Mohanlal
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting394
movieAthimanoharam
2026
T.S. Lovelajan
movieJailer 2
2026
Mathew
movieKhalifa
2026
Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
movieDrishyam 3
2026
Georgekutty
moviePatriot
2026
Col. Rahim Naik
movieBha. Bha. Ba.
2025
Ghilli Bala "Balettan"
movieHridayapoorvam
2025
Sandeep Balakrishnan
movieKannappa
2025
Kirata
movieThudarum
2025
Shanmughan
movieL2: Empuraan
2025
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
movieA.R.M - Ajayante Randam Moshanam
2024
Cosmic Creator (Voice)
tvManorathangal
2024
Vaappootty
movieGu
2024
Narrator (Voice)
movieMalaikottai Vaaliban
2024
Malaikottai Vaaliban
movieNeru
2023
Vijay Mohan
movieJailer
2023
Mathew
movieAlone
2023
Kalidas
movieMonster
2022
Lucky Singh
moviePathonpatham Noottandu
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
movie12th Man
2022
Chandrashekhar
movieAaraattu
2022
Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
movieBro Daddy
2022
John Kattadi
movieMarakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
2021
Kunjali Marakkar IV
movieDrishyam 2
2021
Georgekutty
movieBig Brother
2020
Sachidanandhan
movieKaappaan
2019
Chandrakanth Varma
movieIttymaani: Made In China
2019
Ittimaani
movieLucifer
2019
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
movieOdiyan
2018
'Odiyan' Manikyan
movieDrama
2018
Rajagopal
movieKayamkulam Kochunni
2018
Ithikkara Pakki
movieNieraali
2018
Sunny George
tvBigg Boss
2018
Himself - Presenter
movieAadhi
2018
Himself
movieVillain
2017
Mathew Manjooran
movieVelipadinte Pusthakam
2017
Prof. Michael Idikkula
tvLal Salam
2017
Self - Host
movieTiyaan
2017
The Voice of Time (voice)
movie1971: Beyond Borders
2017
Major Mahadevan / Colonel Sahadevan
movieC/O Saira Banu
2017
Peter George (Voice)
moviePulimurugan
2016
'Puli' Murugan
movieOppam
2016
Jayaraman
movieJanatha Garage
2016
Satyam
movieManamantha
2016
Sai Ram
movieKanal
2015
John David
movieLoham
2015
Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
movieLailaa O Lailaa
2015
Jayamohan (Agent X)
movieEnnum Eppozhum
2015
Vineeth N Pillai
movieMythri
2015
Mahadev Godke
movieRasam
2015
Himself
moviePicket 43
2015
Narrator
movieAamayum Muyalum
2014
Narrator (voice)
moviePeruchazhi
2014
Jagannathan
movieKoothara
2014
Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
movieMr. Fraud
2014
Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
movieJilla
2014
Siva
movieDrishyam
2013
Georgekutty
movieGeethanjali
2013
Dr. Sunny Joseph
movieLadies & Gentleman
2013
Chandrabose
movieRed Wine
2013
ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
movieLokpal
2013
Nandagopalan / Lokpal
movieKarmayodha
2012
Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
movieNamukku Parkkan
2012
Narrator (voice)
movieSpirit
2012
Raghunandan
movieGrandmaster
2012
Chandrashekhar
movieTezz
2012
Shivan Menon
movieCasanovva
2012
Casanovva
movieChristian Brothers
2011
Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
movieSnehaveedu
2011
Ajayan
moviePranayam
2011
Mathews
movieChina Town
2011
Mathukutty / Xavier
movieKandahar
2010
Major Mahadevan
movieShikkar
2010
Balaraman
movieOru Naal Varum
2010
Kulappulli Sukumaran / DYSP Nandhakumar
movieAlexander The Great
2010
Alexander Varma
Wilson Periera
2010
All Characters (Voice)
movieJanakan
2010
Surya Narayanan
movieIvidam Swargamanu
2009
Mathews
movieAngel John
2009
Angel John
movieUnnaipol Oruvan
2009
I. G. Raghavan Maraar
movieBhramaram
2009
Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
movieBhagavan
2009
Dr. Balagopal
movieSagar Alias Jacky Reloaded
2009
Sagar Alias "Jacky"
movieRed Chillies
2009
Oyyarath Magaranth Ramanathan (O.M.R)
moviePakal Nakshatrangal
2008
Sidharthan
movieKurukshetra
2008
Colonel Mahadevan
movieAakasha Gopuram
2008
Albert Samson
movieMadambi
2008
Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
movieMizhikal Sakshi
2008
Syed Ahmed
movieTwenty 20
2008
Devaraja Prathapa Varma
movieInnathe Chintha Vishayam
2008
Gopakumar
movieCollege Kumaran
2008
Canteen Kumaran
movieHalla Bol
2008
Himself (uncredited)
movieFlash
2007
Dr. Mithun Madhavan
movieRock N' Roll
2007
Chandramouli
movieParadesi
2007
Valiyakath Moosa
movieRam Gopal Varma Ki Aag
2007
Inspector Narsimha
movieAlibhai
2007
Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
movieHallo
2007
Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
movieChotta Mumbai
2007
Vasco da Gama
movieBaba Kalyani
2006
ACP Baba Kalyani
movieMahasamudram
2006
Isahak
movieKeerthi Chakra
2006
Major Mahadevan
movieVadakkumnadhan
2006
Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
movieRasathanthram
2006
Premachndran
movieThanmathra
2005
Rameshan
movieNaran
2005
Mullankolli Velayudhan
movieUdayon
2005
Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
movieChandrolsavam
2005
Chirakkal Shreehari
movieUdayananu Tharam
2005
Udayabhanu
movieMampazhakkalam
2004
Puramanayil Chandran
movieNatturajavu
2004
Pulikkattil Charlie
movieLove
2004
Mohan Nair
movieWanted
2004
Narayana Swamy
movieVismayathumbathu
2004
Sreekumar
movieVamanapuram Bus Route
2004
Lever Johny
movieHariharan Pilla Happy Aanu
2003
Hariharan Pillai
movieBalettan
2003
Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
movieKilichundan Mampazham
2003
Abdul Khader
movieMr. Brahmachari
2003
Ananthan Thampi
Pop Carn
2003
Vikramaditya
movieChathurangam
2002
Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
movieThandavam
2002
Kasinathan
movieOnnaman
2002
Ravisankar
movieCompany
2002
Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
movieUnnathangalil
2001
Rakshakan
movieAchaneyanenikkishtam
2001
Mahadevan
movieRavanaprabhu
2001
Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
moviePraja
2001
Zakkir Ali Hussain
movieKakkakuyil
2001
Sivaraman
movieDevadoothan
2000
Vishal Krishnamoorthy
movieSradha
2000
Ganga Prasad IPS
movieLife Is Beautiful
2000
Vinayachandran
movieNarasimham
2000
Poovalli Induchoodan
movieOlympian Anthony Adam
1999
SP Chakkamoottil Antony Varghese IPS (Olympian Anthony Adam)
movieUstaad
1999
Parameswaran (Ustaad)
movieVanaprastham
1999
Kunhikuttan
movieSummer in Bethlehem
1998
Niranjan (Guest Role)
movieRaktha Sakshikal Zindabad
1998
Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
movieKanmadam
1998
Vishwanathan
movieAyal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu
1998
Vidyasagar (Sagar Kottappuram)
movieHarikrishnans
1998
Adv. Harikrishnan (Krishnan)
movieAaram Thamburan
1997
Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)
movieGuru
1997
Raghuraman
movieChandralekha
1997
Appukuttan Nair
movieVarnapakittu
1997
Sunny Palamatom
movieOru Yaatra Mozhi
1997
Govindan Kutty
movieIruvar
1997
Anandan
movieThe Prince
1996
Jeeva
movieKaalapani
1996
Govardhan Menon
Agnidevan
1995
Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
movieThacholi Varghese Chekavar
1995
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
movieMaanthrikam
1995
Maj. Stephen Ronald (Alby)
movieSpadikam
1995
Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
movieNirnayam
1995
Dr. Roy Mathews
movieGandeevam
1994
Boat Man (Cameo)
movieMinnaram
1994
Bobby
moviePakshe
1994
Balachandra Menon
movieThenmavin Kombath
1994
Manikyan
moviePavithram
1994
Unnikrishnan
moviePingami
1994
Captain Vijay Menon
movieManichitrathazhu
1993
Dr. Sunny Joseph
movieGandharvam
1993
Samuel Alexander
movieButterflies
1993
Prince Menon
movieMaya Mayooram
1993
Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
movieMidhunam
1993
Sethumadhavan
movieChenkol
1993
Sethu Madhavan
movieDevasuram
1993
Mangalassery Neelakantan
movieVietnam Colony
1992
G Krishnamoorthy
movieNadodi
1992
Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
movieSoorya Gayathri
1992
Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
movieYoddha
1992
Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
movieRajashilpi
1992
Shambu
movieSadayam
1992
Sathyanathan
movieAham
1992
Sidharthan
movieKamaladalam
1992
Nandagopal
movieAdwaytham
1991
Shivaprasad
movieUncle Bun
1991
Charlie Chacko
movieUlladakkam
1991
Dr. Sunny
movieAbhimanyu
1991
Harikrishnan
movieGopura Vasalile
1991
Special Appearance
movieVishnulokam
1991
Vishnu
movieBharatham
1991
Gopinathan
movieDhanam
1991
Sivasankaran Nair
movieLal Salam
1990
Netturan
movieIndrajaalam
1990
Kannan Nair
movieAppu
1990
Appukuttan
movieMukham
1990
Hariprasad
movieArhatha
1990
Devaraj
movieAye Auto
1990
Sudhi
movieThazhvaram
1990
Balan
movieKadathanadan Ambadi
1990
Kadathanadan Ambadi
movieHis Highness Abdullah
1990
Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
movieNo. 20 Madras Mail
1990
Tony Kurushingal
movieDasharatham
1989
Rajiv Menon
movieKireedam
1989
Sethu Madhavan
movieAdhipan
1989
Advt. Shyam Prakash
movieVandanam
1989
Unnikrishnan
movieSeason
1989
Jeevan / Uncle
movieVaravelpu
1989
Murali
movieDouthyam
1989
Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
movieChithram
1988
Vishnu
movieVellanakalude Naadu
1988
C. Pavithran Nair
movieMoonnam Mura
1988
Ali Imran
movieAryan
1988
Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
movieAnuragi
1988
Shamu
moviePadamudra
1988
Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
moviePattanapravesham
1988
Ramdas / Dasan
movieManu Uncle
1988
Himself (Cameo)
Ayitham
1988
Shankaran
movieOrkkapurathu
1988
Freddy
movieMukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
1988
Mukundan K. Kartha
Vazhiyorakazchakal
1987
Raghavan / Antony Issac
movieAmrutham Gamaya
1987
Dr. P. K. Haridas
movieCheppu
1987
Ramachandran
movieBhoomiyile Rajakkanmar
1987
Mahendra Varma
movieUnnikale Oru Kadha Parayam
1987
Eby Abraham
movieIrupatham Noottandu
1987
Sagar Alias Jacky
movieAdimakal Udamakal
1987
Mohan Cheriyan
movieThoovanathumbikal
1987
Jayakrishnan
movieSobharaj
1986
Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
moviePadayani
1986
Rameshan
movieThalavattam
1986
Vinod
Geetham
1986
Jagadeesh Nair
movieAdiverukal
1986
Balakrishnan
movieNimishangal
1986
Murali
movieRajavinte Makan
1986
Vincent Gomes
movieHello My Dear Wrong Number
1986
Venugopal
movieSanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
1986
Gopalakrishna Panikkar
movieEnte Entethu Mathram
1986
Mr. Menon
movieNinnishtam Ennishtam
1986
Srikuttan / Sriettan
movieRevathikkoru Pavakkutty
1986
Dr. P. Madhavankutty
moviePappan Priyappetta Pappan
1986
Inspector Devodas
movieMizhineerppoovukal
1986
Richard
moviePanchagni
1986
Rashid
movieKunjattakilikal
1986
Balakrishnan
movieOnnu Muthal Poojyam Vare
1986
Telephone Uncle
movieT. P. Balagopalan M.A.
1986
Balagopalan
movieGandhinagar 2nd Street
1986
Sethu (Ram Singh)
movieNeram Pularumbol
1986
Godfree
movieKariyilakkattu Pole
1986
Inspector Achuthankutty
movieDeshadanakkili Karayarilla
1986
Harisankar
movieVartha
1986
Vasu
Kandu Kandarinju
1985
Krishnanunny
movieNjan Piranna Naattil
1985
Inspector Rajasekharan
Mulamoottil Adima
1985
Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
movieRangam
1985
Appunni
Pathamudayam
1985
Jayamohan
movieAdhyayam Onnu Muthal
1985
Vishnu Thomas
movieAram + Aram = Kinnaram
1985
Narayanankutty
movieParayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya
1985
Current Hamsa
movieAnubandham
1985
Bhaskaran
movieNaayakan
1985
Krishnadas
movieAvidathepole Ivideyum
1985
Sukumaran
Onnanu Nammal
1984
Nanda Gopal
movieThirakal
1984
James George
movieUyarangalil
1984
P.K. Jayarajan
movieAkkare
1984
Sudhan
movieKurishuyudham
1984
Johnny
movieAduthaduthu
1984
Vishnu Mohan
movieSreekrishna Parunthu
1984
Kumaran Thampi
movieVetta
1984
Balan
moviePoochakkoru Mookkuthi
1984
Gopalakrishnan
Ivide Thudangunnu
1984
Krishnakumar
movieAppunni
1984
Menon Mash
movieAalkkoottathil Thaniye
1984
Anil Kumar
movieAthirathram
1984
Prasad
movieLakshmana Rekha
1984
Sudhakaran Nair
movieKilikkonchel
1984
Ratheesh
movieManasariyathe
1984
Mammootty
movieUnaru
1984
Ramu
movieChangatham
1983
S T Daniel
movieKattathe Kilikkoodu
1983
Unni Krishnan
Visa
1983
Sunny
movieSesham Kazhchayil
1983
Police Inspector
Oru Mukham Pala Mukham
1983
Sukumaran Thampi
moviePinnilavu
1983
Raghu
movieEnte Katha
1983
Ramesh
Guru Dakshina
1983
Minister Prabhakaran
movieHimavahini
1983
Paappi
movieNaseema
1983
Saithali
Kuyiline Thedi
1983
Thampurankutty
movieNjan Onnu Parayatte
1982
Shekharankutty
Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum
1982
Army Commander
movieAakrosam
1982
Mohanachandran
moviePadayottam
1982
Kannan
movieKurukkante Kalyanam
1982
Sainaba's Husband
movieEnthino Pookunna Pookal
1982
Surendran
movieFootball
1982
Balakrishnan
movieAhimsa
1981
Mohan
movieDhruvasangamam
1981
Shankarankutty
movieSanchari
1981
Dr. Shekhar
movieManjil Virinja Pookkal
1980
Narendran
Thiranottam
1978
Kuttappan
movieLucifer 3
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam
movieRam Part I
Ram Mohan IPS
Production19
movieKandahar
2010
Producer
movieOlympian Anthony Adam
1999
Producer
movieVanaprastham
1999
Co-Producer
movieKanmadam
1998
Producer
movieHarikrishnans
1998
Producer
movieKaalapani
1996
Producer
moviePingami
1994
Producer
movieMidhunam
1993
Producer
movieKamaladalam
1992
Producer
movieBharatham
1991
Producer
movieHis Highness Abdullah
1990
Producer
movieAryan
1988
Producer
movieOrkkapurathu
1988
Producer
movieNadodikkattu
1987
Producer
movieAdiverukal
1986
Producer
movieGandhinagar 2nd Street
1986
Producer
movieKarimpin Poovinakkare
1985
Producer
movieAdiyozhukkukal
1984
Producer
Sound15
movieBarroz: Guardian of Treasures
2024
Playback Singer
movieBro Daddy
2022
Playback Singer
movieIttymaani: Made In China
2019
Playback Singer
movieNieraali
2018
Playback Singer
movieRun Baby Run
2012
Playback Singer
movieSpadikam
1995
Playback Singer
movieGandharvam
1993
Playback Singer
movieButterflies
1993
Playback Singer
movieKalippattam
1993
Playback Singer
movieSoorya Gayathri
1992
Playback Singer
movieVishnulokam
1991
Playback Singer
movieAye Auto
1990
Playback Singer
movieChithram
1988
Playback Singer
Kandu Kandarinju
1985
Playback Singer
movieOnnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil
1985
Playback Singer
Crew1
tvBigg Boss
2018
Presenter