- Born
- Birth nameMohanlal Viswanathan Nair
- Nicknames
- Lalettan
- Laalu
- Universal Star/Superstar/Megastar
- The Complete Actor
- Height1.74 m
- Mohanlal was born to Viswanathan Nair (father) and Santhakumari (mother) in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, which is located in the southern part of India on the 21st May 1960. Starting his career with a classic villain role, he has now become an outstanding actor in Malayalam Cinema. Without a doubt, Mohanlal is today's one of the best actors India has ever produced. He is also rated as one of the most talented actors in India. His ranges of movies are enviable, his comedy roles are incomparable and his unique style of dialogue delivery is effortless. Not many actors can portray both comedy and serious roles with the same ease. And with all these rare talents he has received "Padma Shri" and "Padma Bhushan", the nation's highest civilian honors. He has also won 5 National Film Awards, including Best Actor twice for Bharatham (1991) and the highly acclaimed Vaanaprastham (1999), as well as numerous other awards and honors.
He has reached this position with his hard work and devotion to the movie industry. As far as his acting is concerned, it's been acknowledged many times that he's the most gifted actor in the Indian movie field.- IMDb mini biography by: pindiyath@hotmail.com
- SpouseSuchitra(April 28, 1988 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenVismaya Mohanlal
- ParentsVishwanathan NairSanthakumari Nair
- RelativesPyare Lal(Sibling)
- His famous line "Endha Mone Dineshaa" is now a common phrase used humorously in the Malayalam language.
- Won the National Film Awards 5 times: Best Actor for his performances in Bharatham (1991) and Vanaprastham - La dernière danse (1999). Produced Vanaprastham - La dernière danse (1999), which won the National Award for Best Film. Was awarded the Jury's Special Award for Kireedam (1989), and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol (2017), Pulimurugan (2016) and Janatha Garage (2016).
- Mohanlal was conferred an honorary Black Belt of Taekwondo by 'World Taekwondo Headquarters' in Kukiwon by South Korean Government. He was the third Indian citizen to achieve this feat.
- Mohanlal was chosen as the "Most Popular Keralite" by a survey conducted by Deccan Chronicle in 2011.
- He owns a house at Burj Khalifa at Dubai.
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