Born - 21 May 1960
Achievements - Mohanlal is highly talented and popular actor cum
producer of the South Indian film industry. A national award winner for
acting, what makes Mohanlal distinct are his versatility, natural acting
and right body language in films. Due to these factors, Mohanlal has
availed the opportunity to work with the crème directors and
scriptwriters of Malayalam films.
Mohanlal is highly talented and popular actor cum producer of the South
Indian film industry. A national award winner for acting, Mohanlal hails
from the beautiful South Indian state of Kerala and has worked in
numerous good movies. What makes Mohanlal distinct are his versatility,
natural acting and right body language in films. Due to these factors,
Mohanlal has availed the opportunity to work with the crème
directors and scriptwriters of Malayalam films. To highlight his
contribution in Indian cinema, the Government of India awarded him the
coveted Padma Shri in 2001.
Here's indepth information on the biography of Mohanlal, whose
popularity soared with the release of some light-hearted roles during
the 1980s. The 1990s is called the golden age of Malayalam film industry
as it churned out some of the all time greatest movies, with most of
them starring Mohanlal. This brought the actor tremendous success and
fame. Born on 21 May in 1960 at Elanthur in Pathanamthitta district of
Kerala, Mohanlal was interested into acting from his very childhood.
Though average in studies, young Mohanlal was elected as the best actor
in school when he was in class six.
Know more about the life history of Mohanlal, who got entry into movies
when his friends opened up a film company called Bharath Cine Group and
started making a film 'Thiranottam', in which Mohanlal was given a comic
role to enact. Unfortunately, due to certain reasons this film was never
released. As such, the first meaningful break into movies came into
1980s for Mohanlal. There was a production house that was looking for
fresh faces. Mohanlal's friends applied for this post on his behalf,
which got him selected.
There was no shortage of opportunities after this for Mohanlal. By 1983,
he featured in more than 25 movies. As a young talented man, Mohanlal
received many offers to explore a variety of characters and during this
course, he turned pally with a number of Malayalam film directors and
script writers. The mid 1980s proved to be most beneficial for Mohanlal
as Sathyan Anthikad's T.P.Balagopalan M.A got him the first Kerala State
award for best actor. Further the release of Rajavinte Makan, in which
Mohanlal played the role of a don, brought him finally into the top
league of the Malayalam film industry.
