Mohanlal,
the
magical
actor
of
the
Malayalam
movie
industry,
is
the
favourite
of
both
the
mass
and
class
audiences.
He
can
be
doubtlessly
coined
as
one
of
the
finest
actors
of
Indian
and
World
cinema.
READ:
Mohanlal's
10
Iconic
Movies
The
actor
was
selected
as
the
third
greatest
actor
of
all
times
in
Indian
cinema,
in
the
survey
conducted
by
CNN-IBN
during
the
100th
year
celebrations
of
Indian
cinema.
Check
out
the
Top
10
Mohanlal
movies,
which
completed
200
days
at
the
releasing
centres...
Mohanlal
first
appeared
on
silver
screen
in
Fazil's
Manjil
Virinja
Pookal,
in
which
he
played
the
antagonist,
Narendran.
But
his
acting
debut
was
with
Thiranottam,
which
was
directed
by
his
friend
Ashok
Kumar.
PHOTOS:
A
Special
Collection
From
Mohanlal's
Life
He
slowly
changed
his
track
into
protagonist
roles
after
a
series
of
antagonist
and
supporting
roles,
with
the
lead
role
in
Poochakkoru
Mookkuthi,
directed
by
his
best
pal,
the
veteran
film-maker
Priyadarshan.
Mohanlal
has
acted
in
more
than
340
movies
in
a
career
span
of
36years.
He
has
won
2
National
Awards,
8
Filmfare
Awards
and
6
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
in
the
category
Best
Actor.
His
most
popular
movies
include
Vanaprastham,
Iruvar,
Thoovanathumbikal,
Manichitrathazhu,
Bharatham,
Kireedam,
Devasuram,
Kilukkam,,
Aaram
Thamburan,
Dasharadham,
Thanmatra,
Drishyam,
etc.