| Name(s) |
MOHANLAL
Viswanathan Nair |
| Date of
Birth |
May 21, 1960 |
|
Identity |
Indian actor,
producer and occasional singer best known for his work in
Malayalam films. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1978: He made his acting
debut in Thiranottam; but the film got released only after
25 years due to censorship issues.
- 1980: His fist film was
released.
- 1986: His major commercial
success of Rajavinte Makan.
- 1991: He produced and acted
in Bharatham, a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana. won
the National Film Award for Best Actor for that year.
- 1999: He produced and acted
in Vanaprastham, which was nominated for the Grand Jury
Prize at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival.
- 2001: He was awarded
Padma Shri by Govt of India.
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July 09, 2009: Mohanlal Viswanathan
Nair, better known as Mohanlal, is an Indian
actor, producer and occasional singer in Malayalam films
industry, joined the Territorial Army as an honorary Lieutenant
Colonel. He is the first and only actor to have been conferred
this title.
- 2010: He received an
honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of
Sanskrit, Kerala.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- In
a career spanning over three decades, Mohanlal has acted in over
300 Malayalam films in various genres and few films in
Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
- He has won four Indian National Film
Awards – two Best Actor Awards, one Special Jury Award, and one
Award for Best Film as producer; along with six Kerala State
Film Awards for Best Actor and eight Filmfare Awards for Best
Actor.
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