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* Mohanlal was ranked 80th position in Reader's Digest's " India's Most Trusted People " in 2010.
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The film was remade under the same name in Malayalam in the 1980s by director Priyadarshan, and stars Mohanlal and Mukesh ( actor ).
Desai was a young lawyer in Ahmedabad when he decided to join Gandhi along with Narhari Parikh, Mohanlal Pandya and Ravi Shankar Vyas, and became his most devoted secretary for 25 years, from 1917 to 1942.
Mohanlal made his acting debut in Thiranottam ( 1978 ) but the film was never released due to censorship issues.
Mohanlal was born in Pathanamthitta in south Kerala to Vishwanathan Nair, an officer in Kerala Government Secretariat who later on became the Law Secretary of the state and Santhakumary.
In 1980, Mohanlal was cast in the lead antagonist role in Manjil Virinja Pookkal – the directorial debut of Fazil – produced by Navodaya Appachan.
The movie, in which debutants Shankar and Poornima Jayaram played the lead roles, became a major hit and for Mohanlal, " there was no looking back ".
By 1983, Mohanlal was credited in more than 25 feature films most of which had him play negative roles.
Mohanlal was touted as the new Malayalam superstar after the box-office success of Rajavinte Makan in which he played an underworld don He also starred in the tragedy Thalavattom, an uncredited adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, playing Vinod, a young man who becomes mentally ill upon witnessing his girlfriend's death.
Mohanlal later recalled that his portrayal of Sethumadhavan's mental agony, commended as a natural performance, was spontaneous and that he " did what Sethumadhavan, my character, would have done in such a situation ", adding that acting was " akin to entering another person ’ s body.
His Highness Abdullah was the first movie produced by Mohanlal, under the banner of Pranavam Arts.
The controversial film, in which Mohanlal depicted an actor who turns politician ( based on M. G. Ramachandran ), was a critical success and won many awards including Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards.
The movie had two versions of climaxes which were screened in different regions based on whether Mammootty or Mohanlal was more popular there.
Since Mohanlal was not trained in Kathakali – a dance-drama form indigenous to Kerala, he took tips from reputed Kathakali dancers to essay the role, for which he received his second National Film Award for Best Actor, fourth Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor ( Malayalam ).
In the next two years, Mohanlal was typecasted in similar larger-than-life action hero roles in movies like Ravanaprabhu, Praja, Onnaman, Thandavam and Chathurangam.
An " aesthetically shot " scene in which the husband, a dark shot of Mohanlal in nude, is distracted by a lizard on the wall while having sex with his wife was deleted after it became controversial in the conservative Kerala society.
A dubbed version of the movie was released in Tamil as Aran, but Mohanlal disassociated himself with the movie since his voice was not used, stating that " I prefer to speak for my role in the film.
Kadhayattam was a presentation enacted by Mohanlal, depicting 10 unforgettable characters and situations selected from Malayalam literature.
Mohanlal was selected as the Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala State Athletics by the Kerala State Athletics Association.
He is an independent director of Clenergen India Private Limited In 2009, Mohanlal, along with Priyadarshan, tried to bid for an Indian Premier League cricket team based in Kochi ; they withdrew the bid on failing to source enough funds after a change in rules was introduced.
However, Mohanlal stated that it was unfair to single him out when so many other Indian actors were doing similar endorsements on television.
In 2010 Mohanlal was part of a public spat involving Malayalam writer and social-critic Sukumar Azhikode, actor Thilakan and Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes ( AMMA ).
He added that Mohanlal was " a hypocrite who hid his advancing age to act with younger heroines ".
Mohanlal responded that Azhikode was having " hallucinations " and his remarks were " an aged-uncle's joke ".
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* Mohanlal was ranked top 1 in the popular choice section as the " Best Actor of the Decade " ( 2002 – 2008 ), a survey conducted by HindiFilmNews. com.
Mohanlal and Reader's
In an interview with Reader's Digest in 2004, Mohanlal said that his looks as a young man might have fit the villain's image.
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* Mohanlal was chosen as the " Most Popular Keralite " by a survey conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006.
* Mohanlal was chosen as the " Most Popular Keralite " by a survey conducted by Deccan Chronicle in 2011.
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* Mohanlal hold place in Limca Book of Records as " People of the Year Award " in 2009.
Mohanlal and 2010
" Mohanlal also acted in the sequels Kurukshetra ( 2008 ) and Kandahar ( 2010 ).
Mohanlal with Amitabh Bachchan during a promotion event of Kandahar ( 2010 film ) | Kandahar ( 2010 )
Azhikode filed a defamation suit against Mohanlal in August 2010.
Mohanlal was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady in 2010.
* Mohanlal was awarded Honorary Doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in 2010.
* Mohanlal was described as " God's own Superstar " by South Scope magazine in 2010.
In 2010 he appeared with Mohanlal, Dileep and Sarath Kumar for another multi-starrer Christian Brothers.
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Supported by Congress volunteers Narhari Parikh, Mohanlal Pandya and Abbas Tyabji, Vallabhbhai Patel began a village-to-village tour in the Kheda district, documenting grievances and asking villagers for their support for a statewide revolt by refusing the payment of taxes.
Nevertheless, he paved way for different films and future actors who proved their talents in both commercial and art genres, the most famous of them being Mammootty and Mohanlal.
He starred as the sadistic jailor in Kalapani with Mohanlal.
The characterisation of Chandrasekhar in the movie is essayed by Indian Movie veteran Mohanlal is also inspired from Hercule Poirot, the protagonist of the novel.
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair ( born 21 May 1960 ), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.
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.
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.
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.
Mohanlal studied at Model School, Thiruvananthapuram, and graduated with a B. Com.
Mohanlal played his first comic lead role in an ensemble cast, as a young man in love with a girl whom he mistakenly believes to be rich, in the 1984 comedy Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, also the debut of friend and noted film-maker Priyadarshan.
Mohanlal and Mammootty were very lucky to play very different roles in films " made by the great masters " like G. Aravindan, Hariharan, M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Padmarajan, Bharathan and Lohithadas.
Mohanlal, along with the actor and scriptwriter Sreenivasan who played his sidekick in several movies, showcased the angst of unemployed, educated Malayali youth forced to adapt to hostile environments in many realistic social satires, some of which were written by Sreenivasan himself.
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