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Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair
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Lalettan
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India
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1978–present
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5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
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Suchithra (28 Apr 1988 – present)
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Pranav, Vismaya
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Late Vishwanathan Nair
Santhakumari |
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Late
Suresh Balaji (brother-in-law)
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National Film Awards:
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Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair
(born 21 May 1960),
known
mononymously as
Mohanlal is a
National Award-winning
Indian
actor,
producer,
singer and
Writer 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.
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 cinemacultural iconCNN-IBN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation.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 Indiahonorary doctorate from
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.
Early life
Mohanlal was born in
Pathanamthitta district of
Kerala, to a
Hindu
Nair family on 21st May 1960. His mother is Shanthakumari and father is Vishwanathan Nair./11/ He was raised in his father's house at Mudavanmugal in
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). Mohanlal studied at the
Model School, Thiruvananthapuram, and graduated with a
B. Com. from
Mahatma Gandhi College in
Thiruvananthapuram.
As a student, he acted in plays at school and college/12/ and in 1972, was selected as the best actor in his school competing against students from the tenth grade while he was still a sixth grader./13/ While attending college Mohanlal's made his film debut in the comedy
Thiranottam ./13/ By his own account, while at college he was part of a group passionate about filmmaking and he acted in
Thiranottam at their suggestion and would have become a chef if his movie career had not taken off./14/ The film's production company, Bharath CineGroup was owned by his friends/13/ who included
Maniyan Pilla Raju and
Priyadarshan./15/ He started working in the filmfield from September 4, 1978./16/ The film was completed and censored, but was not released./12/ Later it was released in a
Kollam theatre with the permission of the
President of India. It took more than 25 years to release the movie. By that time, Mohanlal had become a superstar in the
Malayalam film industry./17/
Film career
Early years (1980-1990)
Mohanlal as seen in his blockbuster film,
Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980)
In 1980, Mohanlal was cast in the lead antagonist role in
Manjil Virinja Pookkal /13/ - the directorial debut of
Fazil - produced by
Navodaya Appachan. The movie, in which debutants
Shankar and
Poornima Jayaram played the lead roles, became a major hit and for Mohanlal, "there was no looking back"./18/ Mohanlal's friends had sent his application in response to an advertisement by
Navodaya Studio./19/ He was auditioned for the role in front of a panel that included well-known directors; two of them gave him poor marks but
Fazil and Jijo Appachan liked him./20/ In an interview with
Reader's Digest in 2004, Mohanlal said that his looks as a young man might have fit the
villain's image./11/ By 1983, Mohanlal was credited in more than 25 feature films/13/ most of which had him play negative roles./11/ Mohanlal played his first lead role in an
ensemble cast, as a young man in love with a girl whom he mistakenly believes to be rich, in the 1984 comedy
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi , also the debut of friend and noted film-maker
Priyadarshan ./16/ It also marked the beginning of Mohanlal-Priyadarshan duo which later made several successful movies; they have worked together in 29 movies till 2011./21/ In 1985, he recorded a song for the film
Onnanam Kunnil./16/
Uyarangalil ,
Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu ,
Boeing Boeing and
Aram + Aram Kinnaram were some of his successful movies in this period.
Golden period (1986-2000)
The late 1980s and early 1990s are widely regarded as the
golden age of Malayalam cinema,/22/ with films characterised by detailed screenplays, lucid narration and fresh ideas narrowing the gap between art and commercial films./23/ Mohanlal and
Mammootty (who was also an upcoming actor at the time) were very lucky to play very different roles in films "made by the great masters" like
G. Aravindan,
Hariharan,
M. T. Vasudevan Nair,
Padmarajan,
Bharathan and
Lohithadas./24/ Mohanlal, along with the actor and
scriptwriter
Sreenivasan who played his sidekick in several movies, showcased the angst of unemployed, educated Malayali youth forced to adapt to hostile environments in many realistic social
satires,/14/ some of which were written by Sreenivasan himself./25/
1986 was a significant year in Mohanlal's career. He starred in
T. P. Balagopalan M.A. , directed by
Sathyan Anthikad, for which he received his first
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor./26/ He portrayed an unemployed young man who shoulders the responsibility of his family. His performance in
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as a harassed house-owner won him the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam) also. Mohanlal was touted as the new Malayalam
superstar after the box-office success of
Rajavinte Makan in which he played an underworld don/27/ He also starred in the
tragedy
Thalavattom , an uncredited adaptation of
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, playing Vinod, a young man who becomes mentally ill upon witnessing his girlfriend's death. Mohanlal appeared in 36 movies in 1986./24/
The following year, Mohanlal starred with
Sreenivasan and
Shobana in the
Sathyan Anthikad
black comedy
Nadodikkattu , which became a box-office success. Mohanlal and Sreenivasan reprised their roles as the detectives
Dasan and Vijayan respectively in the sequels,
Pattanapravesham (1988) and
Akkare Akkare Akkare (1990).
Thoovanathumbikal , directed by
Padmarajan, in which he portrayed a person torn between his twin love interests, broke many stereotypes in Indian films,/14/ /28/ such as the leading man falling in love with a second woman immediately after he is rejected by the first. The
romantic comedy,
Chithram , released in 1988, played for 365 days in a theatre, becoming the longest running Malayalam movie still which plays full shows daily./29/ Mohanlal won a
Kerala State Special Jury Award in 1988 for his acting in the movies
Padamudra ,
Aryan ,
Vellanakalude Nadu ,
Ulsavapittennu and
Chithram ./26/
In 1989, The combination of writer
Lohitha Das and director
Sibi Malayil is considered to have produced some of his most haunting roles, his role of Sethu Madhavan, who dreams of becoming a police officer but ends up as a criminal, in the tragedy
Kireedam , earned him a
National Film Special Jury Award./16/ Mohanlal later recalled that his portrayal of Sethumadhavan's mental agony, commended as a natural performance, was spontaneous and that he "did what Sethumadhavan, my character, would have done in such a situation", adding that acting was "akin to entering another person’s body."/24/
In 1989, he acted in a movie which became a hit in the year,
Varavelpu , which tells the story of a man who earned money in overseas and came back to his native to enjoy his life with family. He bought a bus, which changed his life fully. The former
Prime Minister of India,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, mentioned the movie as an example for ignorance by Kerala towards global economic changes during the inauguration of Global Investor Meet held at
Kochi on 18 January 2003./30/ /31/ of
In the early 1990s, Mohanlal acted in a number of notable commercial movies, such as
His Highness Abdullah ,
Midhunam and
No.20 Madras Mail .
His Highness Abdullah was the first movie produced by Mohanlal, under the banner of
Pranavam Arts. His romantic comedy
Kilukkam (1991) with
Revathy is regarded as one of the most popular Malayalam films ever.Bharatham as a
Carnatic singer who is burdened by a jealous brother, earned him the
National Award for Best Actor in 1991./13/ Although not trained in classical dance, he portrayed a
Bharatanatyam dancer in
Kamaladalam (1992). He took help from his choreographer and his co-actors
Vineeth and
Monisha for enacting the dance scenes./24/
Rajashilpi, Sadayam ,
Yoddha and
Vietnam Colony were the other successful movies of Mohanlal in the same year. The 1993 drama
Devaasuram , written by
Ranjith and directed by
I. V. Sasi, was one of Mohanlal's most successful films and is regarded as a
cult classic./13/ In 1994, Mohanlal starred along with
Shobana and
Suresh Gopi in
Fazil's
Manichitrathazhu in the lead role as a psychiatrist. The film was a critical and commercial success, and became one of the highest grossing Malayalam films.
Sphadikam was his major commercial success in 1995. Mohanlal won his third
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and fifth
Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam) for his portrayal as a young man who becomes a
thug, estranged from his father, upon failing to meet the latter's high expectations.
In 1997, he acted in a movie
Guru, which became the only film in Mollywood which is selected in the
List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Here he plays the role as Raghuraman, who wanted to kill all the people because he lost his relatives, love and parents during a bombblast. But he got deviate during a dream which took him to a world without eyes, there he found the reason behind it and gave the solutions too.
In 1998, he produced and starred in
Harikrishnans alongside
Mammootty and
Juhi Chawla. The film was a commercial success but was not received well by critics./36/ The movie had two versions of
climaxes which were screened in different regions based on whether Mammootty or Mohanlal was more popular there./37/ This, however, became controversial when lawsuits were filed claiming that prints exhibited in
Hindu-dominated areas showed Mohanlal marrying the heroine, whereas the ones in
Muslim-dominated areas showed Mammootty marrying her./38/
Mohanlal depicted a
Kathakali artist whose personal life is a tragedy in the 1999 Indo-French period drama
Vanaprastham directed by
Shaji N. Karun. Since Mohanlal was not trained in Kathakali - a dance-drama form indigenous to Kerala, he took tips from reputed Kathakali dancers to essay the role, for which he received his second
National Film Award for Best Actor,/39/ fourth
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and sixth
Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam)./11/ It was also adjudged the best feature film of the year and won the best editing award at
National Film Awards. The film was also selected for the competitive section at the
Cannes Film Festival and several other
international film festivals and won six
Kerala State Film Awards./40/ /41/
Later years (2000-2009)
Many movies made in this period built on Mohanlal's image as an invincible, larger-than-life hero. In 2000, Mohanlal starred in
Narasimham playing a rogue with a good heart./42/ It became one of the highest grossing movies in the history of
Malayalam cinema./43/ In the next two years, Mohanlal was typecasted in similar larger-than-life
action hero roles in movies like
Ravanaprabhu ,
Thandavam ,
Praja ,
Onnaman and
Chathurangam . These movies were widely criticised for their repetitive plots, lewd dialogues, punch lines and male chauvinistic outlook./43/ /44/ /45/ /46/ /47/ "The
Narasimham hangover is terrifically strong and it has, at least for the moment, killed the prospects of good films. I don't see any other reason for the failure of well made female-oriented films like
Mazha and
Madhuranombarakkattu ," wrote
The New Indian Express./43/ The director Priyadarshan commented, "Mohanlal is the complete actor who can excel in both action and comedy. But it is a pity that the actor fell into an image trap after "Narasimham", when he became the one-man entertainer who could dance, fight, and sing!"/48/ Mohanlal has defended the poor performance of his movies saying that a "movie is a joint effort" where the actor "is just a vehicle to convey what comes as a thought to the writer" and the number of "great story tellers.. have dwindled" in Malayalam cinema./18/
In 2002, Mohanlal played the role of Sreenivasan IPS, a
Mumbai police officer,Bollywood movie,
Company , which introduced him to the
Hindi-speaking audience in India and for which he won the
IIFA
Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor. The movie dealt with the real life story of two underworld dons who ruled Mumbai played by
Ajay Devgn and
Vivek Oberoi. Mohanlal's performance was well-received.
The Hindu noted that the actor is "at his natural best" and "does not look stifled or anxious as other South Indian stars do when they appear in a Hindi movie for the first time"./51/
The following year, Mohanlal, trying to change his action hero image,/52/ returned to
humour roles with
Kilichundan
Mampazham ,
Balettan ,
Hariharan_Pillai_Happy_Aanu and
Mr.
Brahmachari .
Kilichundan Mampazham , promoted as a comeback vehicle for the actor, received good reviews and box-office collection./53/ /54/ /55/
Balettan , directed by
V. M. Vinu, was an "average story" which had "nothing new to offer", but was a commercial success./58/ Mohanlal plays the role of Athanipparambil Balachandran, a bank employee always willing to lend a helping hand, who is forced to hide many secrets after his father's death leading to his family's mistrust./56/ In 2004,
Natturajavu and
Mambazhakkalam were his notable commercial successes./59/
Still fighting the larger-than-life image, Mohanlal appeared in the 2005
black comedy
Udayananu Tharam as an aspiring film director. Well-received by the audience and the critics, the movie did well even in places where Malayalam films do not run in regular shows like
Vadodara,
Rajkot,
Pune and
Ahmedabad./25/ In the same year, he appeared in director
Blessy's second film
Thanmathra, a film that tells the story of an individual suffering from
Alzheimer's disease. The film received positive reviews and Mohanlal's performance was praised./60/ Mohanlal won his fifth
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and seventh
Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam) for his performance in a difficult role; his character does not speak in the second-half of the movie./61/ An "aesthetically shot" scene in which the husband, a dark shot of Mohanlal in nude, is distracted by a lizard on the wall while having sex with his wife was deleted after it became controversial in the conservative Kerala society./60/ /62/
In 2006, he worked with the director
Sathyan Anthikkad, after nearly a decade, in the movie
Rasathanthram . Although a commercial success,/63/ the movie received mixed reviews./64/ Rediff.com enjoyed the movie, though it used "different elements that are tried and tested over the ages" and commented that "Mohanlal, though repeating himself for the umpteenth time, pleases."/65/ Mohanlal also acted in
Kirtichakra by director
Major Ravi, in which he plays the role of an
Indian Army officer Major Mahadevan. The movie was shot in
Kashmir./66/ and was a commercial success./67/ A
dubbed version of the movie was released in Tamil as
Aran , but Mohanlal disassociated himself with the movie since his voice was not used, stating that "I prefer to speak for my role in the film."/68/ Mohanlal also acted in the sequels
Kurukshetra (2008) and
Kandahar (2010).
In 2007, Mohanlal won the
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie
Paradesi directed by
P.T. Kunju Muhammed. The movie garnered positive reviews,/69/ with
Sify.com noting that "Mohanlal is mesmerising and reinvents the idiom of acting once more with feeling."/70/ The same year, he appeared in his second
Bollywood movie,
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag , and in
Hallo , which became one of the biggest Malayalam hits in 2007./71/ In
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag , a remake of
Sholay , Mohanlal played the role of the protagonist Narasimha, a cop with a vendetta against the criminal Babban Singh played by
Amitabh Bachchan. The movie received extremely poor reviews and Mohanlal's performance was also criticized./72/ /73/
Rediff.com commented that the actor, forced to speak "farcical, formulaic tripe", "gave up the chase for greatness halfway through"./74/
In 2009, Mohanlal appeared with
Kamal Haasan in the
Tamil movie
Unnaipol Oruvan . His last film in 2009 was
Ividam Swargamanu , directed by Roshan Andrews.
2010-present
His 2010 releases,
Alexander the Great , and
Kandahar , did not fare well at the box office.
Shikkar is the only movie he has in 2010 as a commercial success film and also it is the only solo mega hit of a Malayalam actor in 2010./75/
Malayala Manorama criticized his choice of roles commenting that Malayalees did not want to see another "The “I Am Still Superman” Mohanlal Movie" in 2011 and that the actor should "either shape up for the roles he is trying to play or stick to roles that suit him"./75/ His first release of 2011 was the multi-starrer
Christian Brothers is the highest grossing malayalam film ever collecting more than 38 crores, released on 18 March 2011 in which he acted alongside
Suresh Gopi,
Dileep and
Sarath Kumar. His another release was
Pranayam , a multi-starrer featuring
Jaya Prada and
Anupam Kher, which released on 31 August 2011. His performance in
Pranayam has been applauded by the critics and the viewers.
Snehaveedu is the latest superhit of Mohanlal. This movie is a family subject directed by Sathyan Anthikkadu.
Filmography
Mohanlal has acted in over 300
Malayalam films and produced or co-produced over 25 films. His acting credits include some
Tamil,
Hindi,
Telugu,
Kannada films. He has acted in 4 professional
plays. He has sung over 25 songs, most of them for the films he acted in.hw
is a four-time
National Award-winning
Indian
actor,
producer,
singer and story writer who mainly works in
Malayalam films, a part of
Indian cinema. The following is a list of films in which he has played a
role.
Announced Films
No.
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Film
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Co-stars
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Thriller
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2
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Based on the novel
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3
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Nairsan
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Upcoming films
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Film
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Co-stars
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P. Madhavan Nair
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2
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Casanovva
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3
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2010s
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Year
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Film
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Co-stars
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Director
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Role
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295
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2011
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Ajayan
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294
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2011
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Mathews
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293
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2011
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Mathukutty
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292
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2011
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Siby K. Thomas |
Christy Varghese
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291
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2010
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Major Mahadevan
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290
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2010
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M.Padmakumar
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S. Suresh Babu
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Balaraman
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289
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2010
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Kolappulli Sukumaran
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288
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2010
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Murali Nagavally
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C. Balachandran
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Alexander Varma
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Remake of
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287
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2010
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N R Sanjeev
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Adv Surya Narayanan
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2000s
Year
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Year
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Film
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Co-stars
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Director
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Role
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Other notes
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286
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2009
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Mathews
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Winner:
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285
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2009
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S.L Puram Jayasurya
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S.L Puram Jayasurya
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Angel John
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284
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2009
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Sivankutty
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Winner:
Jaycee Award Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (Dubai) for Best Actor |
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283
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2009
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Prasanth Mampully
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Prasanth Mampully
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Dr. Balagopalan
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Shot in 17 hours
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282
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2009
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Sagar Alias Jacky
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281
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2009
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Oyyarathu Madathil Ramanathan (O.M.R.)
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280
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2008
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Rajivnath
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Sidharthan
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Winner:
Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (Dubai) for Best Actor |
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279
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2008
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Siby K. Thomas |
Devaraja Prathapa Varma
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Winner:
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278
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2008
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Colonel Mahadevan
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Winner:
Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (Dubai) for Best Actor. |
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277
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2008
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Albert Samson
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Winner:
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276
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2008
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Putthanpurakkal Gopalakrishna Pillai
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Winner:
Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (Dubai) for Best Actor |
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275
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2008
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Ashok R. Nath
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Professor Saeed Ahmed
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Cameo
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274
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2008
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Gopa Kumar
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Winner: Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (Dubai) for Best Actor
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273
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2008
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Suresh Pothuval
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Captain SreeKumar
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272
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2007
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S. Bhasurachandran
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Midhun Madhav
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271
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2007
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Chandramouli
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270
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2007
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Valiyakatthu Moosa
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Mohanlal plays the role of Valiyakatthu Moosa spanning three eras.
Winner: Kerala Film Audience Council |
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269
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2007
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T. A Shahid
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Barami Anwar Ali
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268
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2007
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Sivaraman
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Winner:
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267
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2007
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Benny P. Nayarambalam
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Vasco da Gama/Thala
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Winner:
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266
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2006
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Baba Kalyani IPS
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265
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2006
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Nithyashree,
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Ranjan Pramod
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Ranjan Pramod
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Dijo John & Joy John
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Double Role
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264
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2006
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Dr. S. Janardhanan
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Dr. S. Janardhanan
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Isahak
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263
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2006
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Major Mahadevan
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Winner:
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262
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2006
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Shajoon Karyal
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Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
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261
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2006
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Premachandran
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260
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2006
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Sandhya Mohan
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Siby K. Thomas |
Joji
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Cameo. Sequel to
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259
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2005
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Rameshan Nair
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Winner:
Kerala Film Audience Council Award for the Best Actor Kala Keralam Awards Jaycee Award National Film Academy Award for Best Actor |
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258
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2005
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Ranjan Pramod
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Mullankolli Velayudhan
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Winner:
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257
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2005
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Shooranad Pappoyi/Shooranad Kunju
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Double Role
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256
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2005
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Chirakkal Sreehari
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255
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2005
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Udayabhanu
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Winner:
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254
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2004
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Mambazhakkalam
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T. A Shahid
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Puramanayil Chandran
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Winner: Kerala Film Audience Council Award for the Best actor
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253
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2004
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T. A Shahid
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Pulikkattil Charlie
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252
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2004
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Sreekumar
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Winner: Kerala Film Audience Council Award for the Best actor
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251
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2004
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Vamanapuram Bus Route
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Sonu Shishupal
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Sudheesh John
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Lever Johny
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250
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2004
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Nishanth Sagar, Madhu Warrier,
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Murali Nagavalli
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Narayana Swamy
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Cameo
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249
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2003
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Sunil Impress
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Hariharan Pillai
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248
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2003
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V. M. Vinu
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T. A Shahid
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Athaniparambil Balachandran
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Winner:
Kerala Film Audience Council Award for the Best Actor |
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247
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2003
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Abdul Khader
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246
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2003
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J. Pallassery
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Ananthan Thampi
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245
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2002
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Babu Janardanan
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Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob
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244
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2002
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S. Suresh Bbau
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Kashinathan
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243
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2002
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Ravishankar
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242
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2001
|
Achaneyanenikkishtam
|
Suresh Poduval
|
Mahadevan
|
Cameo
|
||
241
|
2001
|
Unnathangalil
|
Joemon
|
Robin Thirumala
|
Rakshakan
|
Cameo
|
|
240
|
2001
|
Zakir Ali Hussain
|
|||||
239
|
2001
|
Mangalassery Neelakandan/ Mangalassery Karthikeyan
|
Sequel of
|
||||
238
|
2001
|
Sivaraman
|
Remake of
|
||||
237
|
2000
|
Raghunath Paleri
|
Vishal Krishnamoorthy
|
||||
236
|
2000
|
Gangaprasad I P S
|
|||||
235
|
2000
|
Life Is Beautiful
|
Vinaya Chandran
|
Highly Inspired from Hollywood film
|
|||
234
|
2000
|
Poovalli Induchoodan
|
National Film Academy Award for Best Actor.
This was the highest grossed film in Malayalam until 2005.
|
1990s
No
|
Year
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Script
|
Role
|
Other notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
233
|
1999
|
Kunjikuttan
|
Winner:
Film |
||||
232
|
1999
|
C. T. Varghese / Antony Adam I P S
|
Remake of
|
||||
231
|
1999
|
Parameswaran / Ustaad
|
|||||
230
|
1998
|
Niranjan
|
Cameo
|
||||
229
|
1998
|
Sagar Kottapuram
|
|||||
228
|
1998
|
Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
|
Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
|
||||
227
|
1998
|
Krishnan
|
|||||
226
|
1998
|
Vishwanathan
|
|||||
225
|
1997
|
Jagannaadhan
|
Winner: Star Screen South Award for Best Actor
|
||||
224
|
1997
|
Sreelakshmi,
|
Dr. C.G Rajendra Babu
|
Reghuraman
|
Winner: Star Screen South Award for Best Actor
Official Indian entry to the |
||
223
|
1997
|
Appukuttan (Alfy)
|
Winner: Star Screen South Award for Best Actor
Remake of |
||||
222
|
1997
|
Govindankutty
|
Winner: Star Screen South Award for Best Actor
|
||||
221
|
1997
|
Babu Janardanan
|
Sunny Palamatom
|
||||
220
|
1996
|
T. A Razzak
|
Jeeva
|
||||
219
|
1996
|
Dr. Govardhan
|
Winner:
|
||||
218
|
1995
|
Aniyankuttan/Ravi Varma
|
|||||
217
|
1995
|
Babu Pallassery
|
Stephen Ronald aka Alby Romeo Higuitta
|
||||
216
|
1995
|
P. Balachandran,
|
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
|
||||
215
|
1995
|
Dr. C. G Rajendra Babu
|
Aadu Thoma/Thomas Chacko
|
Winner:
|
|||
214
|
1995
|
Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
|
Dr. Roy Alex
|
Remake of
|
|||
213
|
1994
|
Cheriyan Kalpakavadi,
|
Boby
|
||||
212
|
1994
|
Mohan
|
Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
|
Balachandran
|
|||
211
|
1994
|
Raghunath Paleri
|
Capt. Vijay Menon
|
||||
210
|
1994
|
Manikyan
|
|||||
209
|
1994
|
P. Balachandran,
|
Unnikrishnan
|
||||
208
|
1993
|
Madhu Muttam
|
Dr. Sunny Joseph
|
||||
207
|
1993
|
Venu
|
|||||
206
|
1993
|
Surabhi,
|
Sedhumadhavan
|
Sequel to Kireedom
|
|||
205
|
1993
|
Samuel Alexander
|
|||||
204
|
1993
|
Unni, Narendran
|
Double role
|
||||
203
|
1993
|
Prince
|
|||||
202
|
1993
|
Mangalassery Neelakandan
|
Winner:
Kerala Film Journalists Award for Best Actor |
||||
201
|
1993
|
Sedhumadhavan
|
|||||
200
|
1992
|
G. Krishnamurthy
|
|||||
199
|
1992
|
Thambi Kannanthanam
|
T. A Razzak
|
Sachidanandan/Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
|
Double Role
|
||
198
|
1992
|
Anil
|
John Paul
|
Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
|
|||
197
|
1992
|
Sivaprasad
|
|||||
196
|
1992
|
Sasidharan Arattuvazhi
|
Thaiparambil Ashokan
|
||||
195
|
1992
|
Rajashilpi
|
R. Sukumaran
|
R. Sukumaran
|
Shambhu
|
||
194
|
1992
|
T. Rajeevnath
|
Sidharthan
|
||||
193
|
1992
|
Nandagopan
|
|||||
192
|
1992
|
Maathu,
|
Sathyanadhan
|
Winner: Kerala Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
|
|||
191
|
1991
|
Hari Krishnan
|
Winner:
|
||||
190
|
1991
|
Ananthmoorthy
|
|||||
189
|
1991
|
Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
|
Dr Sunny
|
Winner:
|
|||
188
|
1991
|
Joji
|
|||||
187
|
1991
|
Charlie Chacko
|
Double Role
|
||||
186
|
1991
|
Vishnulokam
|
T.A Razzak
|
Shanku
|
|||
185
|
1991
|
G. Aravindan
|
G. Aravindan
|
Venugopal
|
|||
184
|
1991
|
Kalloor Gopinathan
|
Winner:
|
||||
183
|
1991
|
Dhanam
|
Charmila,
|
Sivashankaran
|
|||
182
|
1990
|
Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
|
Nettoor Stephan
|
Winner: Ujala Award, Kerala Film Goers Award for Best Actor
|
|||
181
|
1990
|
Sunitha,
|
Sreekumaran Thampi
|
Appu
|
|||
180
|
1990
|
Indrajaalam
|
[[Dennis Joseph
|
Kannan Nair
|
|||
179
|
1990
|
Arhatha
|
Devaraaj
|
||||
178
|
1990
|
Balan
|
Winner: Ujala Award, Kerala Film Goers Award for Best Actor
|
||||
177
|
1990
|
Sarangapani
|
Kadathanadan Ambadi
|
Second part of Thacholi Othenan
|
|||
176
|
1990
|
Mukham
|
Mohan
|
Mohan, Mani Swami
|
Hariprasad
|
||
175
|
1990
|
Abdullah/Ananthan Namboothiri
|
Winner: Ujala Award, Kerala Film Goers Award for Best Actor
|
||||
174
|
1990
|
Tony Kurishingal
|
|||||
173
|
1990
|
Ramdas
|
Sequel to Nadodikkattu and Pattanapravesham
|
||||
172
|
1990
|
Sudhi
|
1980s
No
|
Year
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Script
|
Role
|
Other notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
171
|
1989
|
Rajiv Menon
|
|||||
170
|
1989
|
Adv. Shyam Prakash
|
|||||
169
|
1989
|
V.R. Gopalakrishnan
|
Unnikrishnan
|
Remake of
|
|||
168
|
1989
|
Sethumadhavan
|
|||||
167
|
1989
|
Achu
|
Cameo
|
||||
166
|
1989
|
Arjun
|
|||||
165
|
1989
|
Murali
|
Winner: Film Express Award for Best Actor
|
||||
164
|
1989
|
Jeevan
|
|||||
163
|
1989
|
Anil
|
B. Ashok
|
Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
|
|||
162
|
1989
|
Lal Americayil
|
Lal
|
||||
161
|
1988
|
Vishnu
|
Winner:
|
||||
160
|
1988
|
Aniyankuttan
|
Winner:
|
||||
159
|
1988
|
C Pavithran Nair or C.P.
|
Winner:
|
||||
158
|
1988
|
Ali Imran
|
|||||
157
|
1988
|
Devanarayanan
|
Winner:
|
||||
156
|
1988
|
Anuragi
|
Sheriff
|
Samu
|
|||
155
|
1988
|
CID Ramdas
|
Sequel to
|
||||
154
|
1988
|
R. Sukumaran
|
R. Sukumaran
|
Mathu Pandaram, Soap Kuttappan
|
Double Role.
Winner: |
||
153
|
1988
|
Freddy Nicholas
|
|||||
152
|
1988
|
Shibu Chakravarthi
|
Mohanlal
|
Cameo
|
|||
151
|
1988
|
Ayitham
|
Raman
|
||||
150
|
1988
|
Mukundan
|
|||||
149
|
1987
|
Ivide Ellavarkum Sugham
|
Jacee
|
Appu
|
|||
148
|
1987
|
Mizhiyorangalil
|
T S Dasan
|
Special appearance
|
|||
147
|
1987
|
Ramdas
|
|||||
146
|
1987
|
Ramachandran
|
|||||
145
|
1987
|
Vazhiyorakkazhchakal
|
Raghvan/Antony Isaac
|
||||
144
|
1987
|
Kayyethum Doorath
|
K. Ramachandran
|
||||
143
|
1987
|
Mannarathodi Jayakrishnan
|
|||||
142
|
1987
|
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam
|
John Paul
|
Aby
|
|||
141
|
1987
|
Thambi Kannanthanam
|
Raja Mahindra Varma
|
||||
140
|
1987
|
Sagar Alias Jacky
|
|||||
139
|
1987
|
Lal
|
|||||
138
|
1987
|
Adimakal Udamakal
|
Mohan Cheriyan
|
||||
137
|
1987
|
Amrutham Gamaya
|
Dr P K Haridas
|
Scripted by M T Vasudevan Nair
|
|||
136
|
1987
|
January Oru Orma
|
Kaloor Dennis
|
Raju
|
|||
135
|
1986
|
Vinod
|
Remake of
|
||||
134
|
1986
|
Sunny
|
|||||
133
|
1986
|
Shari,
|
Solomon
|
||||
132
|
1986
|
Vincent Gomas
|
|||||
131
|
1986
|
Karthika]],
|
Sethu/Ram Singh
|
||||
130
|
1986
|
Balagopalan
|
|||||
129
|
1986
|
Kunjattakkilikal
|
Balakrishnan
|
||||
128
|
1986
|
Revathikkoru Pavakkutti
|
Dr Madhavankutty
|
||||
127
|
1986
|
Harishankar
|
|||||
126
|
1986
|
Adiverukal
|
Anil
|
Balakrishnan
|
|||
125
|
1986
|
Sanmanassullavarku Samadhanam
|
Gopalakrishna Panicker
|
||||
124
|
1986
|
Manassil Oru Manimuthu
|
|||||
123
|
1986
|
T. S. Mohan
|
Ramesh
|
||||
122
|
1986
|
Ente Entethu Mathram
|
Mr. Menon
|
||||
121
|
1986
|
Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare
|
Asha Jayaram,
|
Ragunath Paleri
|
Ragunath Paleri
|
Telephone Uncle
|
|
120
|
1986
|
Shobaraj & Dharmaraj
|
Double role, Remake of Hindi film, Don
|
||||
119
|
1986
|
Yuvajanolsavam
|
Sreekumaran Thambi
|
Sreekumaran Thambi
|
Jayan
|
||
118
|
1986
|
Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam
|
Diwakaran
|
||||
117
|
1986
|
Nimishangal
|
Radhakrishnan
|
||||
116
|
1986
|
Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kathu
|
Paul
|
||||
115
|
1986
|
Mizhineerpookkal
|
John Paul
|
||||
114
|
1986
|
Kaveri
|
Rajivnath
|
||||
113
|
1986
|
Iniyum Kurukshetram
|
|||||
112
|
1986
|
Neram Pularumbol
|
|||||
111
|
1986
|
Venugopal
|
Remake of
|
||||
110
|
1986
|
Jagadeesh Nair
|
|||||
109
|
1986
|
Vasu
|
|||||
108
|
1986
|
Abhayam Thedi
|
|||||
107
|
1986
|
Kariyilakkattupole
|
Inspector Achuthankutty
|
||||
106
|
1986
|
Panchagni
|
Rasheed
|
Scripted by M T Vasudevan Nair
|
|||
105
|
1986
|
Shambu
|
|||||
104
|
1986
|
Oppam Oppathinoppam
|
Soman Ambatt
|
Krishnankutty
|
|||
103
|
1986
|
Inspector Devadas
|
|||||
102
|
1986
|
Ninnishtam Ennishtam
|
Alappy Ashraf
|
Srikumar
|
Winner: Kerala Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Remake of
|
||
101
|
1985
|
Kandu Kandarinju
|
Krishnanunni
|
||||
100
|
1985
|
Ezhu Muthal Ombathu vare
|
Gopi
|
||||
099
|
1985
|
Rangam
|
Winner: Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce Award for Best Actor
|
||||
098
|
1985
|
Paththaamudayam
|
Jayamohan/Vikraman
|
His first Double Role
|
|||
097
|
1985
|
Idanilangal
|
|||||
096
|
1985
|
Uyarum Njan Nadake
|
Madhuri
|
P.Chandrakumar
|
Tharappan
|
Winner: Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce Award for Best Actor
|
|
095
|
1985
|
Karimbin Poovinakkare
|
Bhadran
|
||||
094
|
1985
|
Shyam
|
Remake of the Hollywood film
|
||||
093
|
1985
|
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
|
Balakrishnan
|
||||
092
|
1985
|
Vishnu
|
|||||
091
|
1985
|
Arti Gupta,
|
J.Williams
|
Jeevan
|
|||
090
|
1985
|
Paul Babu
|
Peter
|
||||
089
|
1985
|
Angadikkappurathu
|
Babu
|
||||
088
|
1985
|
Parayanum Vayya Parayathirikkanum Vayya
|
|||||
087
|
1985
|
Guruji Oru Vakku
|
Rajan Shankaradi
|
Sudhakaran Nair
|
|||
086
|
1985
|
Vasanthasena
|
K. Vijayan
|
Devan
|
|||
085
|
1985
|
Mulamoottil Adima
|
P. K. Joseph
|
||||
084
|
1985
|
Anubandham
|
Bhaskaran
|
||||
083
|
1985
|
Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil
|
Nithin
|
||||
082
|
1985
|
Njan Piranna Nattil
|
P. Chandrakumar
|
||||
081
|
1985
|
Naayakan
|
Balu Kiriyath
|
Krishnadas
|
|||
080
|
1985
|
Narayanan Kutty
|
|||||
079
|
1985
|
Omanikkan Ormikkan
|
A. B. Raj
|
||||
078
|
1985
|
Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu
|
Sreekumar
|
||||
077
|
1985
|
Aviduthepole Ivideyum
|
K. S. Sethumadhavan
|
Sukumaran
|
|||
076
|
1984
|
Vipin Das
|
Joseph Madamballi
|
||||
075
|
1984
|
P. G. Vishwambaran
|
Raghu
|
||||
074
|
1984
|
Gopi
|
|||||
073
|
1984
|
P. K. Jayarajan
|
Main antagonist; scripted by MT
|
||||
072
|
1984
|
Ariyatha Veethikal
|
K. S. Sethumadhavan
|
Balan
|
|||
071
|
1984
|
Aduthaduthu
|
Vishnu Mohan
|
||||
070
|
1984
|
A. Vincent
|
P. G Thampi
|
Kumaran
|
|||
069
|
1984
|
Itha Innumuthal
|
T.S. Sureshbabu
|
||||
068
|
1984
|
Kilikkonchal
|
V. Ashok Kumar
|
||||
067
|
1984
|
Thirakal
|
K.Vijayan
|
James George
|
|||
066
|
1984
|
Manassariyathe
|
Soman Ambat
|
Mammootty
|
|||
065
|
1984
|
Kurisu Yuddham
|
|||||
064
|
1984
|
Ivide Thudangunnu
|
Krishna Kumar
|
||||
063
|
1984
|
Vetta
|
Mohan Roop
|
||||
062
|
1984
|
Aalkkoottathil Thaniye
|
Anil Kumar
|
||||
061
|
1984
|
Lakshmana Rekha
|
Sudhakaran Nair
|
||||
060
|
1984
|
Pavam Poornima
|
Balu Kiriyath
|
||||
059
|
1984
|
Gopalakrishnan
|
|||||
058
|
1984
|
Kaliyil Alpam Karyam
|
Neelima,
|
||||
057
|
1984
|
Balan
|
|||||
056
|
1984
|
Athirathram
|
John Paul
|
Prasad
|
|||
055
|
1984
|
Appunni
|
Vinayan
|
||||
054
|
1984
|
Vanitha Police
|
Alappi Ashraf
|
||||
053
|
1984
|
S.L Puram Sadanandan
|
Rajendran
|
||||
052
|
1984
|
P. G. Vishwambaran
|
Nanda Gopal
|
||||
051
|
1984
|
Akkare
|
K.N.Sasidharan
|
Sudhan
|
|||
050
|
1983
|
Alex
|
|||||
049
|
1983
|
Babu
|
|||||
048
|
1983
|
P. K. Joseph
|
Sukumaran Thampi
|
||||
047
|
1983
|
Changatham
|
S T Daniel
|
||||
046
|
1983
|
Asthram
|
P. N. Menon
|
Das
|
|||
045
|
1983
|
Unni Krishnan
|
|||||
044
|
1983
|
Attakkalasam
|
Santhosh Babu
|
||||
043
|
1983
|
Iniyengilum
|
Ravi
|
||||
042
|
1983
|
Engine Nee Marakkum
|
M.Mani
|
Shambu
|
|||
041
|
1983
|
Chakravalam Chuvannappol
|
Surendran
|
||||
040
|
1983
|
Aadhipathyam
|
Sreekumaran Thambi
|
||||
039
|
1983
|
Theeram Thedunna Thira
|
A.Vincent
|
||||
038
|
1983
|
Thaavalam
|
|||||
037
|
1983
|
P.G.Vishwambaran
|
Ramu
|
||||
036
|
1983
|
Murali
|
|||||
035
|
1983
|
Sesham Kazhchayil
|
Cameo role
|
||||
034
|
1983
|
Arabikkadal
|
|||||
033
|
1983
|
Himavahini
|
P. G. Vishwambaran
|
Pappy
|
|||
032
|
1983
|
Kuyiline Thedi
|
M. Mani
|
Thampuran Kutty
|
|||
031
|
1983
|
Kolakkomban
|
Gopi
|
||||
030
|
1983
|
Kaliyamardanam
|
J. Williams
|
Johny
|
|||
029
|
1983
|
Naseema
|
Sherief
|
Saithali
|
|||
028
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1983
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Minister Prabhakaran
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027
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1983
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Bhookambam
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Raghu
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026
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1983
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Ente Katha
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P.K.Joseph
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Ramesh
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025
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1983
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Hello Madras Girl
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024
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1983
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Visa
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Balu Kiriyath
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Sunny
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023
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1982
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Aa Divasam
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M.Mani
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022
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1982
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Njanonnu Parayatte
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K. A. Venugopal
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Shekharankutty
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021
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1982
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Vinu
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020
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1982
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Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam
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Kishor
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019
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1982
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Enthino Pookkunna Pookkal
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Gopinath Babu
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Surendran
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018
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1982
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Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum
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Mohanlal
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017
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1982
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Aakrosham
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A. B. Raj
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Mohanachandran
|
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016
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1982
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Pooviriyum Pulari
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G.Premkumar
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015
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1982
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Enikkum Oru Divasam
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Sreekumaran Thambi
|
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014
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1982
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Jijo
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Kannan
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013
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1982
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Kelkkatha Shabdam
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Babu
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012
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1982
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Jambulingam
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011
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1982
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Football
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Balakrishnan
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010
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1982
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Mohan Lal
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009
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1981
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Mohan
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008
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1981
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Varma
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007
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1981
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Attimari
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Sasi Kumar
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Shan
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006
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1981
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Dhanya
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Mohanlal
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Antagonist
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005
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1981
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Balu Kiriyath
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004
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1981
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Sanchari
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Boban Kunchacko
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Dr. Sekhar
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Antagonist
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003
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1980
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Narendran
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Mohanlal portrays the antagonist
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1970s
No
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Year
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Film
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Co-stars
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Director
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Role
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Other notes
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002
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1978
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Rantu Janmam
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Nagavally R. S. Kurup
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001
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1978
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Sasi Kumar
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Ashok Kumar
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Kuttappan
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Released in one center.
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Other language films
No
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Year
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Film
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Language
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Co-stars
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Director
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Role
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Other notes
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10
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2009
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Tamil
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Chakri Toleti
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I. G. Raghavan Maraar
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9
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2008
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Hindi
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Cameo
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8
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2007
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Hindi
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Narasimha
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7
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2004
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Love
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Kannada
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Aditya, Rakshitha
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Rajendrasingh Babu
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Taxi driver
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Extended Cameo.
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6
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2003
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Tamil
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Vikraman
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5
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2002
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Hindi
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Srinivasan
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Winner: 2003
Nominated: |
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4
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2001
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Hindi
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Cameo
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Remake of Malayalam movie Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
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3
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1997
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Tamil
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Anandan
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Winner:
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2
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1994
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Gaandeevam
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Telugu
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Cameo in a song
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1
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1991
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Tamil
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Cameo appearance
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Silent films
No
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Film
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Co-stars
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Director
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Role
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Other notes
|
|---|
As playback singer
No
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Year
|
Film/Album
|
Song(s)
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Co-Singer(s)
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Lyricist
|
Music Director
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
1985
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"Neeyarinjo"
|
Chunakkara Ramankutty
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2
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1985
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Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil
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"Sindhoora Megham"
|
Chunakkara Ramankutty
|
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3
|
1986
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"Hridayam Oru Vallaki (Bit)"
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4
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1988
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Padamudra
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"Aarumilla"
"Ombathu Maasam" |
Traditional
Idaman Thankappan |
Traditional
Vidyadharan |
|
5
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1988
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"Aei Moonnu"
"Kaadumi Naadumellam" |
Traditional
|
Traditional
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6
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1990
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"A.E.I.O.U"
|
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7
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1991
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Vishnulokam
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"
|
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8
|
1992
|
Onathappan
|
"Pookacha Manjakacha"
|
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9
|
1993
|
"Ponthidambu"
|
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10
|
1993
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"Abalathwamalla"
|
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11
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1993
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Kalipattam
|
"Vazhiyoram"
|
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12
|
1993
|
"Akkuthikku"
|
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13
|
1995
|
"Ezhimala"
|
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14
|
1996
|
"Shyamayaam"
|
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15
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1999
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"Peppara Pera Pera"
|
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16
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1999
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"Kaithapoovin"
|
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17
|
1999
|
"Theercha"
|
Kannan Pareekutty
|
Thej Mervin
|
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14
|
2001
|
Ormakkai
|
"Maanatthe Ambili"
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Vijayan East Coast
|
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15
|
2001
|
"Aaja"
|
M. P. Muralidharan
|
|||
16
|
2002
|
"Hey Valuthaayoru"
|
||||
17
|
2003
|
"Karu Karu Karutthoru"
|
||||
18
|
2005
|
"Puthumannu"
|
Arumughan Vengidangu
|
|||
19
|
2005
|
"Ithaloornnu Veena"
|
||||
20
|
2007
|
Ente Kannimala
|
"Sabarimala Thirumudiyil"
|
Binu Sreelakam, Unni
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Vidyadharan
|
|
21
|
2008
|
"Jeevitham Oru"
"Ganesha Saranam" |
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22
|
2009
|
"Njan Casanovva"
|
||||
23
|
2009
|
"Annarakanna Vaa"
|
Dr. Unnikrishnan, Vishnu
|
|||
24
|
2010
|
"Naathoone Naathoone"
|
||||
25
|
2011
|
"I'm Your Man"
|
||||
26
|
2011
|
Ayyappathom
|
"Ayyappa Ponnanikkovilil"
|
Rajeev Alumkal
|
Dance
ballet
No
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Role
|
Other notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Maya Ravan
|
Voice of Hanuman
|
Epic ballet - Stage Program
|
||
2
|
Krishna
|
Voice of Arjuna
|
Epic ballet - Stage Program
|
Stage Play
No
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Role
|
Other notes
|
|---|
As producer
Under Casino Films
Year
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Role
|
Awards
|
|---|
Under Cheers Films
Year
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Role
|
Awards
|
|---|
Year
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Role
|
Awards
|
|---|
Under
Aashirvad Cinemas
Year
|
Film
|
Co-stars
|
Director
|
Role
|
Awards and Other notes
|
|---|
As distributor
Maxlaab releases
Year
|
Film
|
Stars
|
Director
|
Producer
|
Distribution Partner
|
|---|
Dropped/shelved projects
Year
|
Title
|
Director
|
Co-stars
|
Language
|
Notes
|
|---|
niftywalk.blogspot.com As story writer
No
|
Film
|
Starring
|
Director
|
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Swapnamalika
|
K. A. Devaraj
|
As narrator
No
|
Film
|
Starring
|
Director
|
|---|
Other projects
Theatre and television
Like most other Indian stars, Mohanlal does not have a theatre background. However, he has acted in a few plays. He debuted on the stage as
Karna (a character in the Indian epic
Mahabharata) in Karnabharam, a
Sanskrit play that was premiered in
New Delhi as part of the
National Theatre Festival directed by
Kavalam Narayana Panicker. The play depicts
Karna's mental agony a day before the
Kurukshetra War, as he thinks about his past and his faith./76/ He received a standing ovation each time the play was staged./11/
Kadhayattam was a presentation enacted by Mohanlal, depicting 10 unforgettable characters and situations selected from
Malayalam literature./11/ He has said that it is his offering to his mother tongue. The play was staged at
Kottayam on 1 November 2003./77/ The presentation was a fusion of stage acting, movie expression, sound and lighting techniques and music, conceived by film director
T. K. Rajeev Kumar./78/
Chayamukhi is Mohanlal's latest play, presented under the banner of Kalidasa Visual Magic, a production house promoted jointly by Mohanlal and Malayalam actor
Mukesh. Mohanlal performed the role of
Bheeman and Mukesh performed the role of
Keechakan. The play was first staged at Thrichur on 12 March 2008./79/ Mohanlal has also appeared in several television commercials and advertisemens including Malabar Gold ad with
Hema Malini and
Sania Mirza, MCR ad with
Sarath Kumar, Oceanus ad, Manappuram Gold Loan ad with
Akshay Kumar, etc./80/
As Ambassador
Mohanlal was selected as the
Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala State
Athletics by the
Kerala State Athletics Association./81/ He is also the Goodwill Ambassador of
AIDS awareness campaign by
Kerala AIDS Control Society for which he acted in short films,/82/ and of
Handloom textiles in Kerala./83/ Other commercials, designed for Kerala markets, include
LG,/84/
Nerolac, Malabar Gold, Original Choice Rum, Manappuram Finance, MCR textiles, Oceanus constructions, Mohanlal's Tastebuds, Vismayas Max animation academy, Hedge Equities and Pankaja Kasthuri/85/
Business ventures
Mohanlal has also started several business ventures related to film production and distribution, restaurants and packaged spices among others. He owns
Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments, a Malayalam film distribution company and
Vismayas Max, a film post-production studio and college for dubbing artists at
Kinfra Film and Video Park,
Trivandrum. He has produced films under the banner
Pranavam Arts. He owns many restaurants including a chain in
Dubai called Mohanlal's Tastebuds,/86/ Travancore Court in
Kochi and The Harbour Market in
Bangalore./87/ He is also a partner in Mohanlal's Tastebuds, a pickle and curry powder company./88/ His other business ventures include Uni Royal Marine Exports - a
Kozhikode-based seafood export company and
Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre Kochi./89/ He is an
independent director of Clenergen India Private Limited/90/ In 2009, Mohanlal, along with
Priyadarshan, tried to bid for an
Indian Premier League
cricket team based in
Kochi;/91/ they withdrew the bid on failing to source enough funds after a change in rules was introduced./92/
In the media
Mohanlal has been described in Indian media as one of the versatile actors and has been lauded for his natural acting style./13/ /61/ /74/ /93/ /94/
Reader's Digest India described him in 2004 as "cinema's jack of all trades and master of many"./11/ He was also listed 80th in India's Most Trusted Survey conducted by Reader's Digest in 2010./95/ Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma has described Mohanlal as "one of the finest actors in the country who can slip into any role easily"./96/
In 2003 on the 25th anniversary of Mohanlal's film career, a week-long celebration and a stage show was held in
Thiruvananthapuram by his fans and friends. The proceeds from the stage show was donated to charity./97/ Malayalam television channels,
Asianet Television and
Surya TV also held separate stage shows to celebrate the anniversary./98/
Mohanlal along with
Mammootty,
Dileep and
Suresh Gopi have been accused in the media for causing a crisis in Malayalam cinema due to the "superstar" effect. In 2005 Mohanlal, Mammootty and
Dileep controlled 95% of the box-office revenue of Malayalam cinema. The "superstars" have been criticized for their high remunerations, preference for formulaic content and larger-than-life male-oriented roles./99/ /100/ Mohanlal
fan clubs are present throughout Kerala; they help in creating a buzz around new releases and ensure a good opening in movie screens, a crucial factor in the success of the film./101/ In 2007,
prohibition activists in Kerala protested against Mohanlal for appearing in a surreptitious whiskey advertisement. Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation,a
Kottayam-based
NGO, accused the actor of violating laws that ban direct liquor advertisements./102/ However, Mohanlal stated that it was unfair to single him out when so many other Indian actors were doing similar endorsements on television.
In 2010 Mohanlal was part of a public spat involving Malayalam writer and social-critic
Sukumar Azhikode, actor
Thilakan and
Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA). The controversy erupted after Azhikode supported Thilakan's accusations that AMMA had imposed an 'undeclared ban' on him,/103/ suggesting that the leading stars of Malayalam should step aside since they are old, out-of-shape/104/ and charged exorbitant remunerations resulting in mounting losses for the industry. He added that Mohanlal was "a hypocrite who hid his advancing age to act with younger heroines"./80/ Mohanlal responded that Azhikode was having "hallucinations" and his remarks were "an aged-uncle's joke". This led to further personal remarksMammootty and
Innocent defended Mohanlal and the media was, in general, critical of the comments by Azhikode./105/ /106/ Azhikode filed a defamation suit against Mohanlal in August 2010./107/
Personal life
Mohanlal lives with his family in
Thevara,
Kochi. He married Suchitra, daughter of Tamil film producer
K. Balaji/108/ on 28 April 1988.horoscopes did not match at first, but later it was found that the
astrologer erred. Mohanlal has two children -
Pranav and Vismaya. Pranav has acted in a few movies, debuting in Mohanlal's film
Onnaman ./109/ Mohanlal did not object when his son expressed a desire to act as "Kids may have many such ambitions. If we can help them realise something, what is the problem?"/109/ He owns a house at
Ooty,/110/ a villa in
Arabian Ranches and a flat in
Burj Khalifa at
Dubai./111/
Mohanlal is a self-described foodie./11/ /112/ He also enjoys melodious music. Mohanlal is a strong believer in destiny and spirituality. He likes to read
Osho,
J. Krishnamurti,
Aurobindo and
Ramana Maharshi./18/ He has often stated that the turn of events in his life, including his film career, was accidental./61/
In 2008, while shooting for the movie
Kurukshetra in which he plays the role of an
Army officer, Mohanlal expressed interest to join
Territorial Army of India as an officer./113/ On July 9, 2008, he was formally inducted to the Territorial Army in the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel by Army Chief
Deepak Kapoor. Rules had to be amended to accommodate him as men above the age of 42 are not eligible to join the volunteer force./114/ /115/
Mohanlal was awarded an
honorary doctorate by
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit,
Kalady in 2010. The citation praised Mohanlal as "an excellent performer after actor
Sathyan in
Malayalam film world, who essayed a rich variety of roles with equal ease and poise."/116/
As Magician
In 2008, Mohanlal underwent 18 months of
magician training under
Gopinath Muthukad. He had planned to perform a stunt called
Burning Illusion in
Thiruvananthapuram, however this was cancelled later on allegations that it is a dangerous act./117/
Awards and achievements
Main article:
List of awards and nominations received by Mohanlal
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Mohanlal was awarded the
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Mohanlal was granted the rank of honorary
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Mohanlal was awarded
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Mohanlal has won four
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Mohanlal has won nine
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Mohanlal has won several other awards such as
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Mohanlal's film
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Mohanlal was chosen as the "Most Popular Keralite" by a survey conducted by
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Mohanlal hold place in
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Mohanlal was ranked 80th position in
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Mohanlal was ranked top 1 in the popular choice section as the "Best Actor of the Decade" (2001–2010), a survey conducted by HindiFilmNews.com.
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Mohanlal was described as "God's own Superstar" by
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Mohanlal was chosen as the "Most Popular Keralite" by a survey conducted by
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Mohanlal was awarded "IMA Award" by
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