Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960),[2] known mononymously as Mohanlal (Malayalam: മോഹന്ലാല്) is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. A two-time National Award winner, he has won two Best Actor Awards, oneSpecial Jury Award, one Award for Best Film (as producer) and six Best Actor Kerala state awards, the most times by any actor. In 2001 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Territorial Army[3] which was the first instance in the history of Indian Cinema that an actor being conferred to a Military rank. In 2010, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit bestowed an honorary doctorate upon him.[4]
Ambassador
- Goodwill Ambassador - Anti Aids Campaign of Kerala State Aids Control Society
- Goodwill Ambassador - Kerala Athletics
- Goodwill Ambassador - Kerala Handloom Industry
- Brand Ambassador - Commonwealth Inclusive Growth Foundation
Awards and achievements
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Mohanlal
- Mohanlal's movie Guru was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film for 1997.
- Mohanlal has won several National Awards: the Special Jury Award (Actor), two Best Actor awards, and the Best Film award (Producer).
- Mohanlal has received 10 National Award nominations in the Best Actor category — more nominations than any other actor.
- Mohanlal was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001.
- Mohanlal's film was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[13]
- Mohanlal was chosen as the Most Popular Keralite by a survey conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006.
- Mohanlal was granted the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army in 2009, which was first time in the history of Indian cinema.
- Mohanlal was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in 2010.
- The top five highest grossing movies in the history of Malayalam cinema (adjusted for inflation) are all movies that feature Mohanlal: Chithram, Kilukkam, Manichitrathazhu,Narasimham and Twenty:20.[citation needed]
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