Indian Malayalam film actor-producer Mohanlal Biography-filmography-celebrities-pictures

Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair (Malayalam) (born May 21, 1959, commonly known as Mohanlal or Lal, is an Indian film actor and producer , who works in Malayalam cinema. A four-time National Award winner, Lal is famous for his versatility and natural acting style. Mohanlal is best known for his movie roles of the late 80's and early 90's. His most notable films include Nadodikkattu, Kireedam, Bharatham, Devasuram, Iruvar, Vanaprastham, and Spadikam.

Early life

Mohanlal was born in Pathanamthitta in Kerala, to Mr. Vishwanathan Nair, a government employee, and Mrs.Santhakumari. However, he grew up in Mudavanmugal in Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum)as his father was employed in the Kerala Secretariate in the legal department. He attended the local school in Mudavanmugal and later enrolled into the Govt. Model Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram. An average student at school, he started his association with the world of acting very early, when he used to participate in school-plays. In the sixth grade, young Mohanlal was chosen the best actor in school, an award that was usually bagged by tenth graders.

After schooling, he joined Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvanathapuram (Under Kerala University) for his bachelors degree. He continued his association with acting and won numerous best actor awards. It was here that he met a group of fellow-students, who were passionate about theatre and feature films. They were instrumental in getting him his first breakthrough and some of them, notably Priyadarshan and Manian Pilla Raju, went on to become popular movie director and actor.