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
2027
2026
- Drishyam 3 as Georgekutty
- Patriot as Col. Rahim Naik
- Jailer 2 as Mathew
- Khalifa as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
- Thudakkam
- Athimanoharam as T.S. Lovelajan
- Patriot Legends Hangout as Actor
2025
- L2: Empuraan as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Bha. Bha. Ba. as Ghilli Bala "Balettan"
- Thudarum as Shanmughan
- Hridayapoorvam as Sandeep Balakrishnan
- Vrusshabha
- Kannappa as Kirata
2024
- Manorathangal as Vaappootty
- A.R.M - Ajayante Randam Moshanam as Cosmic Creator (Voice)
- Barroz: Guardian of Treasures as Barroz
- Malaikottai Vaaliban as Malaikottai Vaaliban
2022
- Aaraattu as Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
- Bro Daddy as John Kattadi
- 12th Man as Chandrashekhar
- Pathonpatham Noottandu as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Monster as Lucky Singh
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
- Lucifer as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Kaappaan as Chandrakanth Varma
- Ittymaani: Made In China as Ittimaani
2018
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Ithikkara Pakki
- Nieraali as Sunny George
- Aadhi as Himself
- Drama as Rajagopal
- Odiyan as 'Odiyan' Manikyan
- 100 Years of Chrysostom
- Bigg Boss as Himself - Presenter
2017
- Lal Salam as Self - Host
- Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol as Ulahannan
- Tiyaan as The Voice of Time (voice)
- Velipadinte Pusthakam as Prof. Michael Idikkula
- 1971: Beyond Borders as Major Mahadevan / Major Sahadevan
- C/O Saira Banu as Peter George (Voice)
- Villain as Mathew Manjooran
2016
- Janatha Garage as Satyam
- Manamantha as Sai Ram
- Pulimurugan as 'Puli' Murugan
- Oppam as Jayaraman
2015
- Picket 43 as Narrator
- Mythri as Mahadev Godke
- Lailaa O Lailaa as Jayamohan (Agent X)
- Ennum Eppozhum as Vineeth N Pillai
- Loham as Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
- Rasam as Himself
- Kanal as John David
2014
- Jilla as Siva
- Mr. Fraud as Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
- Aamayum Muyalum as Narrator (voice)
- Koothara as Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
- Peruchazhi as Jagannathan
2013
- Drishyam as Georgekutty
- Geethanjali as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Red Wine as ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
- Ladies & Gentleman as Chandrabose
- Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty as Himself
- Lokpal as Nandagopalan / Lokpal
2012
- Casanovva as Casanovva
- Tezz as Shivan Menon
- Run Baby Run as Venu
- Grandmaster as Chandrashekhar
- Spirit as Raghunandan
- Karmayodha as Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
- Namukku Parkkan as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as P. Madhavan Nair
- Christian Brothers as Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
- Snehaveedu as Ajayan
- China Town as Mathukutty / Xavier
- Pranayam as Mathews
2010
- Alexander The Great as Alexander Varma
- 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
2009
- Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja as Narrator
- Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded as Sagar Alias "Jacky"
- Bhagavan as Dr. Balagopal
- Red Chillies as Oyyarath Magaranth Ramanathan (O.M.R)
- Angel John as Angel John
- Ividam Swargamanu as Mathews
- Unnaipol Oruvan as I. G. Raghavan Maraar
- Bhramaram as Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
2008
- Twenty 20 as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
- Halla Bol as Himself (uncredited)
- College Kumaran as Canteen Kumaran
- Madambi as Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
- Aakasha Gopuram as Albert Samson
- Mizhikal Sakshi as Syed Ahmed
- Kurukshetra as Colonel Mahadevan
- Innathe Chintha Vishayam as Gopakumar
- Pakal Nakshatrangal as Sidharthan
2007
- Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag as Inspector Narsimha
- Chotta Mumbai as Vasco da Gama
- Alibhai as Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
- Rock N' Roll as Chandramouli
- Flash as Dr. Mithun Madhavan
- Hallo as Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
- Paradesi as Valiyakath Moosa
2006
- Baba Kalyani as ACP Baba Kalyani
- Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Joji
- Keerthi Chakra as Major Mahadevan
- Vadakkumnadhan as Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
- Rasathanthram as Premachndran
- Mahasamudram as Isahak
- Photographer as Dijo
2005
- Chandrolsavam as Chirakkal Shreehari
- Naran as Mullankolli Velayudhan
- Thanmathra as Rameshan
- Udayananu Tharam as Udayabhanu
- Udayon as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
- Reflections
2004
- Natturajavu as Pulikkattil Charlie
- Mampazhakkalam as Puramanayil Chandran
- Vismayathumbathu as Sreekumar
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Lever Johny
- Love as Mohan Nair
- Wanted as Narayana Swamy
2003
- Balettan as Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
- Kilichundan Mampazham as Abdul Khader
- Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu as Hariharan Pillai
- Pop Carn as Vikramaditya
- Mr. Brahmachari as Ananthan Thampi
2002
- Company as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
- Thandavam as Kasinathan
- Chathurangam as Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
- Onnaman as Ravisankar
2001
- Ravanaprabhu as Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
- Praja as Zakkir Ali Hussain
- Kakkakuyil as Sivaraman
- Achaneyanenikkishtam as Mahadevan
- Unnathangalil as Rakshakan
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)
- Chandralekha as Appukuttan Nair
- Oru Yaatra Mozhi as Govindan Kutty
- Guru as Raghuraman
- Varnapakittu as Sunny Palamatom
1996
- Kaalapani as Govardhan Menon
- The Prince as Jeeva
1995
- Spadikam as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
- Maanthrikam as Maj. Stephen Ronald (Alby)
- Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
- Nirnayam as Dr. Roy Mathews
- Agnidevan as Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
1994
1993
- Manichitrathazhu as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Chenkol as Sethu Madhavan
- Midhunam as Sethumadhavan
- Maya Mayooram as Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
- Butterflies as Prince Menon
- Devasuram as Mangalassery Neelakantan
- Gandharvam as Samuel Alexander
- Kalippattam as Venu
1992
- Yoddha as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
- Nadodi as Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
- Sadayam as Sathyanathan
- Rajashilpi as Shambu
- Aham as Sidharthan
- Kamaladalam as Nandagopal
- Soorya Gayathri as Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
- Vietnam Colony as G Krishnamoorthy
1991
- Kilukkam as Joji
- Gopura Vasalile as Special Appearance
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi as Ananthu
- Dhanam as Sivasankaran Nair
- Vasthuhara as Venu
- Uncle Bun as Charlie Chacko
- Bharatham as Gopinathan
- Vishnulokam as Vishnu
- Ulladakkam as Dr. Sunny
- Abhimanyu as Harikrishnan
- Adwaytham as Shivaprasad
1990
- Lal Salam as Netturan
- Indrajaalam as Kannan Nair
- Aye Auto as Sudhi
- Thazhvaram as Balan
- His Highness Abdullah as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
- Kadathanadan Ambadi as Kadathanadan Ambadi
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as Ramdas
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Tony Kurushingal
- Arhatha as Devaraj
- Appu as Appukuttan
- Mukham as Hariprasad
1989
- Kireedam as Sethu Madhavan
- Vandanam as Unnikrishnan
- Naaduvazhikal as Arjun
- Dasharatham as Rajiv Menon
- Varavelpu as Murali
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal as Achu
- Adhipan as Advt. Shyam Prakash
- Douthyam as Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
- Season as Jeevan / Uncle
- Lal Americayil as Vinod
- Ulsavapittennu as Rajan
1988
- Anuragi as Shamu
- Ayitham as Shankaran
- Chithram as Vishnu
- Padamudra as Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Mukundan K. Kartha
- Manu Uncle as Himself (Cameo)
- Pattanapravesham as Ramdas / Dasan
- Aryan as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
- Moonnam Mura as Ali Imran
- Orkkapurathu as Freddy
- Vellanakalude Naadu as C. Pavithran Nair
1987
- Nadodikkattu as Dasan
- Amrutham Gamaya as Dr. P. K. Haridas
- Thoovanathumbikal as Jayakrishnan
- Irupatham Noottandu as Sagar Alias Jacky
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Eby Abraham
- Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Mahendra Varma
- Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Appu
- Cheppu as Ramachandran
- Sarvakalasala as Lal
- Adimakal Udamakal as Mohan Cheriyan
- Vazhiyorakazchakal as Raghavan / Antony Issac
- January Oru Orma as Raju
1986
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Sethu (Ram Singh)
- Thalavattam as Vinod
- Deshadanakkili Karayarilla as Harisankar
- Panchagni as Rashid
- Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal as Solomon
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Shambhu
- Vartha as Vasu
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Venugopal
- Geetham as Jagadeesh Nair
- Sobharaj as Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Dr. P. Madhavankutty
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Balagopalan
- Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu as Pauly
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Mr. Menon
- Kaveri
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Gopalakrishna Panikkar
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam as Srikuttan / Sriettan
- Kariyilakkattu Pole as Inspector Achuthankutty
- Mizhineerppoovukal as Richard
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Telephone Uncle
- Rajavinte Makan as Vincent Gomes
- Abhayam Thedi as Appu
- Oppam Oppathinoppam
- Sukhamo Devi as Sunny
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Inspector Devodas
- Yuvajanotsavam as Jayan
- Iniyum Kurukshetrum as Suresh Babu
- Padayani as Rameshan
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam as Diwakaran
- Adiverukal as Balakrishnan
- Nimishangal as Murali
- Kunjattakilikal as Balakrishnan
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Neram Pularumbol as Godfree
1985
- Boeing Boeing as Shyam
- Rangam as Appunni
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Sukumaran
- Anubandham as Bhaskaran
- Idanilangal
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Current Hamsa
- Guruji Oru Vakku as Unni
- Karimpin Poovinakkare as Bhadran
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as Narayanankutty
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Balakrishnan
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal as Vishnu Thomas
- Koodum Thedi as Peter
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Nithin
- Naayakan as Krishnadas
- Vasantha Sena as Devan
- Angadikkappurathu as Babu
- Jeevante Jeevan as Jayan
- Mulamoottil Adima as Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
- Pathamudayam as Jayamohan
- Njan Piranna Naattil as Inspector Rajasekharan
- Uyarum Njan Nadake as Darappan
- Kandu Kandarinju as Krishnanunny
- Omanikkan Ormavaikkan
1984
- Ariyaatha Veethikal
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Sreekumar
- Akkare as Sudhan
- Athirathram as Prasad
- Adiyozhukkukal as Gopi
- Manasariyathe as Mammootty
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam as Vinayan
- Uyarangalil as P.K. Jayarajan
- Sreekrishna Parunthu as Kumaran Thampi
- Vetta as Balan
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi as Gopalakrishnan
- Unaru as Ramu
- Appunni as Menon Mash
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Krishnakumar
- Thirakal as James George
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide as Rajendran
- Itha Innu Muthal as Mohanlal
- Paavam Poornima
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Anil Kumar
- Aduthaduthu as Vishnu Mohan
- Kurishuyudham as Johnny
- Lakshmana Rekha as Sudhakaran Nair
- Vanitha Police
- Oru Kochu Swapnam
- Kilikkonchel as Ratheesh
- Onnanu Nammal as Nanda Gopal
1983
- Kuyiline Thedi as Thampurankutty
- Pinnilavu as Raghu
- Himavahini as Paappi
- Aattakalasham as Babu
- Visa as Sunny
- Kattathe Kilikkoodu as Unni Krishnan
- Iniyenkilum as Ravi
- Naanayam as Babu
- Changatham as S T Daniel
- Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku as Alex
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Police Inspector
- Guru Dakshina as Minister Prabhakaran
- Arabikkadal
- Engane Nee Marakkum as Shambu
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Ramu
- Oru Mukham Pala Mukham as Sukumaran Thampi
- Aadhipathyam as Mohan
- Hello Madras Girl as Lal
- Bhookambam as Raghu
- Thavalam
- Naseema as Saithali
- Asthram as Das
- Ente Katha as Ramesh
- Kolakkomaban as Gopi
- Chakravalam Chuvannappol as Vasu
- Marakkillorikkalum as Murali
1982
- Aakrosam as Mohanachandran
- Padayottam as Kannan
- Ente Mohangal Poovaninju as Vinu
- Madrasile Mon
- Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam as Kishore
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal as Surendran
- Enikkum oru Divasam as Babu
- Aa Divasam
- Kurukkante Kalyanam as Sainaba's Husband
- Kelkatha Sabdam as Babu
- Njan Onnu Parayatte as Shekharankutty
- Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum as Army Commander
- Kaaliya Mardhanam as Johnny
- Football as Balakrishnan
1981
- Attimari as Shan
- Thakilu Kottampuram as Paul
- Dhanya
- Ahimsa as Mohan
- Thenum Vayambum as Varma
- Oothikachiya Ponnu as Nandan
- Sanchari as Dr. Shekhar
- Dhruvasangamam as Shankarankutty
1980
- Manjil Virinja Pookkal as Narendran
1978
- Thiranottam as Kuttappan