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
- Khalifa: The Ruler as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
- Jailer 2 as Mathew
- Drishyam 3 as Georgekutty
- Haiwaan as Jayaraman
- Thudakkam as Master
- Patriot as Col. Rahim Naik
- Athimanoharam as T.S. Lovelajan
- Patriot Legends Hangout as Mohanlal
2025
- L2: Empuraan as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Thudarum as Shanmughan
- Kannappa as Kirata
- Bha. Bha. Ba. as Ghilli Bala "Balettan"
- Vrusshabha
- Hridayapoorvam as Sandeep Balakrishnan
2024
- Manorathangal as Vaappootty
- A.R.M - Ajayante Randam Moshanam as Cosmic Creator (voice)
- Gu as Narrator (Voice)
- Malaikottai Vaaliban as Malaikottai Vaaliban
- Barroz: Guardian of Treasures as Barroz
2022
- Bro Daddy as John Kattadi
- Monster as Lucky Singh
- Pathonpatham Noottandu as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 12th Man as Chandrashekhar
- Aaraattu as Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
2021
- Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea as Kunjali Marakkar IV
- Drishyam 2 as Georgekutty
2020
- Big Brother as Sachidanandhan
2019
- Lucifer as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Kaappaan as Chandrakanth Varma
- Ittymaani: Made In China as Ittimaani
2018
- Drama as Rajagopal
- Odiyan as 'Odiyan' Manikyan
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Ithikkara Pakki
- Aadhi as Himself
- Nieraali as Sunny George
- 100 Years of Chrysostom
- Bigg Boss as Self - Host
2017
- Lal Salam as Self - Host
- Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol as Ulahannan
- C/O Saira Banu as Peter George (Voice)
- Tiyaan as The Voice of Time (voice)
- Aakasha Mittayee as Narrator (Voice)
- Villain as Mathew Manjooran
- Velipadinte Pusthakam as Prof. Michael Idikkula
- 1971: Beyond Borders as Major Mahadevan / Colonel Sahadevan
2016
- Pulimurugan as 'Puli' Murugan
- Janatha Garage as Satyam
- Manamantha as Sai Ram
- Oppam as Jayaraman
2015
- Loham as Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
- Lailaa O Lailaa as Jayamohan (Agent X)
- Ennum Eppozhum as Vineeth N Pillai
- Mythri as Mahadev Godke
- Kanal as John David
- Picket 43 as Narrator
- Rasam as Himself
2014
- Koothara as Seiran Semiramis Aegan Derketoa / Ustaad Saali
- Jilla as Siva
- Mr. Fraud as Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
- Peruchazhi as Jagannathan
- Aamayum Muyalum as Narrator (voice)
2013
- Drishyam as Georgekutty
- Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty as Himself
- Red Wine as ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
- Lokpal as Nandagopalan / Lokpal
- Ladies & Gentleman as Chandrabose
- Geethanjali as Dr. Sunny Joseph
2012
- Run Baby Run as Venu
- Tezz as Shivan Menon
- Grandmaster as Chandrashekhar
- Spirit as Raghunandan
- Namukku Parkkan as Narrator (voice)
- Casanovva as Casanovva
- Karmayodha as Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
2011
- Snehaveedu as Ajayan
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as P. Madhavan Nair
- China Town as Mathukutty / Xavier
- Christian Brothers as Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
- Pranayam as Mathews
2010
- Shikkar as Balaraman
- Alexander The Great as Alexander Varma
- Kandahar as Major Mahadevan
- Janakan as Surya Narayanan
- Wilson Periera as All Characters (Voice)
- Oru Naal Varum as Kulappulli Sukumaran / DYSP Nandhakumar
2009
- Unnaipol Oruvan as I. G. Raghavan Maraar
- Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded as Sagar Alias 'Jacky'
- Bhagavan as Dr. Balagopal
- Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja as Narrator
- Evidam Swargamanu as Mathews
- Red Chillies as Oyyarath Magaranth Ramanathan (O.M.R)
- Bhramaram as Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
- Angel John as Angel John
2008
- Twenty 20 as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
- Innathe Chintha Vishayam as Gopakumar
- Halla Bol as Himself (uncredited)
- Aakasha Gopuram as Albert Samson
- Pakal Nakshatrangal as Sidharthan
- Kurukshetra as Colonel Mahadevan
- Madambi as Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
- College Kumaran as Canteen Kumaran
- Mizhikal Sakshi as Syed Ahmed
2007
- Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag as Inspector Narsimha
- Paradesi as Valiyakath Moosa
- Chotta Mumbai as Vasco da Gama
- Flash as Dr. Mithun Madhavan
- Hallo as Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
- Rock N' Roll as Chandramouli
- Alibhai as Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
2006
- Baba Kalyani as ACP Baba Kalyani
- Photographer as Dijo
- Rasathanthram as Premachndran
- Keerthi Chakra as Major Mahadevan
- Mahasamudram as Isahak
- Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Joji
- Vadakkumnadhan as Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
2005
- Udayon as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
- Udayananu Tharam as Udayabhanu
- Naran as Mullankolli Velayudhan
- Thanmathra as Rameshan
- Chandrolsavam as Chirakkal Shreehari
- Reflections
2004
- Wanted as Narayana Swamy
- Love as Mohan Nair
- Natturajavu as Pulikkattil Charlie
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Lever Johny
- Mampazhakkalam as Puramanayil Chandran
- Vismayathumbathu as Sreekumar
2003
- Kilichundan Mambazham as Abdul Khader
- Mr. Brahmachari as Ananthan Thampi
- Pop Carn as Vikramaditya
- Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu as Hariharan Pillai
- Balettan as Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
2002
- Company as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
- Chathurangam as Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
- Thandavam as Kasinathan
- Onnaman as Ravisankar
2001
- Praja as Zakkir Ali Hussain
- Ravanaprabhu as Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
- Kakkakuyil as Sivaraman
- Unnathangalil as Rakshakan
- Achaneyanenikkishtam as Mahadevan
2000
- Narasimham as Poovalli Induchoodan
- Sradha as Ganga Prasad IPS
- Devadoothan as Vishal Krishnamoorthy
- Life Is Beautiful as Vinayachandran
1999
- Vanaprastham as Kunhikuttan
- Olympian Anthony Adam as SP Chakkamoottil Antony Varghese IPS (Olympian Anthony Adam)
- Ustaad as Parameswaran (Ustaad)
1998
- Harikrishnans as Adv. Harikrishnan (Krishnan)
- Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad as Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
- Summer in Bethlehem as Niranjan (Guest Role)
- Kanmadam as Vishwanathan
- Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu as Vidyasagar (Sagar Kottappuram)
1997
- Iruvar as Anandan
- Varnapakittu as Sunny Palamatom
- Guru as Raghuraman
- Oru Yaatra Mozhi as Govindan Kutty
- Chandralekha as Appukuttan Nair
- Aaram Thamburan as Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)
1996
- Kaalapani as Govardhan Menon
- The Prince as Jeeva
1995
- Nirnayam as Dr. Roy Mathews
- Spadikam as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
- Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
- Agnidevan as Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
- Maanthrikam as Maj. Stephen Ronald (Alby)
1994
1993
- Manichitrathazhu as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Devasuram as Mangalassery Neelakantan
- Gandharvam as Samuel Alexander
- Kalippattam as Venu
- Midhunam as Sethumadhavan
- Chenkol as Sethu Madhavan
- Butterflies as Prince Menon
- Maya Mayooram as Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
1992
- Vietnam Colony as G Krishnamoorthy
- Yoddha as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
- Soorya Gayathri as Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
- Kamaladalam as Nandagopal
- Rajashilpi as Shambu
- Sadayam as Sathyanathan
- Nadodi as Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
- Aham as Sidharthan
1991
- Adwaytham as Shivaprasad
- Vishnulokam as Vishnu
- Bharatham as Gopinathan
- Uncle Bun as Charlie Chacko
- Dhanam as Sivasankaran Nair
- Gopura Vasalile as Self - Accordionist
- Kilukkam as Joji
- Vasthuhara as Venu
- Ulladakkam as Dr. Sunny
- Abhimanyu as Harikrishnan
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi as Ananthu
1990
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Tony Kurushingal
- His Highness Abdullah as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as Ramdas
- Aye Auto as Sudhi
- Appu as Appukuttan
- Mukham as Hariprasad
- Arhatha as Devaraj
- Indrajaalam as Kannan Nair
- Kadathanadan Ambadi as Kadathanadan Ambadi
- Lal Salam as Netturan
- Thazhvaram as Balan
1989
- Ulsavapittennu as Rajan
- Vandanam as Unnikrishnan
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal as Achu
- Adhipan as Advt. Shyam Prakash
- Lal Americayil as Vinod
- Dasharatham as Rajiv Menon
- Naaduvazhikal as Arjun
- Season as Jeevan / Uncle
- Douthyam as Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
- Varavelpu as Murali
- Kireedam as Sethu Madhavan
1988
- Vellanakalude Naadu as C. Pavithran Nair
- Chithram as Vishnu
- Aryan as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Mukundan K. Kartha
- Manu Uncle as Himself (Cameo)
- Moonnam Mura as Ali Imran
- Orkkapurathu as Freddy
- Pattanapravesham as Ramdas / Dasan
- Padamudra as Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
- Anuragi as Shamu
- Ayitham as Shankaran
1987
- Cheppu as Ramachandran
- Thoovanathumbikal as Jayakrishnan
- Sarvakalashala as Lal
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Eby Abraham
- January Oru Orma as Raju
- Nadodikkattu as Dasan
- Vazhiyorakazchakal as Raghavan / Antony Issac
- Adimakal Udamakal as Mohan Cheriyan
- Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Appu
- Amrutham Gamaya as Dr. P. K. Haridas
- Irupatham Noottandu as Sagar Alias Jacky
- Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Mahendra Varma
1986
- Kaveri as Balachandran Nair
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Shambhu
- Neram Pularumbol as Godfree
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Balagopalan
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam as Srikuttan / Sriettan
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Dr. P. Madhavankutty
- Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu as Pauly
- Yuvajanotsavam as Jayan
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Inspector Devodas
- Mizhineerppoovukal as Richard
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Gopalakrishna Panikkar
- Adiverukal as Balakrishnan
- Sukhamo Devi as Sunny
- Abhayam Thedi as Appu
- Kunjattakilikal as Balakrishnan
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam as Diwakaran
- Geetham as Jagadeesh Nair
- Padayani as Rameshan
- Panchagni as Rashid
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Mr. Menon
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Kariyilakkattu Pole as Inspector Achuthankutty
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Venugopal
- Sobharaj as Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
- Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal as Solomon
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Telephone Uncle
- Oppam Oppathinoppam
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Sethu (Ram Singh)
- Rajavinte Makan as Vincent Gomes
- Vartha as Vasu
- Thalavattam as Vinod
- Nimishangal as Murali
- Iniyum Kurukshetrum as Suresh Babu
- Deshadanakkili Karayarilla as Harisankar
1985
- Boeing Boeing as Shyam
- Omanikkan Ormavaikkan
- Uyarum Njan Nadake as Darappan
- Anubandham as Bhaskaran
- Pathamudayam as Jayamohan
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal as Vishnu Thomas
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Balakrishnan
- Mulamoottil Adima as Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
- Naayakan as Krishnadas
- Vasantha Sena as Devan
- Njan Piranna Nattil as Inspector Rajasekharan
- Angadikkappurathu as Babu
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Nithin
- Koodum Thedi as Peter
- Kandu Kandarinju as Krishnanunny
- Karimpin Poovinakkare as Bhadran
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Sukumaran
- Rangam as Appunni
- Guruji Oru Vakku as Unni
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as Narayanankutty
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Current Hamsa
- Jeevante Jeevan as Jayan
- Idanilangal
1984
- Onnanu Nammal as 'Nandu' Nanda Kumar
- Vetta as Balan
- Sreekrishna Parunthu as Kumaran Thampi
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Sreekumar
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Krishnakumar
- Uyarangalil as P.K. Jayarajan
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam as Vinayan
- Itha Innu Muthal as Mohanlal
- Oru Kochu Swapnam
- Kurishuyudham as Johnny
- Lakshmana Rekha as Sudhakaran Nair
- Unaru as Ramu
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi as Gopalakrishnan
- Paavam Poornima
- Vanitha Police
- Appunni as Menon Mash
- Aduthaduthu as Vishnu Mohan
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide as Rajendran
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Anil Kumar
- Kilikkonchel as Ratheesh
- Manasariyathe as Mammootty
- Akkare as Sudhan
- Adiyozhukkukal as Gopi
- Ariyaatha Veethikal
- Athirathram as Prasad
- Thirakal as James George
1983
- Changatham as S T Daniel
- Hello Madras Girl as Lal
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Police Inspector
- Iniyenkilum as Ravi
- Oru Mukham Pala Mukham as Sukumaran Thampi
- Kattathe Kilikkoodu as Unni Krishnan
- Naanayam as Babu
- Pinnilavu as Raghu
- Naseema as Saithali
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Ramu
- Kuyiline Thedi as Thampurankutty
- Bhookambam as Raghu
- Asthram as Das
- Marakkillorikkalum as Murali
- Ente Katha as Ramesh
- Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku as Alex
- Aattakalasham as Babu
- Arabikkadal
- Guru Dakshina as Minister Prabhakaran
- Engane Nee Marakkum as Shambu
- Chakravalam Chuvannappol as Vasu
- Aadhipathyam as Mohan
- Thavalam
- Kolakkomaban as Gopi
- Visa as Sunny
- Himavahini as Paappi
1982
- Aa Divasam
- Football as Balakrishnan
- Kurukkante Kalyanam as Sainaba's Husband
- Kelkatha Sabdam as Babu
- Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam as Kishore
- Padayottam as Kannan
- Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum as Army Commander
- Ente Mohangal Poovaninju as Vinu
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal as Surendran
- Kaaliya Mardhanam as Johnny
- Njan Onnu Parayatte as Shekharankutty
- Madrasile Mon
- Enikkum oru Divasam as Babu
- Aakrosam as Mohanachandran
1981
- Sanchari as Dr. Shekhar
- Thakilu Kottampuram as Paul
- Dhanya
- Thenum Vayambum as Varma
- Oothikachiya Ponnu as Nandan
- Dhruvasangamam as Shankarankutty
- Ahimsa as Mohan
- Attimari as Shan
1980
- Manjil Virinja Pookkal as Narendran
1978
- Thiranottam as Kuttappan