Mohanlal

Biography

Mohanlal Viswanathan is a Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and five-time National Film Award-winning Indian actor, producer, and playback singer universally revered as 'The Complete Actor' and one of the greatest acting geniuses in world cinematic history. Across a legendary career spanning over four decades and 350 films, primarily in Malayalam cinema, Mohanlal's spontaneous, naturalistic brilliance and effortless versatility have set the benchmark for screen acting. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his peerless performances in Kireedam (Special Jury, 1989), Bharatham (1991), and Shaji N. Karun's Vanaprastham (1999, which screened at Cannes to international acclaim). He has anchored Malayalam cinema's biggest cultural landmarks and box office record-breakers, including Chitram (1988), Devaasuram (1993), Spadikam (1995), Iruvar (1997, Mani Ratnam's Tamil classic), Drishyam (2013, which inspired remakes across multiple languages and countries), Pulimurugan (2016, the first Malayalam film to cross ₹100 crore), and Lucifer (2019, the first to cross ₹200 crore). Conferred with the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army, Mohanlal is an immortal cultural titan and a national treasure of Indian cinema.