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 Part 1 as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
- Patriot as Col. Rahim Naik
- Jailer 2 as Mathew
- Thudakkam as Master
- Drishyam 3 as Georgekutty
- Patriot Legends Hangout as Mohanlal
- Athimanoharam as T.S. Lovelajan
2025
- Bha. Bha. Ba. as Ghilli Bala "Balettan"
- Vrusshabha
- Hridayapoorvam as Sandeep Balakrishnan
- L2: Empuraan as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
- Thudarum as Shanmughan
- Kannappa as Kirata
2024
- Manorathangal as Vaappootty
- A.R.M - Ajayante Randam Moshanam as Cosmic Creator (Voice)
- Gu as Narrator (Voice)
- Barroz: Guardian of Treasures as Barroz
- Malaikottai Vaaliban as Malaikottai Vaaliban
2022
- Bro Daddy as John Kattadi
- Pathonpatham Noottandu as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Aaraattu as Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
- 12th Man as Chandrashekhar
- 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
- Kaappaan as Chandrakanth Varma
- Ittymaani: Made In China as Ittimaani
2018
- Drama as Rajagopal
- Odiyan as 'Odiyan' Manikyan
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Ithikkara Pakki
- Nieraali as Sunny George
- Aadhi as Himself
- 100 Years of Chrysostom
- Bigg Boss as Self - Host
2017
- Lal Salam as Self - Host
- Aakasha Mittayee as Narrator (Voice)
- C/O Saira Banu as Peter George (Voice)
- Tiyaan as The Voice of Time (voice)
- Villain as Mathew Manjooran
- 1971: Beyond Borders as Major Mahadevan / Colonel Sahadevan
- Velipadinte Pusthakam as Prof. Michael Idikkula
- Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol as Ulahannan
2016
- Janatha Garage as Satyam
- Oppam as Jayaraman
- Pulimurugan as 'Puli' Murugan
- Manamantha as Sai Ram
2015
- Loham as Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
- Ennum Eppozhum as Vineeth N Pillai
- Rasam as Himself
- Lailaa O Lailaa as Jayamohan (Agent X)
- Picket 43 as Narrator
- Mythri as Mahadev Godke
- Kanal as John David
2014
- Peruchazhi as Jagannathan
- Koothara as Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
- Mr. Fraud as Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
- Jilla as Siva
- 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
- Namukku Parkkan as Narrator (voice)
- Tezz as Shivan Menon
- Grandmaster as Chandrashekhar
- Casanovva as Casanovva
- Spirit as Raghunandan
- Karmayodha as Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
2011
- China Town as Mathukutty / Xavier
- Snehaveedu as Ajayan
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as P. Madhavan Nair
- Christian Brothers as Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
- Pranayam as Mathews
2010
- Janakan as Surya Narayanan
- Shikkar as Balaraman
- Kandahar as Major Mahadevan
- Alexander The Great as Alexander Varma
- Oru Naal Varum as Kulappulli Sukumaran / DYSP Nandhakumar
- Wilson Periera as All Characters (Voice)
2009
- Unnaipol Oruvan as I. G. Raghavan Maraar
- 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)
- Bhramaram as Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
- Ividam Swargamanu as Mathews
- Angel John as Angel John
2008
- Innathe Chintha Vishayam as Gopakumar
- Pakal Nakshatrangal as Sidharthan
- Twenty 20 as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
- Halla Bol as Himself (uncredited)
- College Kumaran as Canteen Kumaran
- Madambi as Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
- Mizhikal Sakshi as Syed Ahmed
- Aakasha Gopuram as Albert Samson
- Kurukshetra as Colonel Mahadevan
2007
- Alibhai as Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
- Flash as Dr. Mithun Madhavan
- Paradesi as Valiyakath Moosa
- Chotta Mumbai as Vasco da Gama
- Hallo as Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
- Rock N' Roll as Chandramouli
- Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag as Inspector Narsimha
2006
- Photographer as Dijo
- Keerthi Chakra as Major Mahadevan
- Baba Kalyani as ACP Baba Kalyani
- Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Joji
- Rasathanthram as Premachndran
- Vadakkumnadhan as Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
- Mahasamudram as Isahak
2005
- Udayon as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
- Udayananu Tharam as Udayabhanu
- Chandrolsavam as Chirakkal Shreehari
- Thanmathra as Rameshan
- Naran as Mullankolli Velayudhan
- Reflections
2004
- Wanted as Narayana Swamy
- Love as Mohan Nair
- Natturajavu as Pulikkattil Charlie
- Vismayathumbathu as Sreekumar
- Mampazhakkalam as Puramanayil Chandran
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Lever Johny
2003
- Kilichundan Mampazham as Abdul Khader
- Pop Carn as Vikramaditya
- Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu as Hariharan Pillai
- Mr. Brahmachari as Ananthan Thampi
- Balettan as Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
2002
- Company as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
- Thandavam as Kasinathan
- Onnaman as Ravisankar
- Chathurangam as Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
2001
- Unnathangalil as Rakshakan
- Achaneyanenikkishtam as Mahadevan
- Praja as Zakkir Ali Hussain
- Ravanaprabhu as Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
- Kakkakuyil as Sivaraman
2000
- Sradha as Ganga Prasad IPS
- Life Is Beautiful as Vinayachandran
- Narasimham as Poovalli Induchoodan
- Devadoothan as Vishal Krishnamoorthy
1999
- Olympian Anthony Adam as SP Chakkamoottil Antony Varghese IPS (Olympian Anthony Adam)
- Vanaprastham as Kunhikuttan
- Ustaad as Parameswaran (Ustaad)
1998
- Kanmadam as Vishwanathan
- Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad as Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
- Harikrishnans as Adv. Harikrishnan (Krishnan)
- Summer in Bethlehem as Niranjan (Guest Role)
- Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu as Vidyasagar (Sagar Kottappuram)
1997
- Varnapakittu as Sunny Palamatom
- Guru as Raghuraman
- Oru Yaatra Mozhi as Govindan Kutty
- Iruvar as Anandan
- Aaram Thamburan as Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)
- Chandralekha as Appukuttan Nair
1996
- The Prince as Jeeva
- Kaalapani as Govardhan Menon
1995
- Spadikam as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
- Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
- Agnidevan as Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
- Nirnayam as Dr. Roy Mathews
- Maanthrikam as Maj. Stephen Ronald (Alby)
1994
1993
- Manichitrathazhu as Dr. Sunny Joseph
- Butterflies as Prince Menon
- Kalippattam as Venu
- Gandharvam as Samuel Alexander
- Midhunam as Sethumadhavan
- Devasuram as Mangalassery Neelakantan
- Maya Mayooram as Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
- Chenkol as Sethu Madhavan
1992
- Soorya Gayathri as Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
- Vietnam Colony as G Krishnamoorthy
- Kamaladalam as Nandagopal
- Aham as Sidharthan
- Rajashilpi as Shambu
- Yoddha as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
- Sadayam as Sathyanathan
- Nadodi as Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
1991
- Bharatham as Gopinathan
- Uncle Bun as Charlie Chacko
- Adwaytham as Shivaprasad
- Vishnulokam as Vishnu
- Kilukkam as Joji
- Dhanam as Sivasankaran Nair
- Ulladakkam as Dr. Sunny
- Vasthuhara as Venu
- Abhimanyu as Harikrishnan
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi as Ananthu
- Gopura Vasalile as Special Appearance
1990
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Tony Kurushingal
- Appu as Appukuttan
- Arhatha as Devaraj
- His Highness Abdullah as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
- Kadathanadan Ambadi as Kadathanadan Ambadi
- Mukham as Hariprasad
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as Ramdas
- Aye Auto as Sudhi
- Lal Salam as Netturan
- Indrajaalam as Kannan Nair
- Thazhvaram as Balan
1989
- Naaduvazhikal as Arjun
- Douthyam as Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
- Lal Americayil as Vinod
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal as Achu
- Ulsavapittennu as Rajan
- Adhipan as Advt. Shyam Prakash
- Kireedam as Sethu Madhavan
- Vandanam as Unnikrishnan
- Dasharatham as Rajiv Menon
- Season as Jeevan / Uncle
- Varavelpu as Murali
1988
- Manu Uncle as Himself (Cameo)
- Moonnam Mura as Ali Imran
- Vellanakalude Naadu as C. Pavithran Nair
- Aryan as Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
- Orkkapurathu as Freddy
- Pattanapravesham as Ramdas / Dasan
- Chithram as Vishnu
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Mukundan K. Kartha
- Padamudra as Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
- Ayitham as Shankaran
- Anuragi as Shamu
1987
- Cheppu as Ramachandran
- Adimakal Udamakal as Mohan Cheriyan
- Vazhiyorakazchakal as Raghavan / Antony Issac
- Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Appu
- January Oru Orma as Raju
- Sarvakalashala as Lal
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Eby Abraham
- Thoovanathumbikal as Jayakrishnan
- Nadodikkattu as Dasan
- Irupatham Noottandu as Sagar Alias Jacky
- Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar as Mahendra Varma
- Amrutham Gamaya as Dr. P. K. Haridas
1986
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Inspector Devodas
- Panchagni as Rashid
- Adiverukal as Balakrishnan
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Shambhu
- Kunjattakilikal as Balakrishnan
- Padayani as Rameshan
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam as Diwakaran
- Yuvajanotsavam as Jayan
- Sobharaj as Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
- Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu as Pauly
- Kariyilakkattu Pole as Inspector Achuthankutty
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Balagopalan
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Dr. P. Madhavankutty
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Gopalakrishna Panikkar
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam as Srikuttan / Sriettan
- Mizhineerppoovukal as Richard
- Sukhamo Devi as Sunny
- Abhayam Thedi as Appu
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Mr. Menon
- Kaveri as Balachandran Nair
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Geetham as Jagadeesh Nair
- Neram Pularumbol as Godfree
- Thalavattam as Vinod
- Rajavinte Makan as Vincent Gomes
- Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal as Solomon
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Telephone Uncle
- Nimishangal as Murali
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Sethu (Ram Singh)
- Iniyum Kurukshetrum as Suresh Babu
- Deshadanakkili Karayarilla as Harisankar
- Vartha as Vasu
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Venugopal
- Oppam Oppathinoppam
1985
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Balakrishnan
- Koodum Thedi as Peter
- Naayakan as Krishnadas
- Omanikkan Ormavaikkan
- Angadikkappurathu as Babu
- Anubandham as Bhaskaran
- Pathamudayam as Jayamohan
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal as Vishnu Thomas
- Vasantha Sena as Devan
- Karimpin Poovinakkare as Bhadran
- Kandu Kandarinju as Krishnanunny
- Mulamoottil Adima as Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
- Uyarum Njan Nadake as Darappan
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Nithin
- Boeing Boeing as Shyam
- Rangam as Appunni
- Guruji Oru Vakku as Unni
- Idanilangal
- Njan Piranna Nattil as Inspector Rajasekharan
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Current Hamsa
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Sukumaran
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as Narayanankutty
- Jeevante Jeevan as Jayan
1984
- Kurishuyudham as Johnny
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide as Rajendran
- Kilikkonchel as Ratheesh
- Sreekrishna Parunthu as Kumaran Thampi
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Krishnakumar
- Itha Innu Muthal as Mohanlal
- Vanitha Police
- Paavam Poornima
- Lakshmana Rekha as Sudhakaran Nair
- Unaru as Ramu
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Sreekumar
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi as Gopalakrishnan
- Onnanu Nammal as 'Nandu' Nanda Kumar
- Aduthaduthu as Vishnu Mohan
- Uyarangalil as P.K. Jayarajan
- Appunni as Menon Mash
- Vetta as Balan
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam as Vinayan
- Oru Kochu Swapnam
- Ariyaatha Veethikal
- Adiyozhukkukal as Gopi
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Anil Kumar
- Athirathram as Prasad
- Akkare as Sudhan
- Manasariyathe as Mammootty
- Thirakal as James George
1983
- Changatham as S T Daniel
- Aattakalasham as Babu
- Oru Mukham Pala Mukham as Sukumaran Thampi
- Hello Madras Girl as Lal
- Bhookambam as Raghu
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Police Inspector
- Arabikkadal
- Ente Katha as Ramesh
- Chakravalam Chuvannappol as Vasu
- Aadhipathyam as Mohan
- Engane Nee Marakkum as Shambu
- Thavalam
- Kolakkomaban as Gopi
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Ramu
- Kuyiline Thedi as Thampurankutty
- Marakkillorikkalum as Murali
- Asthram as Das
- Guru Dakshina as Minister Prabhakaran
- Kattathe Kilikkoodu as Unni Krishnan
- Naseema as Saithali
- Pinnilavu as Raghu
- Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku as Alex
- Naanayam as Babu
- Iniyenkilum as Ravi
- Himavahini as Paappi
- Visa as Sunny
1982
- Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum as Army Commander
- Padayottam as Kannan
- Kaaliya Mardhanam as Johnny
- Ente Mohangal Poovaninju as Vinu
- Aa Divasam
- Kelkatha Sabdam as Babu
- Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam as Kishore
- Njan Onnu Parayatte as Shekharankutty
- Madrasile Mon
- Kurukkante Kalyanam as Sainaba's Husband
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal as Surendran
- Football as Balakrishnan
- Enikkum oru Divasam as Babu
- Aakrosam as Mohanachandran
1981
- Thakilu Kottampuram as Paul
- Sanchari as Dr. Shekhar
- Thenum Vayambum as Varma
- Oothikachiya Ponnu as Nandan
- Dhruvasangamam as Shankarankutty
- Dhanya
- Ahimsa as Mohan
- Attimari as Shan
1980
- Manjil Virinja Pookkal as Narendran
1978
- Thiranottam as Kuttappan