Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair ((born May 21, 1960), commonly known as Mohanlal or Lal, is an and Indian film actor and producer, who works mainly in malayalam cinema. Mohanlal is considered by many critics to be one of the finest actors in Indian cinema who excels in both art and commercial films
Mohanlal is quite selective of his roles and once he selects a role, he plays it mostly on instinct, and likes to let things happen.He prefers to work in the Malayalam industry with a close group of people whom he knows from his early career. Many of his best school/college mates are with him in the film industry. These include director Priyadharsan, singer M.G Sreekumar, actor Maniyanpilla Raju and producer Suresh Kumar.
National Award Nominations (Highest by any Actor in Indian Cinema)
- 1986 : Best Actor - T .P. Balagopalan M.A.
- 1987 : Best Actor - Padamudra
- 1988 : Best Actor / Special Jury Award - Kireedam
- 1991 : Best Actor - Bharatham
- 1995 : Best Actor - Kalapani
- 1997 : Best Actor - Iruvar(TAMIL)
- 1999 : Best Actor / Best Producer - Vaanaprastham
- 2005 : Best Actor - Thanmatra
- 2007 : Best Actor - Paradesi
Later years (1996-Present)
During this period of his career, film makers cashed in on the immense popularity that Mohanlal enjoyed in Kerala by portraying him as an invincible larger-than-life hero in movies. Movies like Aaram thamburan, Narasimham, naran used this image of his to great effect and became blockbusters. After their initial novelty, these films faced criticism from many quarters over their lack of realism and for creating movies around .Priyadharsan 's kalapani, an account of India's freedom struggle against the British that focused on the cellular prisons of Andaman islands and lohithadas's Kanmadham were some of his notable films during the late 90's. In 1997 Mohanlal's film Guru directed by Rajiv Anchal (which was based on communalism in Kerala) was selected by the Government of India as official entry for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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