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