Mohanlal
Born: 1960-05-21 in Elanthoor, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Jailer 2 as Mathew
- Khalifa Part 1 as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
- Patriot as Col. Rahim Naik
- Thudakkam
2025
- Hridayapoorvam as Sandeep Balakrishnan
- Thudarum as Shanmughan
- Bha. Bha. Ba.
- Kannappa as Kirata
- L2: Empuraan as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Vrusshabha
2024
- Malaikottai Vaaliban as Malaikottai Vaaliban
- A.R.M as Cosmic Creator (Voice)
- Barroz: Guardian of Treasures as Barroz
- Manorathangal as Vaappootty
2022
- Monster as Lucky Singh
- 12th Man as Chandrashekhar
- Bro Daddy as John Kattadi
- Aaraattu as Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
- Pathonpatham Noottandu as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
- Drishyam 2 as Georgekutty
- Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea as Kunjali Marakkar IV
2020
- Big Brother as Sachidanandhan
- Family - A Made at Home Short Film
2019
- Kaappaan as Chandrakanth Varma
- Lucifer as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Ittymaani: Made In China as Ittimaani
2018
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Ithikkara Pakki
- Odiyan as 'Odiyan' Manikyan
- Nieraali as Sunny George
- Aadhi as Himself
- Drama as Rajagopal
- 100 Years of Chrysostom
- Bigg Boss as Himself - Presenter
2017
- C/O Saira Banu as Peter George (Voice)
- Villain as Mathew Manjooran
- Tiyaan as The Voice of Time (voice)
- 1971: Beyond Borders as Major Mahadevan / Major Sahadevan
- Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol as Ulahannan
- Velipadinte Pusthakam as Prof. Michael Idikkula
- Lal Salam as Self - Host
2016
- Pulimurugan as 'Puli' Murugan
- Janatha Garage as Satyam
- Oppam as Jayaraman
- Manamantha as Sai Ram
2015
- Loham as Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
- Lailaa O Lailaa as Jayamohan
- Picket 43 as Cameo
- Ennum Eppozhum as Vineeth N Pillai
- Kanal as John David
- Rasam as Himself
- Mythri as Mahadev Godke
2014
- Jilla as Siva
- Aamayum Muyalum as Narrator (voice)
- Peruchazhi as Jagannathan
- Koothara as Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
- Mr. Fraud as Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
2013
- Drishyam as Georgekutty
- Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty as Himself
- Geethanjali as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Red Wine as ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
- Lokpal as Nandagopalan / Lokpal
- Ladies & Gentleman as Chandrabose
2012
- Grandmaster as Chandrashekhar
- Casanovva as Casanovva
- Karmayodha as Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
- Run Baby Run as Venu
- Spirit as Raghunandan
- Tezz as Shivan Menon
- Namukku Parkkan as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Christian Brothers as Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
- China Town as Mathukutty / Xavier
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as P. Madhavan Nair
- Snehaveedu as Ajayan
- Pranayam as Mathews
2010
- Shikkar as Balaraman
- Oru Naal Varum as Kulappulli Sukumaran / DYSP Nandhakumar
- Kandahar as Major Mahadevan
- Wilson Periera as All Characters (Voice)
- Janakan as Surya Narayanan
- Alexander The Great as Alexander Varma
2009
- Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded as Sagar Alias "Jacky"
- Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja as Narrator
- Bhramaram as Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
- Unnaipol Oruvan as I. G. Raghavan Maraar
- Ividam Swargamanu as Mathews
- Angel John as Angel John
- Red Chillies as Oyyarath Magaranth Ramanathan (O.M.R)
- Bhagavan as Dr. Balagopal
2008
- Twenty 20 as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
- Innathe Chintha Vishayam as Gopakumar
- Halla Bol as Himself (uncredited)
- College Kumaran as Canteen Kumaran
- Kurukshetra as Colonel Mahadevan
- Mizhikal Sakshi as Syed Ahmed
- Pakal Nakshatrangal as Sidharthan
- Aakasha Gopuram as Albert Samson
- Madambi as Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
2007
- Rock N' Roll as Chandramouli
- Chotta Mumbai as Vasco da Gama
- Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag as Inspector Narsimha
- Alibhai as Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
- Hallo as Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
- Flash as Dr. Mithun Madhavan
- Paradesi as Valiyakath Moosa
2006
- Rasathanthram as Premachndran
- Baba Kalyani as ACP Baba Kalyani
- Mahasamudram as Isahak
- Keerthi Chakra as Major Mahadevan
- Vadakkumnadhan as Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
- Photographer as Dijo
- Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Joji
2005
- Naran as Mullankolli Velayudhan
- Udayananu Tharam as Udayabhanu
- Chandrolsavam as Chirakkal Shreehari
- Thanmathra as Rameshan
- Udayon as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
- Reflections
2004
- Wanted as Narayana Swamy
- Natturajavu as Pulikkattil Charlie
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Lever Johny
- Mampazhakkalam as Puramanayil Chandran
- Vismayathumbathu as Sreekumar
- Love as Mohan Nair
2003
- Kilichundan Mampazham as Abdul Khader
- Balettan as Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
- Pop Carn as Vikramaditya
- Mr. Brahmachari as Ananthan Thampi
- Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu as Hariharan Pillai
2002
- Company as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
- Thandavam as Kasinathan
- Onnaman as Ravisankar
- Chathurangam as Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
2001
- Ravanaprabhu as Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
- Achaneyanenikkishtam as Mahadevan
- Praja as Zakkir Ali Hussain
- Unnathangalil as Rakshakan
- Kakkakuyil as Sivaraman
2000
- Narasimham as Poovalli Induchoodan
- Devadoothan as Vishal Krishnamoorthy
- Sradha as Ganga Prasad IPS
- Life Is Beautiful as Vinayachandran
1999
- Olympian Anthony Adam as SP Chakkamoottil Antony Varghese IPS (Olympian Anthony Adam)
- Vanaprastham as Kunhikuttan
- Ustaad as Parameswaran (Ustaad)
1998
- Summer in Bethlehem as Niranjan (Guest Role)
- Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu as Vidyasagar (Sagar Kottappuram)
- Harikrishnans as Adv. Harikrishnan (Krishnan)
- Kanmadam as Vishwanathan
- Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad as Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
1997
- Iruvar as Anandan
- Aaram Thamburan as Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)
- Guru as Raghuraman
- Oru Yaatra Mozhi as Govindan Kutty
- Chandralekha as Appukuttan Nair
- Varnapakittu as Sunny Palamatom
1996
- The Prince as Jeeva
- Kaalapani as Govardhan Menon
1995
- Spadikam as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
- Agnidevan as Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
- Nirnayam as Dr. Roy Mathews
- Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
- Maanthrikam as Maj. Stephen Ronald (Alby)
1994
1993
- Manichitrathazhu as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Midhunam as Sethumadhavan
- Devasuram as Mangalassery Neelakantan
- Butterflies as Prince Menon
- Gandharvam as Samuel Alexander
- Chenkol as Sethu Madhavan
- Maya Mayooram as Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
- Kalippattam as Venu
1992
- Kamaladalam as Nandagopal
- Yoddha as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
- Vietnam Colony as G Krishnamoorthy
- Aham as Sidharthan
- Soorya Gayathri as Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
- Sadayam as Sathyanathan
- Nadodi as Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
- Rajashilpi as Shambu
1991
- Adwaytham as Shivaprasad
- Kilukkam as Joji
- Bharatham as Gopinathan
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi as Ananthu
- Dhanam as Sivasankaran Nair
- Gopura Vasalile as Special Appearance
- Vishnulokam as Vishnu
- Uncle Bun as Charlie Chacko
- Vasthuhara as Venu
- Abhimanyu as Harikrishnan
- Ulladakkam as Dr. Sunny
1990
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Tony Kurushingal
- Indrajaalam as Kannan Nair
- Appu as Appukuttan
- Arhatha as Devaraj
- Thazhvaram as Balan
- His Highness Abdullah as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
- Lal Salam as Netturan
- Aye Auto as Sudhi
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as Ramdas
- Kadathanadan Ambadi as Kadathanadan Ambadi
- Mukham as Hariprasad
1989
- Adhipan as Advt. Shyam Prakash
- Dasharatham as Rajiv Menon
- Varavelpu as Murali
- Naaduvazhikal as Arjun
- Vandanam as Unnikrishnan
- Ulsavapittennu as Rajan
- Kireedam as Sethu Madhavan
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal as Achu
- Lal Americayil as Vinod
- Douthyam as Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
- Season as Jeevan / Uncle
1988
- Aryan as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
- Moonnam Mura as Ali Imran
- Pattanapravesham as Ramdas / Dasan
- Orkkapurathu as Freddy
- Anuragi as Shamu
- Ayitham as Shankaran
- Chithram as Vishnu
- Vellanakalude Naadu as C. Pavithran Nair
- Manu Uncle as Himself (Cameo)
- Padamudra as Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Mukundan K. Kartha
1987
- Thoovanathumbikal as Jayakrishnan
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Eby Abraham
- Nadodikkattu as Dasan
- Irupatham Noottandu as Sagar Alias Jacky
- Sarvakalasala as Lal
- Amrutham Gamaya as Dr. P. K. Haridas
- January Oru Orma as Raju
- Vazhiyorakazchakal as Raghavan / Antony Issac
- Adimakal Udamakal as Mohan Cheriyan
- Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Appu
- Cheppu as Ramachandran
- Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Mahendra Varma
1986
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Sethu (Ram Singh)
- Oppam Oppathinoppam
- Thalavattam as Vinod
- Sukhamo Devi as Sunny
- Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal as Solomon
- Sobharaj as Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
- Yuvajanotsavam as Jayan
- Abhayam Thedi as Appu
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Shambhu
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam as Diwakaran
- Nimishangal as Murali
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Gopalakrishna Panikkar
- Panchagni as Rashid
- Kunjattakilikal as Balakrishnan
- Kaveri
- Padayani as Rameshan
- Geetham as Jagadeesh Nair
- Kariyilakkattu Pole as Inspector Achuthankutty
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Mr. Menon
- Vartha as Vasu
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Balagopalan
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Inspector Devodas
- Adiverukal as Balakrishnan
- Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu as Pauly
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Venugopal
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Dr. P. Madhavankutty
- Mizhineerppoovukal as Richard
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam as Srikuttan / Sriettan
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Deshadanakkili Karayarilla as Harisankar
- Rajavinte Makan as Vincent Gomes
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Telephone Uncle
- Iniyum Kurukshetrum as Suresh Babu
1985
- Jeevante Jeevan as Jayan
- Rangam as Appunni
- Idanilangal
- Koodum Thedi as Peter
- Kandu Kandarinju as Krishnanunny
- Boeing Boeing as Shyam
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal as Vishnu Thomas
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Nithin
- Guruji Oru Vakku as Unni
- Karimpin Poovinakkare as Bhadran
- Anubandham as Bhaskaran
- Vasantha Sena as Devan
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Current Hamsa
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as Narayanankutty
- Angadikkappurathu as Babu
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Sukumaran
- Mulamoottil Adima as Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Balakrishnan
- Uyarum Njan Nadake as Darappan
- Njan Piranna Naattil as Inspector Rajasekharan
- Naayakan as Krishnadas
- Pathamudayam as Jayamohan
- Omanikkan Ormavaikkan
1984
- Adiyozhukkukal as Gopi
- Sreekrishna Parunthu as Kumaran Thampi
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Sreekumar
- Uyarangalil as P.K. Jayarajan
- Vanitha Police
- Athirathram as Prasad
- Unaru as Ramu
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Krishnakumar
- Onnanu Nammal as Nanda Gopal
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide as Rajendran
- Kurishuyudham as Johnny
- Itha Innu Muthal as Mohanlal
- Ariyaatha Veethikal
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam as Vinayan
- Aduthaduthu as Vishnu Mohan
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi as Gopalakrishnan
- Appunni as Menon Mash
- Lakshmana Rekha as Sudhakaran Nair
- Paavam Poornima
- Manasariyathe as Mammootty
- Vetta as Balan
- Akkare as Sudhan
- Kilikkonchel as Ratheesh
- Oru Kochu Swapnam
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Anil Kumar
- Thirakal as James George
1983
- Kattathe Kilikkoodu as Unni Krishnan
- Marakkillorikkalum as Murali
- Naanayam as Babu
- Pinnilavu as Raghu
- Aadhipathyam as Mohan
- Bhookambam as Raghu
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Ramu
- Iniyenkilum as Ravi
- Aattakalasham as Babu
- Guru Dakshina as Minister Prabhakaran
- Kuyiline Thedi as Thampurankutty
- Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku as Alex
- Chakravalam Chuvannappol as Vasu
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Police Inspector
- Ente Katha as Ramesh
- Engane Nee Marakkum as Shambu
- Hello Madras Girl as Lal
- Asthram as Das
- Arabikkadal
- Thavalam
- Oru Mukham Pala Mukham as Sukumaran Thampi
- Kolakkomaban as Gopi
- Himavahini as Paappi
- Naseema as Saithali
- Changatham as S T Daniel
- Visa as Sunny
1982
- Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam as Kishore
- Padayottam as Kannan
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal as Surendran
- Njan Onnu Parayatte as Shekharankutty
- Kelkatha Sabdam as Babu
- Kaaliya Mardhanam as Johnny
- Enikkum oru Divasam as Babu
- Ente Mohangal Poovaninju as Vinu
- Aakrosam as Mohanachandran
- Madrasile Mon
- Aa Divasam
- Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum as Army Commander
- Football as Balakrishnan
- Kurukkante Kalyanam as Sainaba's Husband
1981
- Thenum Vayambum as Varma
- Ahimsa as Mohan
- Sanchari as Dr. Shekhar
- Oothikachiya Ponnu as Nandan
- Dhanya
- Thakilu Kottampuram as Paul
- Dhruvasangamam as Shankarankutty
- Attimari as Shan
1980
- Manjil Virinja Pookkal as Narendran
1978
- Thiranottam as Kuttappan