Name:Mohan Lal.

Born:Mohanlal Vishwanathan May 21, 1960 (1960-05-21) (age 48) Flag of India Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India

Parents:Mr. Vishwanathan Nair, a government employee, and Mrs. Santhakumari.

Other name(s) :Lalettan, Lalu,Lal

College:Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvanathapuram (under Kerala University) for his bachelors degree. Occupation :Actor, Producer, Singer, Business man

Years active :1978 - Present

Spouse(s):Suchitra (1988 - Present)

Children:Pranav and Vismaya

He continued his association with acting and won numerous best actor awards. Here he met a group of fellow-students who were passionate about theatre and feature films. They were instrumental in getting him his first breakthrough in film, and some of them, notably Priyadarshan and Manian Pilla Raju, went on to become popular movie directors and actors.

Early years (1978-1985)

Lal's first film was "Thiranottam" (1978). The film ran into trouble with the Censor Board and was released in one theater. The breakthrough came in 1100% at the age of 20, when he was selected for the role of the antagonist in Manjil Virinja Pookkal. He had no dearth of opportunities thereafter and he played roles of gradually increasing importance in a number of movies in the following years. In the year 1983 he had to his credit more than 25 feature films. His performance in Uyarangalil, a story of cheating and deception, written by the noted novelist and script-writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by I. V. Sasi, was critically acclaimed. He then took up a comic role in his director-friend and college mate Priyadarshan's debut Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.

Golden Era -- 1986 to 1995

The period (1986 - 1995) is widely regarded as the golden age of Malayalam cinema with films characterised by detailed screenplays, lucid narration and fresh ideas narrowing the gap between art and commercial films[4]. As a young talent on the rise, Mohanlal obtained roles that gave him ample scope for displaying a wide range of emotions and started some very fruitful associations with many of the better directors and writers in Malayalam cinema.

Awards

National Film Awards
* 1988 : Special Jury Award - Kireedam
* 1991 : Best Actor - Bharatham
* 1999 : Best Actor - Vaanaprastham
* 1999 : Producer of Best Film - Vaanaprastham
Kerala State Film Awards
* 1995 : Best Actor - Kalapani, Spadikam
* 1995 : Producer of second best film (Kalapani)
* 2002 : Popular Actor (Ravanaprabhu)
* 1999 : Best Actor - Vaanaprastham
* 2005 : Best Actor - Thanmatra
* 2007 : Best Actor - Paradesi