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{{Indian name|Mohanlal|Viswanathan}}
{{Infobox person
| years_active = 1978–present▼
| name = Mohanlal
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| birth_name = Mohanlal Viswanathan<ref>{{cite web|author=President of India|title=President Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Mohanlal|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9LwAdl84ys
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|05|21}}
| birth_place = [[Elanthoor]], [[Pathanamthitta]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi College]] ([[BCom]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|playback singer|distributor}}
| works = [[Mohanlal filmography|Full list]]
▲| years_active = 1978–present
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| children = 2, including [[Pranav Mohanlal]]
| relatives = [[K. Balaji]] {{small|(father-in-law)}}<br />[[Suresh Balaje]] {{small|(brother-in-law)}}
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Mohanlal|Full list]]
▲| website = {{URL|www.thecompleteactor.com}}
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* [[Padma Shri]] (2001)
| allegiance = {{Flag|India}}▼
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (2019)
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| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = 2009–present
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|10px]] [[Lieutenant Colonel| Lieutenant Colonel (Hon)]]
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'''Mohanlal Viswanathan''' (
Mohanlal made his acting debut at age 18 in the Malayalam film ''[[Thiranottam]]'' in 1978, but the film was delayed in its release for 25 years due to censorship issues. His screen debut was in the 1980 romance film ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]'', in which he played the antagonist.<ref name="rediff"/><ref name="thiranottam">{{cite news|title=I have nothing to prove in Bollywood: Mohanlal|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/242650/i-have-nothing-prove-bollywood.html|access-date=11 January 2017|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=17 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113014138/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/242650/i-have-nothing-prove-bollywood.html|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He continued to do villainous roles and rose to secondary lead roles in the following years. By the mid-1980s, he established himself as a bankable leading actor and attained stardom after starring in several successful films in 1986; the crime drama ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'' released that year heightened his stardom.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|title=25 years, 25 landmarks|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mohan1/20030903.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721123434/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mohan1/20030903.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal prefers to work in Malayalam films, but he has also appeared in some of [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films. Some of his best known non-Malayalam films include the Tamil political drama ''[[Iruvar]]'' (1997), the Hindi crime drama ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' (2002) and the Telugu film ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite news|last=Khan|first=Ujala Ali|title=Reigning southern stars|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/bollywood/reigning-southern-stars|access-date=11 January 2017|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113092556/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/bollywood/reigning-southern-stars|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rajpal|first=Roktim|title=Mohanlal turns 55: 8 performances that prove he is the most bankable, successful star of Indian cinema|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/mohanlal-turns-55-8-performances-that-prove-he-is-the-most-bankable-successful-star-of-indian-cinema-994811.html|access-date=11 January 2017|work=[[News18]]|date=21 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113195555/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/mohanlal-turns-55-8-performances-that-prove-he-is-the-most-bankable-successful-star-of-indian-cinema-994811.html|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Mohanlal has won five [[National Film Awards]]{{mdash}}two [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], a [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Jury Mention]] and a [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)|Special Jury Award]] for acting, and an award for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] (as producer), also nine [[Kerala State Film Awards]] and [[Filmfare Awards South]] and [[List of awards and nominations received by Mohanlal|numerous other accolades]]. He received [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]]s from [[Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit]] in 2010<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/17/stories/2010031760500700.htm|title=Mohanlal, Pookutty get D.Litt.|date=17 March 2010|access-date=18 May 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611191903/http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/17/stories/2010031760500700.htm|archive-date=11 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[University of Calicut]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/calicut-university-confers-d-litt-on-mohanlal-p-t-usha-118012900409_1.html|title=Calicut University confers D.Litt on Mohanlal, P.T.Usha|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=29 January 2018|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195119/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/calicut-university-confers-d-litt-on-mohanlal-p-t-usha-118012900409_1.html|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Mohanlal is also known for his philanthropic endeavours. He founded the [[ViswaSanthi Foundation]], a non-profit charitable organization that was started to create and deliver high-impact and focused programs to the underprivileged sections of society in the areas of Healthcare and Education.<ref>{{cite news|author=Express News Service|title=Mohanlal donates robot for fighting Covid-19|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/apr/26/mohanlal-donates-robot-for-fighting-covid-19-2135358.html|access-date=21 July 2020|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=26 April 2020|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721123426/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/apr/26/mohanlal-donates-robot-for-fighting-covid-19-2135358.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ViswaSanthi Foundation|url=https://www.viswasanthifoundation.com/about/founder-message|access-date=16 July 2021|website=www.viswasanthifoundation.com|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716073121/https://www.viswasanthifoundation.com/about/founder-message|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mohanlal launches project to raise aid for children's heart surgeries|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-launches-project-to-raise-aid-for-children-s-heart-surgeries-kerala-1.4019081|access-date=21 July 2020|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=6 August 2019|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721123429/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-launches-project-to-raise-aid-for-children-s-heart-surgeries-kerala-1.4019081|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Early life==
Mohanlal Viswanathan was born in the village of [[Elanthoor]] in the [[Pathanamthitta district]], [[Kerala]] on 21 May 1960. He is the youngest child of Viswanathan Nair, a former bureaucrat and Law Secretary with the [[Kerala government]], and Santhakumari.<ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2017/04/22/mohanlal-visited-ancestral-home-punnackal-tharavadu.html Mohanlal Birth Place] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425025030/http://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2017/04/22/mohanlal-visited-ancestral-home-punnackal-tharavadu.html |date=25 April 2017 }}. Manoramaonline.com (22 April 2017). Retrieved on 24 July 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=NDTV Food Desk|title=Happy Birthday Mohanlal: The South Indian Superstar's Health Mantra|url=https://food.ndtv.com/health/mohanlal-diet-and-fitness-1694810|access-date=23 December 2017|work=[[NDTV]]|date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223142407/https://food.ndtv.com/health/mohanlal-diet-and-fitness-1694810|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He had an elder brother named Pyarelal (died in 2000, during a military exercise).<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/movie/mohanlal_2010/quickinfo.htm Lalettan – The most versatile and iconic figure in Indian cinema] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903065436/http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/movie/mohanlal_2010/quickinfo.htm |date=3 September 2010 }}. Manorama Online (28 April 1988). Retrieved on 6 May 2012.</ref> Mohanlal was named by his maternal uncle Gopinathan Nair, who initially decided to name him Roshanlal before choosing "Mohanlal". However, his father avoided giving him their surname. His father was adamant that he should not bear their caste name ([[Nair]]) as surname which they all had.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Cue|title='ആദ്യം നല്കാന് ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച പേര് റോഷന് ലാല്, പേരിനൊപ്പം ജാതി വേണ്ടെന്നത് അച്ഛന്റെ തീരുമാനം'; മോഹന്ലാല്|date=25 August 2020
During 1977 and 1978 he was the [[Kerala]] state wrestling champion.<ref name = blackbelt>{{Cite news|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/After-SRK-Mohanlal-to-get-a-Taekwondo-blackbelt/articleshow/16940066.cms|title = After SRK, Mohanlal to get a Taekwondo blackbelt|author = Prakash, Asha|date = 25 October 2012|access-date = 6 October 2014|work = [[The Times of India]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204084353/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/After-SRK-Mohanlal-to-get-a-Taekwondo-blackbelt/articleshow/16940066.cms|archive-date = 4 February 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
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Mohanlal made his acting debut in 1978 with the film ''[[Thiranottam]]'', which was produced and made by Mohanlal and his friends{{mdash}}[[Maniyanpilla Raju]], Suresh Kumar, Unni, [[Priyadarshan]], [[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravi Kumar]] and a few others. Mohanlal played Kuttappan, a mentally disabled servant. Due to some issues with censorship, the film was not released on time. It took 25 years to release the film.<ref name="thiranottam"/>
In 1980, Mohanlal was cast in the lead antagonist role in ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]'' – the directorial debut of [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]. The film became a major success.<ref name="toi1">{{cite news|title=Destiny made me an actor: Mohanlal|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Destiny-made-me-an-actor-Mohanlal/articleshow/199817.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|last=Maya|first=M.|date=24 September 2003|access-date=30 September 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130123747/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Destiny-made-me-an-actor-Mohanlal/articleshow/199817.cms|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal's friends had sent his application in response to an advertisement released by [[Navodaya Studio]].<ref name="mathrubhumi">{{cite news|author=Mathrubhumi|title=മഞ്ഞിൽ വിരിയുന്ന ഓർമ്മകൾ...|trans-title=Remembrance Bloomed in the Mist|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/columns/mohanlal/mohanlal-malayalam-news-1.36450|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=ml|date=23 February 2011|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115230814/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/columns/mohanlal/mohanlal-malayalam-news-1.36450|archive-date=15 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He auditioned for the role in front of a panel that included professional directors. Displeased with his appearance, two of them gave him poor marks, but Fazil and Jijo Appachan gave him 90 and 95 marks out of 100.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm|title=His experiments with cinema|last=Manmadhan|first=Prema|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 December 2005|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130130934/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rd">{{cite web|title=You Cool Cat|url=http://www.rd-india.com/newsite/other/facetoface_july04.asp|publisher=[[Reader's Digest]]|last=Sivanand|first=Mohan|author-link=Mohan Sivanand|access-date=19 April 2010|date=July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523070740/http://www.rd-india.com/newsite/other/facetoface_july04.asp|archive-date=23 May 2006}}</ref> His acclaimed negative roles include ''[[Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu]]'' and ''[[Kuyiline Thedi]].''<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 August 2011 |title=Back in action |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/back-in-action/article2346718.ece |access-date=21 March 2023 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202062049/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/back-in-action/article2346718.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
By 1983, Mohanlal was credited in more than 25 feature films, most of them had him playing negative roles.<ref name="rd"/> Films such as ''[[Ente Mohangal Poovaninju]]'', ''[[Iniyengilum]]'', ''[[Visa (film)|Visa]]'', ''[[Attakkalasham]]'', ''[[Kaliyil Alpam Karyam]]'', ''[[Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku]]'', ''[[Engane Nee Marakkum]]'', ''[[Unaroo]]'' and ''[[Sreekrishna Parunthu]]'' changed his image.{{vague|date=April 2013|reason=Insufficient context. Were these roles where he was no longer a villain? If so a simple sentence like "Films such as ___ where he played heroic leading roles changed his image." Would need reference to support image change.}} Through Sasikumar's ''[[Ivide Thudangunnu]]'', he became a successful hero with a "good heart". Mohanlal played his first comic lead role in an [[ensemble cast]] in the 1984 comedy ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]'', directed by Priyadarshan, as a young man in love with a girl whom he mistakenly believes to be rich.<ref name="25yrs">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/03mohan1.htm|title=25 years, 25 landmarks|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Warrior|first=Shobha|date=3 September 2003|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130134455/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/03mohan1.htm|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It also marked the beginning of the Mohanlal-Priyadarshan duo, who as of 2016, have worked together in 44 films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyan-Mohanlal back after eight years for a comedy|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/141489/priyan-mohanlal-back-eight-years.html|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|access-date=6 May 2012|date=27 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130135839/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/141489/priyan-mohanlal-back-eight-years.html|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2000, Mohanlal starred in ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'', playing a rogue with a good heart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1715/17151210.htm|publisher=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|title=Greasepaint, and beyond|last=Krishnankumar|first=R.|date=22 July 2000|access-date=20 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204190956/http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1715/17151210.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time.<ref name="narasimham">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jan/24mallu.htm|title=Sleaze time, folks!|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Ayyappan|first=R.|date=24 January 2001|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204191304/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jan/24mallu.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the next two years, Mohanlal was [[Typecasting (acting)|typecasted]] in similar larger-than-life [[action hero]] roles in films such as ''[[Ravanaprabhu]]'' (2001), ''[[Praja]]'' (2001), ''[[Onnaman]]'' (2002), ''[[Thandavam]]'' (2002) and ''[[Chathurangam (2002 film)|Chathurangam]]'' (2002). Except for ''Ravanaprabhu'', these films were widely criticised for their repetitive plots, lewd dialogues, punch lines and male chauvinistic outlook.<ref name="narasimham"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thandavam-review-malayalam-pclutucejjhjc.html|title=Thandavam|website=[[Sify]]|date=16 August 2002|access-date=6 May 2012|author=Moviebuzz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204191733/http://www.sify.com/movies/thandavam-review-malayalam-pclutucejjhjc.html|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/praja-review-malayalam-pclunFceecebe.html|title=Praja|website=[[Sify]]|author=Moviebuzz|date=24 December 2001|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204191837/http://www.sify.com/movies/praja-review-malayalam-pclunFceecebe.html|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote: "The ''Narasimham'' hangover is terrifically strong and it has, at least for the moment, killed the prospects of good films. I don't see any other reason for the failure of well made female-oriented films like ''[[Mazha]]'' and ''[[Madhuranombarakkattu]]''".<ref name="narasimham"/>
In 2002, Mohanlal played Sreenivasan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], a [[Mumbai]] police officer,<ref name="rd"/> in his first [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'', which introduced him to the [[Hindi]]-speaking audience in India and for which he won the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] (IIFA) and [[Star Screen Award]] for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/bold-themes-different-roles/article3218428.ece|title=Bold themes, different roles|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2006|access-date=3 March 2011|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204192315/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/bold-themes-different-roles/article3218428.ece|archive-date=4 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/image_galleries/iifa_red_carpet_gallery.shtml?4|title=Stars arrive at IIFA awards|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-date=22 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722194226/http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/image_galleries/iifa_red_carpet_gallery.shtml?4|url-status=live}}</ref> The film dealt with the real-life story of two underworld dons who ruled Mumbai (played by [[Ajay Devgan|Ajay Devgn]] and [[Vivek Oberoi]]). Mohanlal's performance was well received. ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that the actor is "at his natural best" and "does not look stifled or anxious as other [[South India]]n stars do when they appear in a Hindi movie for the first time".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/22/stories/2002042200750300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Palicha|first=Paresh C.|title=Mohanlal at ease in Company|date=22 April 2002|access-date=20 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204193002/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/22/stories/2002042200750300.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2010 online poll by Hindifilmnews.com, Mohanlal's performance in ''Company'' was chosen as "The Finest Performance of a Bollywood Actor in the Last Decade (2001–2010)". He was No. 1 in the audiences' list and maintained No. 6 in the critics' list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindifilmnews.com/polls-2/poll-5-the-finest-performance-of-a-bollywood-actor-in-the-last-decade-2001-2010/#.UNNmrXdTGSo|title=Poll-5: The Finest Performance of a Bollywood Actor in the Last Decade (2001–2010)|publisher=Hindifilmnews.com|access-date=21 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627120413/http://www.hindifilmnews.com/polls-2/poll-5-the-finest-performance-of-a-bollywood-actor-in-the-last-decade-2001-2010/#.UNNmrXdTGSo|archive-date=27 June 2013}}</ref>
The following year, Mohanlal, trying to change his action hero image,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/28/stories/2002112800890403.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Superstars running scared?|date=28 November 2002|access-date=22 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204200806/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/28/stories/2002112800890403.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> returned to comedic roles with ''[[Kilichundan Mampazham]]'', ''[[Balettan]]'', ''[[Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu]]'' and ''[[Mr. Brahmachari]]''. ''Kilichundan Mampazham'', promoted as a comeback vehicle for the actor, received good reviews and a decent box office collection.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/24/stories/2003042400120203.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|title=Box-office update|date=28 April 2003|access-date=24 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204201012/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/24/stories/2003042400120203.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kilichundan-mambazham-review-malayalam-pclu1idhbfgij.html|title=Kilichundan Mambazham|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204202732/http://www.sify.com/movies/kilichundan-mambazham-review-malayalam-pclu1idhbfgij.html|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Balettan]]'', directed by [[V. M. Vinu]], was also a commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/01/01/stories/2004010101290200.htm|title=Tinsel world sees a bright picture|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|last1=Venkatraman|first1=Latha|last2=Radhakrishnan|first2=Sankar|date=1 January 2004|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307015933/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/01/01/stories/2004010101290200.htm|archive-date=7 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal played Athanipparambil Balachandran, a bank employee always willing to lend a helping hand to others, who is forced to hide many secrets after his father's death leading to his family's mistrust.<ref name="balettan">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/04/stories/2003090401100200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Mohanlal back to 'chammal' role|last1=Abhijath|last2=Ram|date=4 September 2003|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628023259/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/04/stories/2003090401100200.htm|archive-date=28 June 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Natturajavu]]'' and ''[[Mambazhakkalam]]'' were his only successes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam-cinema-analysis-2004-news-malayalam-kkfvAKceaeasi.html|title=Malayalam cinema- Analysis 2004!|website=[[Sify]]|author=Moviebuzz|date=1 January 2005|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204202246/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam-cinema-analysis-2004-news-malayalam-kkfvAKceaeasi.html|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Mohanlal appeared in the 2005 [[black comedy]] ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]'' as an aspiring film director. It was well received by critics and performed well even in places where Malayalam films do not run in regular shows, such as [[Vadodara]], [[Rajkot]], [[Pune]] and [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="udayan"/> In the same year, he appeared in director [[Blessy]]'s second film ''[[Thanmathra]]'', a film that tells the story of an individual suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. The film received positive reviews and Mohanlal's performance was highly praised by critics.<ref name="thanmatra">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/15sd1.htm|title=Exclusive! Mohanlal on Thanmatra|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204195922/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/15sd1.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal won his fifth [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] and seventh [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam)|Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. In the movie, his character does not speak in the second half.<ref name="thanmatra"/><ref name="hindu2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/blessy/20060308.htm|title=Blessy: Thrilled about winning|work=[[Rediff.com]]|first=Paresh C.|last=Palicha|date=8 March 2006|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204195711/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/blessy/20060308.htm|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2006, he worked with director [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] in ''[[Rasathanthram]]'', a family drama. Mohanlal also acted in ''[[Keerthi Chakra (film)|Kirtichakra]]'', by director [[Major Ravi]], in which he plays an [[Indian Army]] officer, [[Major Mahadevan]]. The film was shot in [[Kashmir]], and was a notable commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/superstars-continue-their-reign/article3231843.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Superstars continue their reign|date=29 December 2006|access-date=30 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204195419/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/superstars-continue-their-reign/article3231843.ece|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> A [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] Tamil version of the film was released in [[Tamil Nadu]] as ''[[Aran (film)|Aran]]'', but Mohanlal disassociated himself with the film since his voice was not used, stating that "I prefer to speak for my role in the film."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mohanlal-dissociates-himself-from-aran/article3087136.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Mohanlal dissociates himself from 'Aran'|last=Kumar|first=S. R. Ashok|date=8 August 2006|access-date=8 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204195238/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mohanlal-dissociates-himself-from-aran/article3087136.ece|archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal also acted in the sequels ''[[Kurukshetra (2008 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2008) and ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'' (2010) in the Major Mahadevan series. In 2009, the Indian government conferred him with the honorary title of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[Territorial Army (India)|Indian Territorial Army]].<ref>{{cite news|url=
In 2007, Mohanlal won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Paradesi (2007 film)|Paradesi]]'', directed by [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]. [[Sify.com]] stated that "Mohanlal is mesmerising and reinvents the idiom of acting once more with feeling." His July release ''[[Hallo (2007 film)|Hallo]]'' became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120721033050/http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Mohanlal%E2%80%99s-Hello:-biggest-Mollywood-hit-of-2007-7964.html "Malayalam Cinema News : Mohanlal's 'Hello': biggest Mollywood hit of 2007".] Bharatwaves.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/pardesi-review-malayalam-14542769.html Movie Review:Pardesi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222221213/http://www.sify.com/movies/pardesi-review-malayalam-14542769.html |date=22 December 2013 }}. Sify.com. Retrieved on 6 May 2012.</ref> In August that year, he appeared in his second [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Aag (2007 film)|Aag]]'', (also called ''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag''), a remake of the Bollywood classic ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975). Mohanlal reprised the role played by [[Sanjeev Kumar]] from the original.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=12 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109040918/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214 |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, Mohanlal did the lead role in the multi-starrer blockbuster ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]'' and in 2009, he co-starred with [[Kamal Haasan]] in the Tamil film ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]''. His last film of the year, ''[[Evidam Swargamanu]]'', was directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]].
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In 2010, he acted in five films, the first being ''[[Janakan]]'', a crime thriller in which he co-starred with [[Suresh Gopi]], written by [[S. N. Swamy|S. N Swamy]]. In the film, he played Adv. Surya Narayanan encounters some runaway suspects as they approach him for justice. [[Alexander the Great (2010 film)|''Alexander the Great'']], directed by Murali Nagavally was a comical racy entertainer released in May. ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'', directed by [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar|T. K Rajeev Kumar]], scripted by [[Sreenivasan]] and produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]], was a social satire about [[corruption in India]]. It reunited the much-adored classic combo of Mohanlal-[[Sreenivasan]] onscreen. His next film was ''[[Shikkar]],'' a dark revenge thriller directed by [[M. Padmakumar]], in which he played a lorry driver who is haunted by his past. The film topped at the [[Ramadan|Ramzan]] box office.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14957248&cid=14625530|title = Kerala Box-Office (September 1 to 16)|date = 18 September 2010|access-date = 11 October 2014|website = [[Sify]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028080936/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14957248&cid=14625530|archive-date = 28 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> It was followed by [[Kandahar (2010 film)|''Kandahar'']], a war film directed by [[Major Ravi]], based on the hijacking of [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] in 1999. Mohanlal reprised the role of [[Major Mahadevan]] in the film. It was the third installment in the [[Major Mahadevan|Major Mahadevan film series]], and the debut Malayalam film of [[Amitabh Bachchan]].
Mohanlal's first release in 2011 was the multi-starrer ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]'', an [[Action film|action drama]] directed by [[Joshiy]] and scripted by [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]], in which he co-starred with [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and [[Sarath Kumar]]. Released worldwide in March across 300 screens, which was the largest release for a Malayalam film at the time,<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Can-Mohanlal-pull-it-off/articleshow/7734697.cms|title = Can Mohanlal pull it off?|date = 18 March 2011|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161205101608/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Can-Mohanlal-pull-it-off/articleshow/7734697.cms|archive-date = 5 December 2016|url-status = live}}</ref> this racy film was a commercial success and one of the top grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-christian-brothers/20110318.htm|title = Review: Christian Brothers is entertaining|date = 18 March 2011|work = rediff.com|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141019005606/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-christian-brothers/20110318.htm|archive-date = 19 October 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> His [[Vishu]] (April) release was ''[[China Town (2011 film)|China Town]]'', another multi-starrer in which he co-starred with [[Jayaram]] and [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], which was a comedy film directed by [[Rafi Mecartin]]. Despite mixed reviews, the film ran over 100 days and became one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2011-was-troublesome-for-malayalam-films/217739-8-70.html|title = 2011 was troublesome for Malayalam films|publisher = ibnlive.in.com|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141023221826/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2011-was-troublesome-for-malayalam-films/217739-8-70.html|archive-date = 23 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> He starred in ''[[Pranayam (2011 film)|Pranayam]]'', released in August, an off-beat [[romantic drama]] directed by [[Blessy]]. It was a love story between three aged characters played by Mohanlal, [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Jayapradha]]. The film was highly acclaimed by critics and Mohanlal's performance as Mathews was well appreciated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/movies/malayalam/123816/ |title=Mohanlal, Blessy bag Critics award |date=18 May 2012 |publisher=mathrubhumi.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529040906/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/movies/malayalam/123816/ |archive-date=29 May 2012 }}</ref> His next film ''[[Snehaveedu]]'', was directed by [[Sathyan Anthikkadu]],<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/snehaveedu-review-malayalam-14980318.html Movie Review: Snehaveedu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011085931/http://www.sify.com/movies/snehaveedu-review-malayalam-14980318.html |date=11 October 2013 }}. Sify.com. Retrieved on 6 May 2012.</ref> a family film in the background of a village in [[Palakkad]]. For the first time, actress [[Sheela]] shared screen space with Mohanlal. She played his mother. ''Snehaveedu'' is credited as his 300th film.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sify.com/movies/sneha-veedu-mohanlal-s-300th-film-imagegallery-malayalam-ljtmomdedidsi.html|title = Sneha Veedu Mohanlal's 300th film|access-date = 12 October 2014|website = [[Sify]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028081228/http://www.sify.com/movies/sneha-veedu-mohanlal-s-300th-film-imagegallery-malayalam-ljtmomdedidsi.html|archive-date = 28 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> The film was a hit.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14981090&cid=14625530|title = Kerala Box-Office- September 12 to October 8|date = 12 October 2011|website = [[Sify]]|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028081231/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14981090&cid=14625530|archive-date = 28 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> His last movie that year was ''[[Oru Marubhoomikkadha]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]], which was an [[action comedy film|action comedy]] thriller entirely set in the [[Middle East]]. It marked the return of the Priyadarshan-Mohanlal-[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] combo of the late 1980s and 90s. The film performed well at the Christmas-New Year's box office.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14989183&cid=14625530|title = Kerala Box-Office – Dec 16 to Jan 11|date = 19 January 2012|access-date = 12 October 2014|website = [[Sify]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028081233/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14989183&cid=14625530|archive-date = 28 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>
In 2012, he acted in six films. His first release was the much hyped big-budget [[romantic thriller]] film ''[[Casanovva]]'', directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and written by [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby-Sanjay]]. He enacted the role of Casanova, a serial womaniser and the owner of Casanova's Eternal Spring – an international chain of flower boutiques. Later, he appeared in a cameo role in the Bollywood movie ''[[Tezz]]'', which was released in April and directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. His next film was the [[B. Unnikrishnan]]-directorial ''[[Grandmaster (2012 film)|Grandmaster]]'', a [[neo-noir]] [[Crime film|crime]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] about a cop who is forced to investigate a series of murders. Mohanlal's well-tempered, calm and subdued acting was appreciated by the critics.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-mohanlal-excels-in-grandmaster/20120504.htm|title = Review: Mohanlal excels in Grandmaster|date = 4 May 2012|access-date = 12 October 2014|work = rediff.com|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141018235924/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-mohanlal-excels-in-grandmaster/20120504.htm|archive-date = 18 October 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> Produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]], it was the first Malayalam film to be released through [[Netflix]], and made available in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Prakash|first=Asha|title=How about paying for viewing films online?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/How-about-paying-for-viewing-films-online/articleshow/16322780.cms|access-date=24 November 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031085616/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/How-about-paying-for-viewing-films-online/articleshow/16322780.cms|archive-date=31 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'', directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]], talked about the increasing habit of alcoholism in [[Kerala]]. The film was exempted from the entertainment tax by the state government for creating social awareness in the society.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-film-spirit-exempted-from-tax/267983-71-210.html|title = Malayalam film 'Spirit' exempted from tax|date = 26 June 2012|publisher = ibnlive.in.com|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141023161143/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-film-spirit-exempted-from-tax/267983-71-210.html|archive-date = 23 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> The film completed a 125-day theatrical run in Kerala and became a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/spirit-completes-100-day-run-on-box-office/293536-71-210.html|title = Spirit: Completes 100 day run on Box office|date = 20 September 2012|publisher = ibnlive.in.com|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141023115500/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/spirit-completes-100-day-run-on-box-office/293536-71-210.html|archive-date = 23 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> ''[[Run Baby Run (2012 film)|Run Baby Run]]'', released during the [[Onam]] festival, was a [[comedy thriller]] directed by [[Joshiy]]. It featured the news media as the background. The film was well appreciated by critics, remarking that it was as an example of a well-crafted thriller.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-review-run-baby-run-is-gripping-thriller/287092-71-212.html|title = Malayalam Review: 'Run Baby Run' is a gripping thriller|date = 31 August 2012|access-date = 12 October 2014|publisher = ibnlive.in.com|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141023161149/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-review-run-baby-run-is-gripping-thriller/287092-71-212.html|archive-date = 23 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> It became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/run-baby-run-to-trivandrum-lodge-mohanlal-is-giving-back-to-back-hits/299788-71-210.html|title = 'Run Baby Run' to 'Trivandrum lodge', Mohanlal is giving back to back hits|date = 10 October 2012|publisher = ibnlive.in.com|access-date = 12 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141023161157/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/run-baby-run-to-trivandrum-lodge-mohanlal-is-giving-back-to-back-hits/299788-71-210.html|archive-date = 23 October 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> The year ended with the Christmas release ''[[Karmayodha]]'', directed by [[Major Ravi]], an action thriller in which he played Mad Maddy, an encounter specialist who is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a teenage school girl in [[Mumbai]]. The film dealt with the [[discrimination against women]].
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[[File:Mohanlal.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=Photograph taken from an angle highlighting his face|Mohanlal at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala|17th International Film Festival of Kerala]] in 2012]]
2013 was a remarkable year for Mohanlal, it was the year in which the all-time blockbuster of Malayalam film, ''[[Drishyam]]'' released. His first film of the year was ''[[Lokpal (film)|Lokpal]]'', a vigilante thriller in which he played a vigilante nicknamed "Lokpal". It was directed by [[Joshiy]] and written by [[S. N. Swamy]]. ''[[Red Wine (2013 film)|Red Wine]]'', directed by [[Salam Bappu]], was a non-linear investigation thriller based on a political murder. ''[[Ladies and Gentleman]]'', directed by [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]], was a romantic comedy film set in the backdrop of IT companies.'' ''[[Geethaanjali]], a horror thriller directed by [[Priyadarsan]], was a spin-off of the Malayalam classic film ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]'', in which he reprised the role of Dr. Sunny from the original. His last release was ''[[Drishyam]]'', directed by [[Jeethu Joseph]]. It grossed {{INR}}75 crore worldwide and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, until 2016.<ref>{{cite news|author=DC|title=Mohanlal's Pulimurugan becomes first Malayalam film to gross over 100 crore rupees|url=
In 2014, he starred in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] action-drama ''[[Jilla]]'', alongside [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], directed by [[R. T. Neason]] and produced by [[R. B. Choudary]].<ref>{{cite news|title=First Day Box Office Collections of 'Jilla' and 'Veeram'|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140111/entertainment-kollywood/article/first-day-box-office-collections-jilla-and-veeram|publisher=
In 2015, his first release was the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Mythri (2015 film)|Mythri]]''. His performance as the revenge-seeking DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) scientist Mahadev was well appreciated by the critics. His first Malayalam release was with a cameo appearance in ''[[Rasam (film)|Rasam]]''. ''[[Ennum Eppozhum]]'', directed by [[Sathyan Anthikad]] was his first leading role in the year, co-starring [[Manju Warrier]]. The film was a success at the box office. It was followed by the action thriller ''[[Lailaa O Lailaa]]'', directed by Joshiy, both of which failed critically and commercially at the box office. His next was the [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] directorial thriller ''[[Loham]]''. Though it met with mixed critical reactions, the film was a commercial success
[[File:Mohanlal 1.jpg|thumb|At 48th Kerala State Film Awards ceremony]]
===2016–present===
In 2016, Mohanlal had four releases, which had a combined gross collection of {{INR}}378 crore worldwide, making him fourth (behind [[Aamir Khan]], [[Akshay Kumar]], and [[Salman Khan]]) among the top Indian actors with highest box office receipts in the year, and in top position among [[South India]]n actors.<ref name="top5">{{cite news|last=Nair|first=Sree Prasad|title=2016 Box Office Kings : Mohanlal is the only Malayalam actor among top 5, Aamir Khan tops the list, followed by Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan|url=http://www.catchnews.com/regional-cinema/2016-box-office-kings-mohanlal-is-the-only-malayalam-actor-among-top-5-aamir-khan-tops-the-list-followed-by-akshay-kumar-and-salman-khan-1483966620.html|access-date=12 January 2017|work=Catch News|date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112061634/http://www.catchnews.com/regional-cinema/2016-box-office-kings-mohanlal-is-the-only-malayalam-actor-among-top-5-aamir-khan-tops-the-list-followed-by-akshay-kumar-and-salman-khan-1483966620.html|archive-date=12 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> His first release in the year was the Telugu film ''[[Manamantha]]'', a family drama directed by [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]. His following release was another Telugu film ''[[Janatha Garage]]'', an action drama directed by [[Koratala Siva]]. It became the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2016 and one of the highest-grossing Telugu films ever,<ref>{{cite news|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H|title=Janatha Garage 3rd week box office collection: Jr NTR film emerges as the highest grosser of 2016|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/janatha-garage-3rd-week-box-office-collection-jr-ntr-film-emerges-highest-grosser-2016-694855|access-date=26 September 2016|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926023119/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/janatha-garage-3rd-week-box-office-collection-jr-ntr-film-emerges-highest-grosser-2016-694855|archive-date=26 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> with a gross collection of over {{INR}}135 crores worldwide.<ref name="JG">{{cite news|author=DC|title=6 South Indian films that turned out to be game-changers in 2016|url=
Mohanlal's period drama film ''[[Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]] won the best feature film award in 67th National Award for the year 2019. The film released on 2 December 2021, in theatres.<ref>{{cite news|last=Punnoose|first=Aby|date=11 November 2021|title=67th-national-film-awards-marakkar-arabikkadalinte-simham-wins-the-best-feature-film-award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/67th-national-film-awards-marakkar-arabikkadalinte-simham-wins-the-best-feature-film-award/articleshow/81633289.cms|access-date=11 November 2021|website=Timesofindia|language=en|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111163303/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/67th-national-film-awards-marakkar-arabikkadalinte-simham-wins-the-best-feature-film-award/articleshow/81633289.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal starred in the thriller film ''[[Drishyam 2]]'', directed by [[Jeethu Joseph]], which released in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2021|title=Drishyam 2 trailer: Ghost from the past comes to haunt Mohanlal|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/drishyam-2-trailer-the-ghost-from-the-past-comes-to-haunt-mohanlal-7177482/|access-date=8 February 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227153724/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/drishyam-2-trailer-the-ghost-from-the-past-comes-to-haunt-mohanlal-7177482/|url-status=live}}</ref> He starred in ''[[Aaraattu (2021 film)|Aaraattu]],'' produced and directed by [[B. Unnikrishnan]] and released in theatres on 18 February 2022 to a mixed response and low box office returns.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 February 2022|title=Aaraattu Movie Review: A massy entertainer with a so-so story|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/aaraattu/movie-review/89664583.cms|access-date=26 May 2022|website=The Times of India|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412215516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/aaraattu/movie-review/89664583.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> His solo role in the 2023 film ''[[Alone (2023 film)]]'' received negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/alone-movie-review-is-mohanlal-in-a-race-to-give-us-the-worst-mohanlal-film-yet-12062912.html |title=Alone movie review: Is Mohanlal in a race to give us the worst Mohanlal film yet? |date=1 June 2023 |accessdate=23 April 2024 |website=firstpost.com}}</ref> Following a cameo in [[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/jailer-mohanlal-charged-rs-8-crore-find-out-how-many-crores-rajinikanth-tamannaah-bhatia-and-others-charged |title=Jailer: Mohanlal charged Rs 8 Crore; find out how many Crores Rajinikanth, Tamannaah Bhatia & others charged |website=[[GQ India]] |date=10 August 2023 |accessdate=23 April 2024}}</ref> he starred in [[Neru (film)|''Neru'']], released in December 2023, and the action/thriller film ''[[Malaikottai Vaaliban]]'', which was released on 25 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-24 |title=Malaikottai Vaaliban: All you need to know about Mohanlal's grand Malayalam film |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/malaikottai-vaaliban-all-you-need-to-know-about-mohanlals-grand-malayalam-film-101706100574093.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Other projects==
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Mohanlal had acted in several [[Amateur theatre|amateur plays]] before entering into films. In 2001, he debuted in [[Professional performances|professional drama]] playing [[Karna]] (a character from the Indian epic [[Mahabharata]]) in ''[[Karnabharam]]'', a [[Sanskrit]]-language play directed by [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]]. It premiered at the [[Siri Fort Auditorium]] in [[New Delhi]] on 29 March 2001 as part of the [[Bharat Rang Mahotsav|National Theatre Festival]] of the [[National School of Drama]]. The play depicts Karna's mental agony a day before the [[Kurukshetra War]], as he thinks about his past and his faith. Mohanlal said: "You cannot compare Kavalam's play with the amateur plays I did. Though there are other characters in the play, the theme revolves around Karna. It is almost like a solo performance. Some of the scenes are really touching and challenging".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/mar/13mohan.htm|title=Mohanlal's new obsession|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Jose|first=D.|date=13 March 2001|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215005226/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/mar/13mohan.htm|archive-date=15 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He acted without payment, saying: "I performed for the joy of it ... for my love of our history".<ref name="rd"/>
''Kadhayattam'' was a presentation enacted by Mohanlal, performing ten classic characters and situations from [[Malayalam literature]], selected from ten Malayalam novels written by [[Oyyarathu Chandu Menon|O. Chandu Menon]], [[C. V. Raman Pillai]], [[S. K. Pottekkatt]], [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]], [[P. Kesavadev]], [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]], [[Uroob]], [[O. V. Vijayan]], [[M. Mukundan]], and [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] over a 100-year period. The play, directed by [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]] premiered at the Senate Hall of [[University of Kerala]] on 1 November 2003, and later was staged in [[Kozhikode]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/28/stories/2003102807480400.htm|title=Document for rejuvenating Malayalam to be released|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Special correspondent|date=28 October 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205135557/http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/28/stories/2003102807480400.htm|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mohanlal to enact characters from Malayalam literature|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/04/stories/2004120402091700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607065324/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/04/stories/2004120402091700.htm|archive-date=7 June 2009|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|last=Bureau|date=4 December 2004|access-date=9 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, Mohanlal along with [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] performed in ''Chayamukhi'', written and directed by Prasanth Narayanan. Mohanlal and Mukesh portrayed [[Bhima|Bheeman]] and [[Kichaka|Keechakan]] respectively, the characters from ''Mahabharata''. It had a [[Story within a story#Play within a play|play within a play]] narrative style. It premiered at the [[Lulu Convention Centre|Lulu International Convention Centre]] in [[Thrissur]] on 12 March 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mirroring-the-pangs-of-love/article1218835.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219140152/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mirroring-the-pangs-of-love/article1218835.ece|archive-date=19 February 2016|title=Mirroring the pangs of love|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 March 2008|access-date=10 December 2016|last=Santhosh|first=K.|url-status=live}}</ref> and later was staged in Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore, [[Kollam]], [[Kochi]], and Kozhikode. A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "''Chayamukhi'' is, arguably, the finest work on Malayalam stage in recent times".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chayamukhi-to-be-staged-today/article119204.ece|title='Chayamukhi' to be staged today|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=20 December 2009|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205135749/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chayamukhi-to-be-staged-today/article119204.ece|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Mohanlal voiced [[Hanuman]] in the English [[ballet]] ''Maya Ravan'', directed by [[Shobana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=
In 2014, Mohanlal and musician [[Ratheesh Vegha]] formed the music band Lalisom - The Lal Effect.<ref>{{cite news|url=
In 2015, he collaborated once again with Mukesh for ''Naga'', but this time as the narrator. The play, based on [[Girish Karnad]]'s [[Kannada]] play ''Nagamandala'', was directed by [[Suveeran]]. ''Naga'' was a combination of myth, superstition, fact, and fantasy. It was premiered at the Parish Hall of [[St. George Church, Kalady]] on 9 August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Mohanlal-Mukesh-to-Set-Stage-Afire-with-Naga/2015/08/08/article2963127.ece | title=Mohanlal, Mukesh to Set Stage Afire with 'Naga'|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=8 August 2015|access-date=10 December 2016|last=Kallungal|first=Dhinesh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083204/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Mohanlal-Mukesh-to-Set-Stage-Afire-with-Naga/2015/08/08/article2963127.ece|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=
===Goodwill and brand ambassador===
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He has also appeared in several television commercials and advertisements for [[Malabar Gold and Diamonds]], Oceanus etc.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Sniping+superstars/1/86696.html|title=Sniping superstars|work=[[India Today]]|last=Radhakrishnan|first=M. G.|date=4 March 2010|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205141342/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Sniping+superstars/1/86696.html|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal was the first [[movie star]] in India to endorse the ubiquitous [[Mundu|dhoti]] after he was made the brand ambassador of MCR in 2001. MCR manufactured 30,000 coloured dhotis which had been featured in the film ''Narasimham'' (2000), which was a market success. He continues to be the chief brand ambassador of MCR.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shoba|first=V.|title=Tamil Wrap Star|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamil-wrap-star/|access-date=13 December 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=3 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220221518/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamil-wrap-star/|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal signed as the brand ambassador of Kanan Devan in 2002, a [[tea]] brand owned by the [[Tata Global Beverages]]. His contract was renewed after its [[rebranding]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bureau|title=Tata tea relaunches Kannan Devan in Kerala|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/tata-tea-relaunches-kannan-devan-in-kerala/article6419941.ece|access-date=12 December 2016|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> In July 2010, [[LG Electronics]] India enlisted Mohanlal for the endorsement of the brand's [[Onam]] festival offers for Kerala customers lasting till September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lg-eyes-19kcr-sales-turnover/1/104560.html|title=LG eyes 19K-cr sales turnover|work=[[India Today]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=7 July 2010|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205141745/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lg-eyes-19kcr-sales-turnover/1/104560.html|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, he was signed as the brand ambassador in the state for [[Manappuram General Finance and Leasing|Manappuram Finance Ltd.]], a [[Non-bank financial institution|non-banking financial company]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Manappuram to take QIP route to raise Rs 1,000 crore|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/manappuram-to-take-qip-route-to-raise-rs-1000-crore/articleshow/6333929.cms|access-date=13 December 2016|work=[[The Economic Times]]|agency=ET Bureau|date=19 August 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011170913/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/manappuram-to-take-qip-route-to-raise-rs-1000-crore/articleshow/6333929.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal endorsed the [[coconut oil]] brand KLF Coconad in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sathish|first=V. M.|title=Doctors slam Mohanlal's 'cholesterol-free' oil|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/doctors-slam-mohanlal-s-cholesterol-free-oil-2013-05-01-1.504620|access-date=13 December 2016|work=[[Emirates 24/7]]|date=1 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130513/http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/doctors-slam-mohanlal-s-cholesterol-free-oil-2013-05-01-1.504620|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2013, the [[direct-broadcast satellite television]] provider [[Tata Sky]] announced Mohanlal as its brand endorser for its Kerala market.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohanlal roped in as Tata Sky brand ambassador|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohanlal-roped-in-as-tata-sky-brand-ambassador-113090900650_1.html|access-date=5 December 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=9 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205141922/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohanlal-roped-in-as-tata-sky-brand-ambassador-113090900650_1.html|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal, along with [[Milkha Singh]] and [[P. T. Usha]] were the brand ambassadors of the event Kochi International Half Marathon in 2013, a [[half marathon]] organised by [[Kochi Municipal Corporation]] and Push Integrated Communication Pvt Ltd.,<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> Reporter|title=Kochi to turn marathon city|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kochi-to-turn-marathon-city/article5362889.ece|access-date=13 December 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830164521/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kochi-to-turn-marathon-city/article5362889.ece|archive-date=30 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He continued in its second edition in 2014, along with [[cricket]]er [[Harbhajan Singh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Harbhajan, Mohanlal to be brand ambassadors for Kochi Marathon|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/harbhajan-mohanlal-to-be-brand-ambassadors-for-kochi-marathon-114092300940_1.html|access-date=13 December 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=23 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110910/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/harbhajan-mohanlal-to-be-brand-ambassadors-for-kochi-marathon-114092300940_1.html|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2016, as part of expanding its market to the [[South India]]n audience, the entertainment company [[Hotstar]], which is a platform for [[streaming media]] and [[video on demand]], announced Mohanlal as its brand ambassador for its Malayalam contents. He endorsed its six-week multimedia [[Advertising campaign|campaign]] on television, [[Insert (print advertising)|print]], [[Out-of-home advertising|outdoor]] and [[Digital marketing|digital]] medias.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bureau|title=Hotstar campaign to reach out to market in South|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/hotstar-campaign-to-reach-out-to-market-in-south/article8594052.ece|access-date=11 December 2016|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=13 May 2016|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916163234/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/hotstar-campaign-to-reach-out-to-market-in-south/article8594052.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-takes-on-volleyball-for-army/articleshow/62725974.cms|title=Mohanlal takes on volleyball for army|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602050839/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-takes-on-volleyball-for-army/articleshow/62725974.cms|archive-date=2 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Business and other ventures===
[[File:Mohanlal CCL 3 Opening.jpg|thumb|upright|Mohanlal at the opening of CCL 3|alt=Mohanlal singing at the CCL opening ceremony]]
Mohanlal has started and associated with several business ventures related to film production and distribution, restaurants and packaged spices among others. He co-owned a production company during the 1980s, Casino, along with [[Mammootty]], [[I. V. Sasi|I.V. Sasi]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] and Century Kochumon. The production house produced commercially successful films such as ''[[Adiyozhukkukal]]'' (1984), ''[[Karimpinpoovinakkare]]'' (1985), ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]'' (1986) and ''[[Nadodikkattu]]'' (1987).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 August 2016|title=When Mammootty And Mohanlal Produced Films For Each Other!|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/when-mammootty-and-mohanlal-produced-films-for-each-other-236031.html|access-date=20 July 2021|work=filmibeat.com|language=en|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716105401/https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/when-mammootty-and-mohanlal-produced-films-for-each-other-236031.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He owns [[Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments]], a [[film distribution]] company. He started Vismayas Max, a film [[pre-production|pre]] and [[post-production]] studio headquartered in [[Trivandrum]] and a college for dubbing artists at [[Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation|KINFRA]] Film and Video Park, Trivandrum. The company's management was later taken over by [[Sohan Roy]] of Aries Group, which has now been renamed as Aries Vismayas Max. Mohanlal continues to be its brand ambassador. He has produced films under the production house [[Pranavam Arts International]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/mohanlals-vismayas-max-studio-taken-over-by-aries-group/|title=Mohanlal's Vismayas Max Studio taken over by Aries group|work=[[The Indian Express]]|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=11 July 2014|access-date=12 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205145400/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/mohanlals-vismayas-max-studio-taken-over-by-aries-group/|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
He owns restaurants in India and overseas, including a [[Chain store|chain]] in [[Dubai]] called Mohanlal's Tastebuds, established in 2002, and a spices, pickles, condiments, and curry powder brand with the same name launched in February 2004 in the [[Middle East]]. From 2007, the Eastern Group owns the majority stake in the brand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Mohanlal-sells-Taste-Buds-to-Eastern-group/articleshow/2605816.cms|title=Mohanlal sells Taste Buds to Eastern group|work=[[The Times of India]]|last=Tejaswi|first=Mini Joseph|date=8 December 2007|access-date=8 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205145850/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Mohanlal-sells-Taste-Buds-to-Eastern-group/articleshow/2605816.cms|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, he opened a [[seafood]] restaurant named The Harbour Market in [[Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Chibber|first=Mini Anthikad|title=Stirring it up with Mohanlal|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/stirring-it-up-with-mohanlal/article3190569.ece|access-date=13 January 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113183016/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/stirring-it-up-with-mohanlal/article3190569.ece|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and a hotel named Travancore Court in [[Ernakulam]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Nair|first=R. Madhavan|title=Colourful feast for the eyes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/colourful-feast-for-the-eyes/article3231281.ece|access-date=13 January 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 November 2006|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106052349/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/colourful-feast-for-the-eyes/article3231281.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His other business ventures include Uniroyal Marine Exports Limited {{ndash}} a [[Kozhikode]]-based seafood export company, where he is a [[non-executive director]] since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bloomberg|title=V. Mohanlal: Executive Profile & Biography|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=24929476&capId=20387802|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|access-date=13 January 2017|date=21 August 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162824/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=24929476&capId=20387802|archive-date=16 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the co-founder, partner and chairman of [[Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre]] (JTPac) in [[Thrippunithura]], [[Kochi]], an [[arts centre]] for [[performing arts]] and music established in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Creativity+at+a+new+address/1/35066.html|title=Creativity at a new address|work=[[India Today]]|last=Ravindran|first=Nirmala|date=3 April 2009|access-date=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205153355/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Creativity+at+a+new+address/1/35066.html|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He is an [[independent director]] of Clenergen India Private Limited, a company for production and supply of [[biomass]] feedstock for biomass [[gasification]].<ref>{{cite press release|last=Hatfield|first=Jessica|title=Clenergen India Private Limited Appoints Mohanlal As Its Non-Executive Director|url=http://www.free-press-release.com/news-clenergen-india-private-limited-appoints-mohanlal-as-its-non-executive-director-1272920150.html|location=United States|publisher=Clenergen India|agency=Free Press Release|date=6 April 2014|access-date=6 May 2014|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011170919/https://www.tptptp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2009, Mohanlal, along with [[Priyadarshan]], tried to bid for an [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) [[cricket]] team based in [[Kochi]]; they withdrew the bid on failing to source enough funds after a change in rules was introduced.<ref name="IPL"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Keralas-dream-to-have-IPL-team-suffers-reversal/articleshow/5648755.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Kerala's dream to have IPL team suffers reversal|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=5 March 2010|access-date=10 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205153942/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Keralas-dream-to-have-IPL-team-suffers-reversal/articleshow/5648755.cms|archive-date=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohanlal was the captain of the [[Kerala Strikers]] team in the [[Celebrity Cricket League]] (CCL) held in 2012 and 2013.
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Magician Samraj advised Mohanlal against the stunt and requesting that he withdraw.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/mohanlal-plans-daredevil-stunt-magicians-frown-287683.html|title=Mohanlal plans daredevil stunt, magicians frown|work=[[CNN-News18]]|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=6 May 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205155533/http://www.news18.com/news/india/mohanlal-plans-daredevil-stunt-magicians-frown-287683.html|archivedate=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists|AMMA]] president [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] also urged Mohanlal to refrain from the risky show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mohanlal-wilts-under-pressure-withdraws-from-stunt-act/story-UtjgWjYVRcwwbMThmGTkiI.html|title=Mohanlal wilts under pressure, withdraws from stunt act|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=24 April 2008|accessdate=12 May 2009|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205160018/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mohanlal-wilts-under-pressure-withdraws-from-stunt-act/story-UtjgWjYVRcwwbMThmGTkiI.html|archivedate=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The purpose of the stunt was to inspire youth to overcome challenges in life. Mohanlal acknowledged the 50-50 risk involved but expressed hope for success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/lsquoEscape-act-a-big-challengersquo/article15205851.ece|title='Escape act a big challenge'|author=Staff reporter|date=18 April 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=8 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205160229/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/lsquoEscape-act-a-big-challengersquo/article15205851.ece|archivedate=5 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Muthukad emphasized that, although [[fire escape]] is one of the most dangerous acts, Mohanlal has been practicing to perfect it.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/actor-mohanlal-s-stint-with-magic/article1-303913.aspx|title=Actor Mohanlal's stint with magic|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=11 April 2008|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=8 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108192317/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/actor-mohanlal-s-stint-with-magic/article1-303913.aspx|archivedate=8 November 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, Mohanlal performed a risk-free magic at the inaugural function of Magic Planet, a magic-themed complex in Thiruvananthapuram, founded by Muthukad. The [[chief minister of Kerala]], [[Oommen Chandy]], inaugurated the event, and Mohanlal's act involved [[Levitation (illusion)|levitating]] a girl.<ref>{{cite news|url=
==In the media==
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In 2003, on the 25th anniversary of Mohanlal's film career, a week-long celebration and a stage show were held in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], by his fans and friends. The proceeds from the stage show were donated to charity.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/21/stories/2003082100220202.htm | location=[[Chennai]] | work=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription | title=Down memory lane | date=21 August 2003 | access-date=31 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129052038/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/21/stories/2003082100220202.htm | archive-date=29 November 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Malayalam television channels [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] and [[Surya TV]] also held separate stage shows to celebrate the anniversary.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122200220200.htm | location=[[Chennai]] | work=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription | title=Showtime | date=22 December 2003 | access-date=31 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925032600/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122200220200.htm | archive-date=25 September 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
During the 1980s, Mohanlal and [[Mammootty]] emerged as "superstars" in [[Malayalam cinema]], marking an unprecedented phenomenon in the industry. This led to a shift in the Malayalam film landscape, with [[Star vehicle|star-driven]] films becoming the norm, reminiscent of [[Bollywood]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film cultures. As ''[[India Today]]'' noted in 1988, filmmakers tailored characters to suit these superstars. Director [[I. V. Sasi]] remarked that even [[Prem Nazir]] never had the popularity of Mohanlal and Mammootty, who possess "a rare and right mixture of charisma and acting ability". In 1988, filmmaker [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]] stated that, "Mohanlal is the most flexible and subtle actor in the country today. He can do what [[Dustin Hoffman]] did in ''[[Tootsie]]'' or [[Silvester Stallone]] did in ''[[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]'' with ease".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19881231-mammootty-and-mohan-lal-emerge-as-unprecedented-superstars-of-malayalam-films-798061-1988-12-31|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190918142917/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19881231-mammootty-and-mohan-lal-emerge-as-unprecedented-superstars-of-malayalam-films-798061-1988-12-31|archive-date = 18 September 2019|title = Mammootty and Mohan Lal emerge as unprecedented superstars of Malayalam films| date=31 December 1988 }}</ref>
In 2005, the films of Mohanlal, Mammootty, and [[Dileep]] accounted for 95 percent of the box office gross in Malayalam cinema. ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Malayalam cinema revolves around them and scripts are written keeping their age and image in mind", they played larger-than-life characters with distinctive style of attire, dialogues, dance, and fight sequences.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/09/stories/2005120901230100.htm The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram / Cinema : Whither the heroine?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928042749/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/09/stories/2005120901230100.htm|date=28 September 2013}} (9 December 2005)</ref><ref>T. N. Gopakumar [http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/46344d1a8344a1f9652572df003429af/$FILE/A0190307.pdf Malayalam Cinema Faces a Theat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725213203/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/46344d1a8344a1f9652572df003429af/$FILE/A0190307.pdf |date=25 July 2011 }}</ref> Mohanlal's many [[fan club]]s which are present throughout Kerala help in creating a buzz around new releases and ensure a good opening in movie screens, a crucial factor to the success of films in Kerala.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram : Boom year for Mollywood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921125535/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm|date=21 September 2007}} (30 December 2005)</ref> In 2007, some social activists protested against Mohanlal for appearing in a [[whisky]] commercial, to which he responded that it is unfair to single him out when so many other Indian actors do the same.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6364165.stm | work=[[BBC News]] | first=John | last=Mary | title=Trouble brews over alcohol ads | date=15 February 2007 | access-date=26 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525140434/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6364165.stm | archive-date=25 May 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Personal life==
Mohanlal married Suchitra, daughter of the Tamil film producer [[K. Balaji]], on 28 April 1988.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/actor-producer-k-balaji-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsbLfgjbg.html Actor-producer K Balaji passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109185630/http://www.sify.com/movies/actor-producer-k-balaji-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsbLfgjbg.html |date=9 January 2014 }}. Sify.com (3 May 2009). Retrieved on 6 May 2012.</ref> The couple has two children – [[Pranav Mohanlal]] and Vismaya Mohanlal. Pranav has acted in a few films, debuting in Mohanlal's ''[[Onnaman]]'' (2001).<ref name="rediff.com">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/13pran.htm Movies: Introducing Mohanlal's son-Pranav] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017172106/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/13pran.htm |date=17 October 2010 }}. [[Rediff.com]] (13 April 2002). Retrieved on 6 May 2012.</ref> Mohanlal did not object when his son expressed a desire to act, as "kids may have many such ambitions. If we can help them realise something, what is the problem?."<ref name="rediff.com"/> He resides in Kochi, where he owns houses at Thevara<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/decor/2018/06/27/mohanlal-kochi-home-thevara.html | work=[[Malayala Manorama]] | title=Welcome to actor Mohanlal's home! | date=28 June 2018 | access-date=26 December 2020 | archive-date=27 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127213814/https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/decor/2018/06/27/mohanlal-kochi-home-thevara.html | url-status=live }}</ref> as well as Elamakkara.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/beans-tomato-lettuce-fill-mohanlals-organic-farm-at-his-elamakkara-house/articleshow/78389488.cms | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Beans, tomato, lettuce fill Mohanlal's organic farm at his Elamakkara house | date=29 September 2020 | access-date=26 December 2020 | archive-date=5 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105080959/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/beans-tomato-lettuce-fill-mohanlals-organic-farm-at-his-elamakkara-house/articleshow/78389488.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> He also owns houses in Chennai, his hometown Thiruvananthapuram, [[Ooty]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Income Tax officials search Mohanlal's residence|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/income-tax-officials-search-mohanlals-house/20110726.htm|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Rediff|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802021153/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/income-tax-officials-search-mohanlals-house/20110726.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Mahabalipuram, a villa in Arabian Ranches and a flat in the [[Burj Khalifa]] at [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/malayalam-matinee-idol-mohanlal-buying-apartment-in-worlds-tallest-towerburj-khalifa/articleshow/8602725.cms|title=Malayalam matinee idol Mohanlal buying apartment in world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa|date=27 May 2011|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184730/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/malayalam-matinee-idol-mohanlal-buying-apartment-in-worlds-tallest-towerburj-khalifa/articleshow/8602725.cms|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Mohanlal is a self-described foodie.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/08/stories/2006040803360300.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription| title=Stirring it up with Mohanlal | date=8 April 2006 | access-date=25 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127035120/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/08/stories/2006040803360300.htm | archive-date=27 November 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He also enjoys melodious music. Mohanlal is a strong believer in destiny and spirituality. He describes himself as a religious and spiritual person,<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohanlal about Pranav Mohanlal's perspectives about spirituality|url=http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/mohanlal-pranav-mohanlals-perspectives-spirituality/|website=onlookersmedia.in|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130810/http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/mohanlal-pranav-mohanlals-perspectives-spirituality/|archive-date=4 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and likes to read [[Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)|Osho]], [[J. Krishnamurti]], [[Aurobindo]] and [[Ramana Maharshi]]. He has often stated that the turn of events in his life, including his film career, was accidental.
In August 2021, Mohanlal received [[United Arab Emirates]]'s [[golden visa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Malayalam actors Mammootty and Mohanlal receive UAE's Golden Visa|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/malayalam-actors-mammootty-and-mohanlal-receive-uae-s-golden-visa-kerala-news-film-news-dubai-news-1.5927343|website=Mathrubhumi|date=19 August 2021
==Filmography and discography==
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