2003
Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
2006
Narrator (voice)
2014
Sagar Alias Jacky
1987
Mathew Manjooran
2017
Dr. Balagopal
2009
Stephen Ronald
1995
Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
1990
Balakrishnan
1985
Mahadevan
2001
Freddy
1988
Dr. Roy Mathews
1995
Rajan
1989
Sunny
1986
Murali
1983
Dr. Sunny
1991
Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
1992
Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
2007
Albert Samson
2008
Sudhi
1990
Himself
2018
Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
2008
Mathews
2009
Sagar Kottappuram
1998
Kumaran Thampi
1984
Vishwanathan
1998
Jayamohan
2015
Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
2015
Appukuttan
1990
Harikrishnan
1991
Oiyarath Makaranth Ramanathan (as OMR)
2009
1985
Ramu
1983
Vishnu
1991
Mohan Cheriyan
1987
Shivaprasad
1991
Venu
1993
Police Inspector
1983
Balagopalan
1986
Kannan
1982
G Krishnamoorthy
1992
Achu
1989
Appu
1986
Inspector Devodas
1986
Sukumaran
1985
Krishnadas
1985
Colonel Mahadevan
2008
Alexander Varma
2010
Cameo
2015
Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
1989
Nandagopal
1992
Chandrabose
2013
Babu
1982
Das
1983
ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
2013
Vasu
1986
Jeevan / Uncle
1989
Nithin
1985
Balaraman
2010
Alex
1983
Diwakaran
1986
Telephone Uncle
1986
Gopalakrishnan
1984
Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
1986
Sudhakaran Nair
1984
Babu
1982
Menon Mash
1984
Vineeth N Pillai
2015
Major Mahadevan
2010
Athaniparambil Balachandran
2003
Cptn. Kumaran
2008
Baba Kalyani
2006
Unni
1985
Sreekumar
2004
Lever Johny
2004
Rameshan
1986
Inspector Achuthankutty
1986
Mohanlal
1984
Eby Abraham
1987
Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob
2002
Kulappulli Sukumaran / DYSP Nandhakumar
2010
Charlie Chacko
1991
Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
1988
1984
Ajayan
2011
Mathukutty / Xavier
2011
Nandagopalan / Lokpal
2013
Balakrishnan
1986
Babu
1983
Johnny
1982
Peter George (Voice)
2017
Udayabhanu
2005
Dr. P. Madhavankutty
1986
Sainaba's Husband
1982
S T Daniel
1983
Rajagopal
2018
Vinu
1982
Johnny
1984
Angel John
2009
Raghu
1983
Sivankutty
2009
Anil Kumar
1984
Mahendra Varma
1987
Ravisankar
2002
Army Commander
1982
Jayan
1985
Lal
1987
Himself
2013
Mukundan K. Kartha
1988
Himself - Presenter
2018
P.K. Jayarajan
1984
Balachandra Menon
1994
Surendran
1982
Arjun
1989
Himself
2015
Prof. Michael Idikkula
2017
Appu
1987
Nanda Gopal
1984
Rakshakan
2001
Ananthan Thampi
2003
1981
Mammootty
1984
Rashid
1986
Vishnu Thomas
1985
Krishnanunny
1985
Isahak
2006
Parameswaran / Usthad
1999
Nandan
1981
Pauly
1986
Kishore
1982
Narendran
1980
Vishnu Mohan
1984
Babu
1983
Vikramaditya
2003
Bhadran
1985
Jagannathan
2014
Vinayan
1984
Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
2005
Jeeva
1996
Richard
1986
Devaraj
1990
Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
1992
Sidharthan
2008
Valiyakath Moosa
2007
Ramesh
1983
Prince Menon
1993
Ramu
1984
Sidharthan
1992
Raju
1987
Lal
1983
Kannan Nair
1990
Samuel Alexander
1993
2005
Krishnakumar
1984
Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
1995
Balakrishnan
1986
Bhaskaran
1985
Ravi
1983
2020
Mr. Menon
1986
1986
Kuttappan
1978
Minister Prabhakaran
1983
Hariprasad
1990
Jagadeesh Nair
1986
Raghu
1983
Narrator (voice)
2012
All Characters (Voice)
2010
1984
Surya Narayanan
2010
Babu
1985
Shan
1981
James George
1984
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
1995
Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
1998
Vinod
1989
Unni Krishnan
1983
Suresh Babu
1986
Govindan Kutty
1997
1986
Saithali
1983
Murali
1986
Mohan Nair
2004
Sukumaran Thampi
1983
Jayamohan
1985
Srikuttan / Sriettan
1986
Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
1985
Mohan
1983
Rajendran
1984
1986
Balan
1984
Shekharankutty
1982
1982
Darappan
1985
1983
Sunny
1983
Shambu
1983
Vasu
1983
Inspector Rajasekharan
1985
Gopi
1983
Paul
1981
1985
2018
Dijo
2006
Peter
1985
1983
Ratheesh
1984
1984
Balakrishnan
1982