LALETTAN

My first posting is on my fav topic of all Mohan Lal & his movies.














Mohanlal is the greatest actor India has ever produced. This is according to directors ranging from Shaji N. Karun, Mani Rathnam, and Priyadarshan, to Ram Gopal Varma. Lal's rise to fame began with roles as villains, until the late eighties when he was introduced to India as a leading man by the director Fazil. Lal went on to become Kerala cinema's most reknowned and popular actor, sharing the spotlight only with his contemporary, Mammooty. Popularity aside, he has shaped an impressive career with a body of work that can be the envy of any actor. His work with Sibi Malayil in Kireedam gave him a special mention in the National Awards of India, and he later won the Best Actor prize for his work in Malayil's Bharatham. More recently, he bagged another Best Actor trophy for his role in Shaji N Karun's Vaanaprastham. Vaanaprastham won him acclaim from Kerala to Cairo; from the US to Cannes, where it was screened and where Lal was lauded by internationally reknowned European directors and critics. Today, he is called the Robert De Niro of India, slipping into a variety of roles with unparalled ease. His defining characteristic is his extraordinary versatility; being able to play both dramatic and comic roles with the same level of sheer excellence. Mohanlal has proven himself to be one of the finest actors working today.

Malayalam

1978
Thiranottam ....as Kuttappan (Ashok Kumar)

1980
Manjil Virinja Pookkal ....as Narendran (Fazil)

1981
Sanchari .... as Dr.Sekhar (Boban Kunjakko)
Thakilu Kottampuram ....as MohanLal (Balu Kiriyath)
Dhanya .... as Mohanlal (Fazil)
Attimari....Shan(Sasi Kumar)
Thenum Vayambum ....Varma(Ashok Kumar)
Dhruva Sangamam as Mohanlal (Sasi Kumar)
Oothikachiya Ponnu (P.K.Joseph)
Ahimsa....Mohan (I.V.Sasi)

1982
Madrasile Mon.... as MohanLal (Sasikumar)
Kelkkatha Shabdam.... Babu (Balachandra menon)
Padayottam.... as Kannan (Jijo)
Enikkum Oru divasam.... (Sreekumaran Thambi)
Kaliyamardhanam (J.Williams)
Aakrosham.... (A.B.Raj)
Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum (Suresh)
Enthino Pookkunna Pookkal (Gopinath Babu)
Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam (I.V.Sasi)
Ente Mohangal Poovaninju (Bhadran)
Nhanonnu Parayatte (K.A.Venugopal)
Aa divasam (M.Mani)

1983
Visa (Balu Kiriyath)
Hello Madras Girl (J. Williams)
Ente Kadha (P.K.Joseph)
Bookambam ....Raghu(Joshi)
Guru Dakshina (Baby)
Naseema (Sherief)
Kolakkomban (Sasikumar)
Kuyiline Thedi ....Thampuran Kutty(M.mani)
Himavahini ....Pappu(P.G.Vishwambaran)
Arabikkadal (Sasi Kumar)
Shesham Kazhchayil (balachanra menon)
Marakkillorikkalum ....Murali(Fazil)
Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu....Ramu (P.G.Vishwambaran)
Thaavalam (Thambi Kannanthanam)
Theeram Thedunna Thira (A.Vincent)
Aadhipathyam (Sreekumaran thambi)
Chakravalam Chuvannappol (Sasikumar)
Engine Nee Marakkum (M.Mani)
Iniyengilum ....Ravi(I.V.Sasi)
Attakkalasam ....Santhosh Babu(Sasikumar)
Kattathe Kilikkoodu ....Unni Krishnan (Bharathan)
Asthram ....Das(P.N.Menon)
Changatham ....S T Daniel(Bhadran)
Oru Mugam Pala Mugam (P.K.Joseph)
Nanayam (I.V.Sasi)
Ente Mamattikkuttiammakku ....Alex(Fazil)

1984
Akkare (K.N.Sasidharan)
Onnanu Nammal ...Nanda Gopal(P.G.Vishwambaran)
Swanthamevide Bandamevide ....Rajendran(Sasikumar)
Vanitha Police (Alappi Ashraf)
Appunni ....Menon Mash(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Athirathram ....Prasad(I.V.Sasi)
Unaru (Mani Ratnam)
Kaliyil Alpam Karyam (Sathyan Anthikkad)
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (Priyadarshan)
Pavam Poornima (Balu Kiriyath)
Lakshmana Rekha ....Sudhakaran Nair(I.V.Sasi)
Aalkkoottathil Thaniye (I.V.Sasi)
Vetta (Mohan Roop)
Ivide Thudangunnu ....Krishna Kumar(Sasikumar)
Kurissu Yuddam (Baby)
Manassariyathe (Soman Ambat)
Thirakal (K.Vijayan)
Kilikkonjal( (V.Ashok Kumar)
Itha Innumuthal ( Raji (T.S. Sureshbabu)
Sreekrishna parunthu(A.Vincent)
Aduthaduthu (Sathyan Anthikkad)
Ariyatha Veethikal (K.S.Sethumadhavan)
Uyarangalil (I.V.Sasi)
Adiyozhukkukal ....Gopi(I.V.Sasi)
Pin nilavu ....Raghu(P.G.Vishwambaran)
Oru Kochu Swapnam (Vipindas)

1985
Aviduthepole Ivideyum (K.S.Sethumadhavan)
Nokkatha Doorathu Kannum Nattu( (fazil)
Omanikkan Ormikkan (A.B.Raj)
Aram + Aram Kinnaram ....Unni(Priyadarshan)
Nayakan (Balu Kiriyath)
Njan Piranna Nattil (P.Chandrakumar)
Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil ....Nithin(Priyadarshan)
Anubandham ....Bhaskaran(I.V.Sasi)
Mulamoottil Adima (P.K.Joseph)
Vasanthasena ....Devan(K.Vijayan)
Guruji Oru Vakku ....Unni(Rajan shankaradi)
Parayanum Vayya Parayadirikkanum Vayya(Priyadarshan)
Angadikkappurathu ....Babu(I.V.Sasi)
Koodum Thedi ....Peter(Paul Babu)
Jeevante Jeevan (J.Williams)
Adhyayam Onnumuthal ....Vishnu Thomas(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Azhiyatha Bandhangal ....Balakrishnan(Sasikumar)
Boeing Boeing ....Shyam(Priyadarshan)
Karimbin Poovinakkare ....Bhadran(I.V.Sasi)
Uyarum Njan Nadake (P.Chandrakumar)
Idanilangal (I.V.Sasi)
Pathamudayam ....Jayamohan/Vikraman(Sasikumar)
Rangam (I.V.Sasi)
Ezhu Muthal Ombathu vare (Sasikumar)
Kandu Kandarinju ....Krishnanunni(Sajan)

1986
Pappan Priyappetta Pappan ....Inspector Devadas(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Oppam Oppathinoppam ....Krishnankutty(Soman Ambatt)
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (Priyadarshan)
Panchagni ....Rasheed(Hariharan)
Kariyilakkattupole ....Inspector(Padmarajan)
Abayam thedi (I.V.Sasi)
Deshadanakkili Karayarilla ....Harishnkar(Padmarajan)
Ninnishtam Ennishtam (Alappy Asharaf)
Vartha (I.V.Sasi)
Revathikkoru Pavakkutti....Dr Madhavankutty(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Kunjattakkilikal ....Balakrishnan(Sasikumar)
T.P. Balagoplan M.A. ....Balagopalan(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Hello My Dear Wrong Number (Priyadarshan)
Neram Pularumbol (K.P.Kumaran)
Poomukappadiyil Ninneyum Kathu (Bhadran)
Iniyum Kurukshetram (Sasikumar)
Kaveri (Rajivnath)
Mizhineerpookkal (Kamal)
Gandhinagar Second Street ....Sethu(Sathyan anthikkad)
Nimishangal (Radhakrishnan)
Rajavinte Makan ....Vincent Gomas(Thambi Kannanthanam)
Dhoore Dhoore Oru Koottu Koodam (Sibi Malayil)
Yuvajanolsavam (Sreekumaran thambi)
Shobraj( (Sasikumar)
Onuu Muthal Poojyam Vare (Regunath Paleri)
Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal ....Solomon(Padmarajan)
Sukhamo Devi ....Sunny(Venu Nagavalli)
Geetham ....Jagadeesh Nair (Sajan)
Thalavattam ....Vinod(Priyadarshan)
Ente Entethu Mathram (Sasikumar)
Padayani (T.S.Mohan)
Manassil Oru Manimuthu (Sasikumar)
Pranaamam ....Jagadeesh
Sanmanassullavarku Samadanam (Sathyan Anthikkad)
Adiverukal (Anil)

1987
January Oru Orma ....Raju(joshi)
Amrutham Gamaya ....Dr P K Haridas(Hariharan)
Adimakal Udamakal (I.V.Sasi)
Sarvakalasala ....Lal(Venu Nagavalli)
Irupatham Noottandu ....Sagar Alias Jacky(K.Madhu)
Ente Kanakkuyil (Sasikumar)
Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar (Thambi Kannanthanam)
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam (Kamal)
Thoovanathumbikal ....Jayakrishnan(Padmarajan)
Kayyethum Doorath (K.Ramachandran)
Vazhiyorakkazhchakal ....Raghvan/Antony Isaac(Thambi Kannanthanam)
Cheppu (Priyadarshan)
Nadodikkattu ....Ramdas(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Mizhiyorangalil (T S Dasan)
Ivide Ellavarkum sugam (Jacee)

1988
Mugunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu (Priyadarshan)
Ayitham (Venu Nagavalli)
Orkkappurath (Kamal)
Padamudra (R.Sukumaran)
Pattanapravesham ....Ramdas(Sathyan Anithikkad)
Anuraghi (I.V.Sasi)
Aryan ....Devanarayanan(Priyadarshan)
Moonnam Mura ....Ali Imran(K.Madhu)
Vellanakalude Nadu ....C Pavithran Nair(Priyadarshan)
Chithram ....Vishnu(Priyadarshan)
Ulsavappittennu (Bharath Gopi)

1989
Lal Americayil ....Lal(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Dhouthyam ....Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas(Anil)
Season (Padmarajan)
Varavelpu ....Murali(Sathyan Anthikkad)
Naduvazhikal ....Arjun(Joshi)
Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal ....Achu(Kamal)(Guest)
Kireedam ....Sethumadhavan(Sibi Malayil)
Vandanam (Priyadarshan)
Adhipan (K.Madhu)
Dasaradham ....Rajiv Menon(Sibi Malayil)

His role as a singer who had to conceal his elder brother's death in Bharatham (1991) won Mohanlal his first National Film Award for Best Actor

Mohanlal's mannerisms as a psychiatrist in Manichithrathazhu (1993) won him many accolades. In this screenshot, he shares the space with Suresh Gopi

Mohanlal portrayed a real-life character in Devasuram (1993) and the film went on to become a hit and a cult classic

1990
Aey Auto ....Sudhi(Venu Nagavalli)
Akkare Akkare Akkare ....Ramdas(Priyadarshan)
No:20 Madras Mail ....Tony Kurishingal(Joshi)
His Highness Abdullah ....Abdullah/Ananthan Namboothiri(Sibi Malayil)
Mukham (Mohan)
Kadathanadan Ambadi ....Kadathanadan Ambadi(Priyadarshan)
Thazhvaram ....Balan(Bharathan)
Arhatha (I.V.Sasi)
Indrajalam ....Kannan Nair(Thambi Kannanthanam)
Appu ....Appukuttan(Dennis Joseph)
Lal Salam (Venu Nagavalli)

1991
Dhanam (Sibi Malayil)
Bharatham....Kalliyoor Gopinathan(Sibi Malayil)
Vaasthuhara ....Venu(G.Aravindan)
Vishnulokam( (Kamal)
Uncle Bun (Bhadran)
Kilukkam ....Joji(Priyadarshan)
Ulladakkam ....Dr Sunny(Kamal)
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi (Venu Nagavalli)
Abimanyu (Priyadarshan)

1992
Sadayam.... (Sibi Malayail)
Kamaladalam.... Nandagopal (Sibi Malayil)
Aham.... (Rajivnath)
Rajashilpi.... (Sukumaran)
Yodha.... Thaiparambil Ashokan (Sangeeth Shivan)
Adhwaitham.... Shivaprasad (Priyadarshan)
Suryagayathri.... Dr. Balasubrahmaniam (Anil)
Nadodi.... Sachidanandan/Balakrishnan Bhagavathar (Thambi Kannanthanam)
Vietnam ColonyG. Krishnamurthy (Siddiq-lal)

1993
Midhunam.... Sedhumadhavan (Priyadarshan)
Devasuram.... Mangalassery Neelakandan (I.V.Sasi)
Butterflies.... Prince (Rajive Anchal)
Mayamayooram.... (Sibi Malayil)
Gandharvam.... Samuel Alexander (Sangeeth Shivan)
Chenkol.... Sedhumadhavan (Sibi Malayil)
Kalippattam (Venu Nagavally)
Manichitrathazhu.... Dr.Sunny Joseph (Fazil)

1994
Pavithram.... Unnikrishnan (Rajiv Kumar)
Thenmavin Kombath.... Manikyan (Priyadarshan)
Pingami.... Capt. Vijay Menon (Sathyan Anthikkad)
Pakshe.... Balachandran (Mohan)
Minnaram.... Bobby (Priyadarshan)

1995
Nirnayam.... Dr.Roy (Sangeeth Shivan)
Sphadikam.... Aadu Thoma/Thomas Chacko (Bhadran)
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar.... Thacholi Varghese Chekavar (Rajiv Kumar)
Mandrikam....Alby (Thambi Kannanthanam)
Agnidevan.... Aniyankuttan/Ravi Varma (Venu Nagavalli)

1996
Kalapani.... Dr.Govardhan/Unni (Priyadarshan)
The Prince.... Jeeva (Suresh Krishnan)

1997
Varnappakittu.... Sunny Palamatom (I.V.Sasi)
Oru Yatramozhi.... Govindan Kutty (Prathap Pothan)
Chandralekha.... Appukuttan (Alphy) (Priyadarshan)
Guru.... Reghuramen (Rajiv Anchal)
Aaraam Thamburan.... Jagannaadhan (Shaji Kailas)

1998
Kanmadam.... Vishwanathan (Lohidadas)
Harikrishnans.... Harikrishnan (Fazil)
Rakthasakshikal Sindabad.... Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar (Venu Nagavalli)
Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu.... Sagar Kottapuram (Kamal)

1999
Olympion Anthony Athem....C.T. Vargheese Antony I.P.S (Bhadran)
Ustad.... Parameswaran (Sibi Malayil)
Vanaprastham....Kunhikuttan (Shaji.N.Karun) ... aka Pilgrimage (International: English title) ... aka The Last Dance (Europe: English title) ... aka Vaanaprastham - Der letzte Tanz (Germany) ... aka Vanaprastham (India: Malayalam title: alternative transliteration) ... aka Vanaprastham - La dernière danse (France)

2000
Narasimham....Marancheri Induchoodan (Shaji Kailas)
Life Is Beautiful.... Vinaya Chandran (Fazil)
Sradha.... Gangaprasad I P S (I.V.Sasi)
Devadoothan.... Vishal Krishnamoorthy (Sibi Malayil)

2001
Kakkakkuyil.... Sivaraman (Priyadarshan)
Ravanaprabhu.... Mangalassery Neelakandan Karthikeyan (Ranjith)
Praja.... Zakir Ali Hussain (Joshi)

2002
Thandavam.... Kasinathan (Shaji Kailas)
Chathurangam.... Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob (K.Madhu)
Onnaman.... Ravishankar (Thambi Kannanthanam)

2003
Mr. Brahmachari.... Ananthan Thampi (Thulasidas)
Kilichundan Mambazham.... Abdul Khader (Priyadarshan)
Balettan.... Athaniparambil Balachandran (V.M.Vinu)
Hariharan Pillai Happyyanu.... Hariharan Pillai (Viswanathan)

2004
Vamanapuram Bus Route.... Lever Johny (Sonu Shishupal)
Vismayathumbathu.... Sreekumar (Fazil)
Natturajavu.... Pulikkattil Charlie (Shaji Kailas)
Mambazhakkalam.... Puramanayil Chandran (Joshi)

2005
Udayananu Tharam.... Udayabhanu (Rosshan Andrrews)
Chandrolsavam.... Sreehari (Ranjith)
Udayon.... Shooranad Pappoyi/Shooranad Kunju (Bhadran)
Naran.... Mullankolli Velayudhan (Joshi) website
Thanmatra.... Rameshan Nair (Blessy) website

2006
Rasathanthram....Premachandran (Sathyan Anthikkad) website
Vadakkumnadhan....Iringannoor Baratha Pisharadi (Shajoon Karyal) website
Kirtichakra.... Major Mahadevan (Major Ravi) website
Mahhasamudram.... Isahak (Dr. S.Janardhanan)
Photographer ....Dijo John(Ranjan Pramod) website
Baba Kalyani ....Baba Kalyani IPS(Shaji Kailas) website

2007
Chotta Mumbai...Vasco da Gama/Thala (Anwar Rasheed) website
Hallo...Advocate Sivaraman (Rafi Mecartin)
Alibhai ...Barami Alibhai (Shaji Kailas) website

In Production
Paradesi (2007) (T.P. Kunjumuhammad) (releasing on October 11th)
College Kumaran (2007) (Thulsi Das) (Post Production) (Releasing on January 26th)
Rock N Roll..ChandraMauli(2007) (Renjith) (Post Production) (Releasing on November)
Akasha Gopuram (2007) (K.P. Kumaran)(post production)

Announced
Flash - Sibi Malayil film
EE irupathiyonnam nuttandu (Shajikailas)(Announced)
Karthika thirunal karthikeyan(T.S Suresh Baba)(Announced)
Alexander The Great (Murali Nagavally) (Announced)
Sibi-Lohitha Das film(Announced)
Sathyan Anthikkadu film(Announced)
Flash (Sibi Malayil)(Announced)
Sidhiqu's Film (Announced)
Casanova (Roshan Andrews) (Announced)
B Unnikrishnan's film (Announced)
Nadaodikkattu 4 (Rafi Mecartin) (Announced)
Joshy's film (Announced)
Nineteenth Stop(English)(Announced)

Hindi
Company(2002).... Srinivasan IPS (Ram Gopal Varma)
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007)....Inspector Narasimha (Ram Gopal Varma)

Aishwarya Rai debuted in Iruvar with Mohanlal

Tamil
Gopuravasalile(1991) (Priyadarshan)
Iruvar(1997).... Anand (Mani Ratnam)
Popcorn (2003).... (Naser)

Cameo or Guest Appearance
Football(1982).... Guest (Radhakrishnan)
Manu Uncle(1988) (Dennis Joseph)
Summer in Bethlahem(1998).... Niranjan (Sibi Malayil)
Unnathangalil(2001).... Rakshakan (Joemon)
Achaneyanenikkishtam(2001).... Mahadevan (Suresh Krishna)
Wanted (2004).... Narayana Swamy (Murali Nagavalli)
Love (Kannada) (2004) (Rajendrasingh Babu)
Kilukkam Kilukilukkam(2006) ....Joji(Sandhya Mohan)
Yei Taxi (Kannada & Malayalam)(2007) (Rajendra Sing Rao)
Gaandeevam (Telugu with Telugu star Balakrishna)(1994) (Priyadarshan)
Even though i love all his movies i especially love these:
  • Chithram
  • Varavelppu
  • His Highness Abdulla
  • Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
  • Kilukam
  • Sadhayam
  • Gandhi Nagar 2nd Street
  • Vandanam
  • Kamaladhalam
  • Nadodi kathu
  • Yuvajanolsavam
  • Boieng Boieng
    Devasuram

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