Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960),known mononymously as Mohanlal (Malayalam: മോഹന്ലാല്) is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has won four National Film Awards (including two for Best Actor), nine Kerala State Film Awards, and ten Filmfare Awards. 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 Colonelby the Territorial Army,the first instance of an Indian actor receiving an honorary military rank. In 2010, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit bestowed an honorary doctorate upon him.
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 (Producer) award.
- Mohanlal was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001.
- Mohanlal's film Vanaprastham was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
- 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.
- Mohanlal is the only Malayalam actor who has received an IIFA Award (in 2003 for Best Supporting Actor).
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