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Mohanlal

21st May 1960 Elanthoor, Kerala, India Acting

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.

383 Movies 4 TV Shows 4 In Production 391 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Patriot poster
Patriot 1st May 2026 as Col. Rahim Naik
L2: Empuraan poster
L2: Empuraan 27th March 2025 as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
Neru poster
Neru 21st December 2023 as Vijay Mohan
Jailer poster
Jailer 10th August 2023 as Mathew
Alone poster
Alone 26th January 2023 as Kalidas
Monster poster
Monster 21st October 2022 as Lucky Singh
Aaraattu poster
Aaraattu 18th February 2022 as Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
Kaappaan poster
Kaappaan 19th September 2019 as Chandrakanth Varma
Lucifer poster
Lucifer 28th March 2019 as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
Odiyan poster
Odiyan 13th December 2018 as 'Odiyan' Manikyan
Drama poster
Drama 1st November 2018 as Rajagopal
Aadhi poster
Aadhi 26th January 2018 as Himself
Villain poster
Villain 27th October 2017 as Mathew Manjooran
Tiyaan poster
Tiyaan 7th July 2017 as The Voice of Time (voice)
Oppam poster
Oppam 8th September 2016 as Jayaraman
Kanal poster
Kanal 22nd October 2015 as John David
Loham poster
Loham 20th August 2015 as Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
Mythri poster
Mythri 20th February 2015 as Mahadev Godke
Rasam poster
Rasam 23rd January 2015 as Himself
Koothara poster
Koothara 12th June 2014 as Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
Mr. Fraud poster
Mr. Fraud 17th May 2014 as Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
Jilla poster
Jilla 10th January 2014 as Siva
Red Wine poster
Red Wine 22nd March 2013 as ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
Lokpal poster
Lokpal 30th January 2013 as Nandagopalan / Lokpal
Karmayodha poster
Karmayodha 20th December 2012 as Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
Spirit poster
Spirit 14th June 2012 as Raghunandan
Tezz poster
Tezz 27th April 2012 as Shivan Menon
Kandahar poster
Kandahar 16th December 2010 as Major Mahadevan
Shikkar poster
Shikkar 9th September 2010 as Balaraman
Janakan poster
Janakan 8th April 2010 as Surya Narayanan
Bhramaram poster
Bhramaram 24th June 2009 as Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
Red Chillies poster
Red Chillies 14th February 2009 as Oyyarath Magaranth Ramanathan (O.M.R)
Madambi poster
Madambi 4th July 2008 as Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
Twenty 20 poster
Twenty 20 11th May 2008 as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
Halla Bol poster
Halla Bol 11th January 2008 as Himself (uncredited)
Flash poster
Flash 27th December 2007 as Dr. Mithun Madhavan
Paradesi poster
Paradesi 15th October 2007 as Valiyakath Moosa
Alibhai poster
Alibhai 15th August 2007 as Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
Hallo poster
Hallo 6th July 2007 as Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
Naran poster
Naran 5th September 2005 as Mullankolli Velayudhan
Udayon poster
Udayon 15th July 2005 as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
Love poster
Love 9th July 2004 as Mohan Nair
Wanted poster
Wanted 1st July 2004 as Narayana Swamy
Balettan poster
Balettan 29th August 2003 as Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
Company poster
Company 15th April 2002 as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
Ravanaprabhu poster
Ravanaprabhu 31st August 2001 as Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
Praja poster
Praja 4th July 2001 as Zakkir Ali Hussain
Sradha poster
Sradha 7th July 2000 as Ganga Prasad IPS
Ustaad poster
Ustaad 22nd June 1999 as Parameswaran (Ustaad)
Aaram Thamburan poster
Aaram Thamburan 19th December 1997 as Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)
Guru poster
Guru 12th September 1997 as Raghuraman
Iruvar poster
Iruvar 14th January 1997 as Anandan
Agnidevan poster
Agnidevan 4th July 1995 as Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
Spadikam poster
Spadikam 30th March 1995 as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
Nirnayam poster
Nirnayam 1st January 1995 as Dr. Roy Mathews
Pakshe poster
Pakshe 4th July 1994 as Balachandra Menon
Pingami poster
Pingami 1st January 1994 as Captain Vijay Menon
Chenkol poster
Chenkol 4th July 1993 as Sethu Madhavan
Maya Mayooram poster
Maya Mayooram 4th July 1993 as Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
Devasuram poster
Devasuram 14th April 1993 as Mangalassery Neelakantan
Nadodi poster
Nadodi 22nd December 1992 as Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
Yoddha poster
Yoddha 3rd September 1992 as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
Aham poster
Aham 1st May 1992 as Sidharthan
Dhanam poster
Dhanam 7th February 1991 as Sivasankaran Nair
Appu poster
Appu 4th July 1990 as Appukuttan
Mukham poster
Mukham 4th July 1990 as Hariprasad
Adhipan poster
Adhipan 4th July 1989 as Advt. Shyam Prakash
Season poster
Season 31st March 1989 as Jeevan / Uncle
Douthyam poster
Douthyam 31st January 1989 as Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
Aryan poster
Aryan 1st August 1988 as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
Padamudra poster
Padamudra 24th June 1988 as Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
Cheppu poster
Cheppu 4th July 1987 as Ramachandran
Sobharaj poster
Sobharaj 6th December 1986 as Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
Geetham poster
Geetham 9th October 1986 as Jagadeesh Nair
Vartha poster
Vartha 27th February 1986 as Vasu
Thirakal poster
Thirakal 28th November 1984 as James George
Akkare poster
Akkare 14th October 1984 as Sudhan
Vetta poster
Vetta 13th July 1984 as Balan
Unaru poster
Unaru 5th February 1984 as Ramu
Visa poster
Visa 21st June 1983 as Sunny
Aakrosam poster
Aakrosam 2nd October 1982 as Mohanachandran
Ahimsa poster
Ahimsa 30th December 1981 as Mohan
Lucifer 3 poster
Lucifer 3 as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam
Athimanoharam poster Coming soon
Athimanoharam 15th October 2026 as T.S. Lovelajan
Khalifa poster Coming soon
Khalifa 20th August 2026 as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
Jailer 2 poster Coming soon
Jailer 2 12th August 2026 as Mathew
Thudakkam poster Coming soon
Thudakkam 7th August 2026