Mohanlal Nair

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Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960), also known as Mohanlal, is a veteran Indian actor, director, and singer best known for his role in Malayalam cinema.

Mohanlal made his acting debut in Thiranottam (1978), but Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) was released earlier at the box office.

Mohanlal produced and starred in Bharatham, which is seen as a modern-day interpretation of the Ramayana from Bharath's perspective.

The film was a critical and commercial success, and Mohanlal was named National Film Award for Best Actor for the year.

Forbes India selected Bharatham among the top acting performances of Indian cinema in 1999, which included his second National Film Award for Best Actor.

It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (AFI Fest) and was shown in the Uncertain Regard section of the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

During the 2014 International Film Festival of India's Celebrating Dance in the Indian cinema section, Vanaprastham was seen in retrospective.

Mohanlal has appeared in over three hundred and twenty Malayalam films in a career spanning more than four decades.

Mohanlal has received five Indian National Film Awards for Best Actor and six Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, as well as six Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor and eight Filmfare Awards for Best Actor.

In 2019, India's third highest civilian award for his contribution to Indian cinema, Padma Bhushan.

He became India's first and only actor to be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and he received an honorary doctorate from Sree Sanskrit University, Kerala, in 2009.

Early life

On the 21st of May 1960, Mohanlal Viswanathan was born in the village of Elanthoor in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district. He is the youngest child of Viswanathan Nair, a former bureaucrat and Law Secretary with the Kerala government, and Santhakumari. Pyarelal, his elder brother, died in 2000 after a military service mission. Mohanlal's maternal uncle, Gopinathan Nair, who at first wanted to name him Roshanlal before choosing "Mohanlal." However, his father did not give him their surname. His father was adamant that he should not use their caste name (Nair) as surname, as they all did. At his paternal home in Thiruvananthapuram, Mohanlal grew up in Mudavanmugal. He attended Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. Mohanlal's first appearance for a stage play called Computer Boy, in which he played a nine-year-old man.

He was the Kerala state wrestling champion between 1977 and 1978.

Personal life

On May 28, 1988, Mohanlal married Suchitra, the daughter of Tamil film producer K. Balaji's son. Pranav Mohanlal and Vismaya Mohanlal have two children. Pranav has appeared in a few films, including debuting in Onnaman of Mohanlal (2001). When his son expressed a desire to act, Mohanlal did not object because "kids may have many such aspirations." What is the issue if we can't tell them something? He lives in Kochi, where he owns houses at Thevara and Elamakkara. He also owns houses in Chennai, his hometown Thiruvananthapuram, Ooty, Mahabalipuram, a villa in Arabian Ranches, and a flat in Dubai's Burj Khalifa. Mohanlal is a self-described foodie. He also likes melodious music. Mohanlal is a firm believer in destiny and spirituality. He describes himself as a spiritual and spiritual being and likes to read Osho, J. Krishnamurti, Aurobindo, and Ramana Maharshi. He has often stated that the turn of events in his life, as well as his film career, was accidental.

Mohanlal was granted a golden visa by the UAE in August 2021.

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Film career

Mohanlal made his acting debut in 1978 with the film Thiranottam, which was produced and made by Mohanlal and his associates—Maniyanpilla Raju, Suresh Kumar, Unni, Priyadarshan, Ravi Kumar, and a few others. Kuttappan was a mentally impaired servant who served as a servant for the mentally disabled. The film was not released on time due to censorship concerns. The film was released in 25 years.

In 1980, Mohanlal was cast in Manjil Virinja Pookkal, the directorial debut of Fazil. The film became a huge hit. In reaction to an advertisement published by Navodaya Studio, Mohanlal's friends had applied for his position. He applied for the position in front of a jury of professional directors. Two of them gave him poor marks, but Fazil and Jijo Appachan gave him 90 and 95 points out of 100. In a 2004 interview with Reader's Digest, Mohanlal said that his appearance as a young man might have matched the villain's image.

Mohanlal had appeared in more than 25 feature films by 1983, the majority of which had him in negative (villain) roles. Ente Mohangal Poovaninju, Iniyengilum, Visa, Attakham, Kaliyasham, Ente Mamattukku, Ente Nammakuttiyammo, Unaroo, and Sreekrishna Parunthu changed his appearance. He became a "strong heart" hero through Sasikumar's Ivide Thudangunnu. Mohanlal appeared in a ensemble cast in 1984 comedy Poochakkuthi directed by Priyadarshan as a young man in love with a girl he mistakenly believes to be wealthy. It was also the start of the Mohanlal-Priyadarshan duo, who appeared in 44 films together as of 2016.

He recorded a song for the film Onnanam Kunnil Kunnil in 1985. Some of his films in this period included Uyarangalil, Nokkethu Kannum Nattu, Boeing Boeing, and Aram + Aram = Kinnaram.

During this time, Mohanlal appeared in films "created by the great masters" like G. Aravindan, Hariharan, M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Padmarajan, Bharathan, and Lohithadas. In several realistic social satires, Mohanlal, as well as actor and scriptwriter Sreenivasan, who appeared in multiple films, displayed the fear of unemployed, educated Malayali youth who were forced to adapt to hostile environments.

He appeared in T. P. Balagopalan M.A., directed by Sathyan Anthikad, for which he received his first Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. He portrayed an unemployed young man who shares the burden of his family. He was rewarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam) in the same year for his Sanmanassullarkku Samadhanam. After the success of Rajavinte Makan (1986), in which he played an underworld don, Vincent Gomez, Mohanlal was regarded as a new Malayalam superstar by the public. He appeared in the tragedy Thalavattom, playing Vinod, a young man who becomes physically sick after witnessing his mother's death. In Padmarajan's Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal, he played Solomon. Mohanlal's association with Padmarajan was well-known because their films were well and truly ahead of their time and challenged many common myths of Malayalam cinema at the time. Mohanlal appeared in 36 Malayalam films in 1986.

Mohanlal appeared in the Sathyan Anthikad comedy Nadodikkattu, which became a box office hit the following year. In its sequels, Mohanlal and Sreenivasan reprised their roles as detectives Dasan and Vijayan; Pattanapravesham (1988) and Akkare Akkare (1990). Thoovanathumbikal, a Padmarajan film in which he portrayed a man torn between his twin love interests, defied many stereotypes of Indian cinema, including: the leading man falling in love with a second woman right after he is rejected by the first, and a man falling in love with a sex worker. Chithram, a romantic comedy that was released in 1988, lasted for 366 days in a theatre, becoming the longest-running Malayalam film. In 1988, Mohanlal was named a Kerala State Special Jury Award for his work in Padamudra, Aryan, Vellanakalude Nadu, Ulsavapittenu, and Chithram.

Sethumadhavan, a woman who wants to be a police officer but who ends up as a criminal in the 1989 tragedy in Kireedam, was created by the combination of writer Lohitha Dass and director Sibi Malayil. Mohanlal was given a National Film Special Jury Mention for his work. Later on, Mohanlal remembered that his interpretation of Sethumadhavan's mental distress, which had been praised as a natural result, was spontaneous and that he "did what Sethumadhavan, my character, would have done in such a situation," adding that acting was "akin to touching another person's body." Varavelpu, a filmmaker who earned money in the Gulf but came home to enjoy his family's life, told him in the same year. He bought a bus, which eventually got him into trouble. During the inaugural of the Global Investor Meet in Kochi on January 18, 2003, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee discussed the film as an example of Malayali's resistance to global economic transitions. He appeared in another one of Padmarajan's films in 1989; Season.

In the early 1990s, Mohanlal appeared in a number of commercial films, including His Highness Abdullah, Midhunam, and No.20 Madras Mail. His Highness Abdullah was the first solo performance of Mohanlal under his company Pranavam Arts International. In 1990, Mohanlal appeared in Thazhvaram, Bharathan, as a widower seeking revenge for the murder of his wife by his most trusted friend. In 1991, his romantic comedy Kilukkam received the State Film Award for Best Actor. In Malayalam, the film is regarded as one of the best comedy films of all time. It also became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the time. From Bharatham's perspective, Mohanlal produced and starred in Bharatham, which is seen as a modern-day interpretation of the Ramayana. The film was a critical and commercial hit, with his role as a Carnatic singer weighed down by a jealous brother who was convicted by his jealousy, earning him the National Film Award for Best Actor for the year. Forbes India listed his participation in Bharatham among the "Best Acting Performances of Indian Cinema" on the occasion of 100 years of Indian Cinema. In Kamaladalam (1992), he portrayed a Bharatanatyam dancer. He obtained support from his choreographer, his co-actors, and professional dancers, Vineeth and Monisha for staging the dance scenes. Rajashilpi, Sadayam, Yoddha, and Vietnam Colony were among his other films released in 1992. The film Devastation (1993), written by Ranjith and directed by I. V. Sasi, was one of Mohanlal's most popular films, and is considered a cult classic.

Mohanlal played Dr. John Kerry in 1994. Sunny Joseph, the Fazil-directed cult masterpiece Manichitrathazhu, as a psychiatrist, is portrayed as a psychiatrist. Spadikam was a 1995 film for which he received his third Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam) for his role as Thomas "Aadu Thoma" Chacko, a young man who is estranged from his father after failing to live up to his father's high hopes. In 1996, Mohanlal appeared in Priyadarshan's Kaalapani, an epic film about the prisoners in the Cellular Jail of Port Blair and Lohithadas' Kanmadam (1998). He appeared in Guru, directed by Rajiv Anchal in 1997. The film was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars in 1997's Best Foreign Language Film category.

In the Tamil biographical film Iruvar, directed by Mani Ratnam, Mohanlal appeared in his first non-Malayalam film in 1997. The film, which was based on M. G. Ramachandran's life, was a critical success and received several awards including the Best Film Award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards, including the Best Film Award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards. In 1998, he produced and appeared in Harikrishnans, co-starring Mammootty and Juhi Chawla. The film was a commercial success, but critics were not happy. Two climaxes were held in various countries, based on the success of the two leading actors in each region. This, however, became controversial and took a communal turn after lawsuits were lodged claiming that prints exhibited in Hindu-dominated areas depicted Mohanlal's marriage, although those in Muslim-dominated areas revealed Mammootty marrying her. As the film was submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification, Mohanlal is the leading lady, and the leading lady was uncensored scenes. So they were compelled to delete the Mammootty version from theaters and replace it with the original. However, both film versions were shown in television premieres.

In the 1999 Indo-French period drama Vanaprastham, directed by Shaji N. Karun, Mohanlal depicted a Kathakali artist whose personal life is a tragedy. It earned him his second National Award for Best Actor and was the first film to gain international recognition by screening in various Film festivals. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival's competitive section, and his success was highly lauded. It also received him his fourth Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and his third National Film Award for Best Actor, as well as his sixth National Film Award for Best Actor (Malayalam). At the AFI Fest, Vanaprastham was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. During the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the 'Celebrating Dance in Indian Cinema' section, Vanaprastham was shown in retrospective.

In 2000, Mohanlal appeared in Narasimham, portraying a rogue with a positive attitude. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. Mohanlal appeared in films including Ravanaprabhu (2001), Onnaman (2002), Thandavam (2002), and Chathurangam (2002). Except for Ravanaprabhu, these films were widely criticized for their repetitive plots, lewd dialogues, punch lines, and male chauvinistic outlook. "The Narasimham hangover is incredibly strong, and it has, at least for the time, stifled the chances of good films," a New Indian Express writer wrote. "I don't see any other explanation for the failure of well-made female-oriented films like Mazha and Madhuranombarakkattu"'s failure.

In 2002, Mohanlal produced Senivasan IPS, a Mumbai police officer, and attracted the Hindi-speaking audience in India, where he received the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) and Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film focused on two underworld dons who ruled Mumbai (played by Ajay Devgn and Vivek Oberoi). Mohanlal's appearance was well received. The actor is "at his natural best" and "does not look stifled or anxious when he first appeared in a Hindi movie for the first time," the Hindu said. "The Finest Performance of a Bollywood Actor in the Last Decade (2001–2010)," Mohanlal's appearance in Company was voted as "The Finest Performance of a Bollywood Actor in the Last Decade (2001–2010). He was No. 2 at the time. The No. 1 on the audience's list and the No. 10 have been retained. In the critics' list, there are 6 positions.

Following the year, Mohanlal, who was trying to reimagine his action hero image, returned to comedic roles with Kilichundan Mampazham, Balettan, Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu, and Mr. Brahmachari. Kilichundan Mampazham, which was promoted as a comeback vehicle for the actor, received raves and a good box office collection. Balettan, also a commercial success, was a commercial success. Mohanlal played Athanipparambil Balachandran, a bank employee who is always willing to lend a helping hand to others, but he was forced to conceal certain details after his father's death, which led to his family's mistrust. Natturajavu and Mambazhakhakhakachach were his only successes in 2004.

Mohanlal appeared in Udayanu Tharam, a 2005 black comedy, as an aspiring film producer. It was well-reced by scholars, and it did well in countries where Malayalam films do not appear in regular shows, such as Vadodara, Rajkot, Pune, and Ahmedabad. He appeared in director Blessy's second film Thanmathra, a film that tells the tale of an individual suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the same year. Critics lauded the film's success, and critics were raving about it. Mohanlal received his fifth Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and his seventh Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his work. His character does not appear in the second half of the film.

He worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in Rasathanthram, a family tragedy. Mohanlal appeared in Kirtichakra, also directed by Major Ravi, in which he plays Major Mahadevan, an Indian Army officer. The film was shot in Kashmir and was a huge commercial success. In Tamil Nadu, a dubbed Tamil version of the film was released, but Mohanlal disassociated himself with the film, saying that "I prefer to speak for my role in the film." In the Major Mahadevan story, Mohanlal appeared in the sequels Kurukshetra (2008) and Kandahar (2010). In 2009, the Indian government bestowed Lieutenant colonel to him with the honourary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Indian Territorial Army.

In 2007, Mohanlal received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Paradesi, directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed. "Mohanlal is mesmerizing and reimagines the idiom of speaking once more with emotion," Sify.com said. Hallo's debut in July was one of the year's highest-grossing Malayalam films. In August of this year, he appeared in his second Bollywood film Aag (also known as Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag), a retort of the Bollywood classic Sholay (1975). Mohanlal recalled Sanjeev Kumar's role from the original. Mohanlal appeared in twenty:20, the multi-star blockbuster, in 2008, and he co-starred with Kamal Haasan in the Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan. Rosshan Andrrews produced Evidam Swargamanu, his year-end film.

He appeared in five films in 2010, the first being Janakan, a crime drama in which he co-starred with Suresh Gopi. S. N Swamy wrote and directed Janakan. He played Adv. in the film. Surya Narayanan comes across some fugitive criminals as they approach him for revenge. Alexander the Great, directed by Murali Nagavally, was a comedic racy entertainer who was released in May. Oru Naal Varum, directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju, was a social satire on India's graft. Onscreen, it brought the much-adored classic pairing of Mohanlal-Sreenivasan. M. Padmakumar's next film, Shikkar, a dark revenge thriller in which he played a lorry driver who is haunted by his memories, was a sombre revenge thriller. The film at the Ramzan box office soared. Kandahar, a war film directed by Major Ravi based on the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999, was followed by Kandahar. In the film, Mohanlal reprised the role of Major Mahadevan. It was the third installment of the Mahadevan film series and Amitabh Bachchan's debut Malayalam film.

Christian Brothers, Joshiy's directorial attempt and scripted by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, in which he co-starred with Suresh Gopi, Dileep, and Sarath Kumar, was Mohanlal's first film release in 2011. This racy film, which was the first release for a Malayalam film at the time, was a commercial success and one of the year's top grossing Malayalam films. His Vishu (April) was announced by China Town, another multi-starrer in which he co-starred with Jayaram and Dileep, which was Rafi Mecartin's comedy film. Despite mixed reviews, the film ran for over 100 days and became one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of the year. He appeared in Pranayam, an offbeat romantic drama directed by Blessy in August. It was a love story starring three young characters played by Mohanlal, Anupam Kher, and Jayapradha. Critics and Mohanlal's portrayal of Mathews was highly lauded. Sathyan Anthikkadu's new film Snehaveedu was directed by Sathyan Anthikkadu, a family film in Palakkad's background. Sheela performed on screen with Mohanlal for the first time. She played his mother. Snehaveedu is considered the 300th film in the series. The film was a hit. Oru Marubhadha, Priyadarshan's last film of the year, was a full-fledged action thriller set in the Middle East. It marked the return of the Priyadarshan-Mohanlal-Mukesh duopoly of the late 1980s and 90s. The film did well at the Christmas-New Year's box office.

He appeared in six films in 2012. Casanovva, Rosshan Andrrews' directed and written by Bobby-Sanjay, was his first film release. He portrayed Casanova, a serial womaniser and the operator of Casanova's Eternal Spring – a worldwide chain of flower boutiques. Later, he appeared in a cameo role in the Bollywood film Tezz, which was released in April and directed by Priyadarshan. His new film, Unnikrishnan's Grandmaster, was a neo-noir crime thriller about a cop who is compelled to investigate a string of murders. The critics lauded Mohanlal's well-tempered, calm, and subdued behavior. It was the first Malayalam film to be released on Netflix and was also available in the United States and Canada. Spirit, directed by Ranjith, discussed Kerala's increasing use of alcoholism. The film was exempted from the state government's entertainment tax for raising social consciousness in the region. The film, which was a commercial success, after a 125-day theatrical run in Kerala. Joshiy's run baby Run, which was unveiled during the Onam festival, was a comedy thriller directed by Joshiy. It was shot in the background by the news media. Critics praised the film as an example of a well-crafted thriller. It was one of the year's best-grossing Malayalam films. The year came to an end with the release of Karmayodha, directed by Major Ravi, an action thriller in which he played Mad Maddy, an encounter specialist who is sent to look into the disappearance of a teenage school girl in Mumbai. The film was about the misogyny of women.

2013 was a memorable year for Mohanlal, as the year in which the all-time blockbuster of Malayalam film Drishyam was released was the first. Lokpal, a vigilante drama in which he played a nefarious character named "Lokpal," was his first film of the year. It was produced by Joshiy and written by S. N. Swamy. Salam Bappu's Red Wine, a non-linear probe thriller based on a political murder, was a non-linear probe thriller based on a political murder. Ladies and Gentleman, directed by Siddique, was a romantic comedy film set in the background of IT companies. Geethaanjali, a horror thriller directed by Priyadarsan, was a spin-off of the Malayalam classic film Manichitrathazhu in which he reprised the role of Dr. jali. Sunny from the start. Drishyam, directed by Jeethu Joseph, was his last release. It grossed 76 crore worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever until 2016.

He appeared in Jilla, a Tamil action-drama directed by R. T. Neason and produced by R. B. Choudary in 2014. The film was a commercial success, grossing more than 85% around the world, and it completed a 100-day theatrical run in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Mr. Fraud, B. Unnikrishnan's first Malayalam film of 2014, was Mohanlal's first Malayalam publication of the year. He appeared in an extended cameo role in his forthcoming film Koothara, directed by Srinath Rajendran, a coming-of-age mystery film set in an untold period. In the experimental film, he played a mystic figure who reveals himself as a merman at the end of the film. Arun Vaidyanathan's next film was Peruchazhi, a comedic political satire film. He was slated to make a California state gubernatorial election, where he won the election by using traditional Indian political gimmicks.

Mythri, a Kannada film, was his first release in 2015. Mahadev, the revenge-seeking scientist for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was lauded by the critics for his contribution as the revenge-seeking scientist. He made his first Malayalam appearance in Rasam at a cameo appearance. Ennum Eppozhum was his first leading role in the year, starring Manju Warrier. At the box office, the film was a hit. It was followed by Laila O Lailaa, a dramatic and commercially poor box office thriller, both of which failed spectacularly and commercially at the box office. Loham's next film was the Ranjith directorial thriller. Despite mixed critical reactions, the film was a commercial success and grossed 15 crore at the box office, earning the film a $15 million. Kanal's last film in the year was a revenge thriller. Critics also gave it mixed praise.

Mohanlal's four releases in 2016 earned them fourth (behind Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Salman Khan) among the top Indian actors with the highest box office earnings of the year, and fourth in South India, with a total revenue collection of 378 crore worldwide, putting him fourth (behind Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Salman Khan) in fourth position and fourth among the top Indian actors with the highest box office receipts Manamantha, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's first film of the year, was his first release in the year. Janatha Garage, another Telugu film directed by Koratala Siva, was his second release. It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2016 and one of the best-grossing Telugu films ever, with a worldwide gross total of over 135 crores. Oppam, Priyadarshan-directed crime-thriller that was based on a blind man, was his first Malayalam release this year. Within the first 2 weeks of theatrical performance, the film became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2016. Within a month and a half, the box office hit the 50 crore mark and earned over $73 crore around the world. In his sequel, Pulimurugan's action film, he appeared as a hunter. It was the first Malayalam film to gross over 100 crore at the box office, making it the highest-grossing Malayalam film to date. So far, the film has grossed 152 crore globally. He starred in another 50 crore film next year; Munthirivallikal Thalirkumbol. Major Ravi's next film he appeared in was 1971: Beyond Borders. It was based on the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Velipadente Pusthakam, Lal Jose's next film in which he appeared, was the next film in which he appeared. It was the first film of the Mohanlal-Laljose team. It was followed by Villain directed by B. Unnikrishnan. Villain was an emotional roller coaster. He appeared in the fantasy drama film Odyan, directed by V. A. Shrikumar Menon last year. Harikrishnan produced the film, which is based on the Odiyan clan's legend. Lucifer (2019 Indian film), directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, and written by Murali Gopy, which grossed over 175 crore at the box office, is the latest instalment of his Malayalam film to be sold in Other languages.

Marakkar's period drama film Marakkar: In 67th National Award for the year 2019, Priyadarshan directed Arabikadil Simham. In theaters, the film was released on December 2, 2021.

In the thriller film Drishyam 2, directed by Jeethu Joseph, Mohanlal appeared. Meena, Ansiba Hassan, and Esther Anil appear in the film, which was released in February 2021.

He appeared in Aaraattu, a mass masala entertainer produced and directed by B. Unnikrishnan, which appeared in theatres on February 18-22.

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