Portrait of Mohanlal

Acting

Mohanlal

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 1986 with 31 main titles.

Leading roles
307
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Drishyam 2
Drishyam 2
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 138 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mohanlal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Malayalam Cinema 44
  • Character-Driven 27
  • Family Drama 24
  • Indian Cinema 20
  • Social Commentary 17
  • Nostalgic 13
  • Crime Thriller 10
  • Contemporary 9
  • Character Study 8
  • Social Realism 8
  • Character-Driven Narrative 8
  • Gritty Realism 7

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

360
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Khalifa 2 : The Legacy
Khalifa 2 : The Legacy

as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali

Lucifer 3
Lucifer 3

as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam

Ram Part I
Ram Part I

as Ram Mohan IPS

2020s

28 titles ยท average score 56
Khalifa: The Ruler
Khalifa: The Ruler (2026)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali

Patriot
Patriot (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Col. Rahim Naik

Drishyam 3
Drishyam 3 (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

as Georgekutty

Thudakkam
Thudakkam (2026)
GoodWatch score 55

as Master

L2: Empuraan
L2: Empuraan (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam

Thudarum
Thudarum (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

as Shanmughan

Hridayapoorvam
Hridayapoorvam (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sandeep Balakrishnan

Neru
Neru (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

as Vijay Mohan

Bro Daddy
Bro Daddy (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as John Kattadi

12th Man
12th Man (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chandrashekhar

Drishyam 2
Drishyam 2 (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

as Georgekutty

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kunjali Marakkar IV

2010s

52 titles ยท average score 51
Lucifer
Lucifer (2019)
GoodWatch score 53

as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam

Drama
Drama (2018)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rajagopal

Odiyan
Odiyan (2018)
GoodWatch score 49

as 'Odiyan' Manikyan

Pulimurugan
Pulimurugan (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as 'Puli' Murugan

Janatha Garage
Janatha Garage (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

as Satyam

Oppam
Oppam (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jayaraman

Loham
Loham (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

as Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy

Mr. Fraud
Mr. Fraud (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram

Jilla
Jilla (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Siva

Drishyam
Drishyam (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

as Georgekutty

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha
Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

as P. Madhavan Nair

China Town
China Town (2011)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mathukutty / Xavier

2000s

60 titles ยท average score 54
Unnaipol Oruvan
Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

as I. G. Raghavan Maraar

Evidam Swargamanu
Evidam Swargamanu (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mathews

Twenty 20
Twenty 20 (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as Devaraja Prathapa Varma

Innathe Chintha Vishayam
Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

as Gopakumar

Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007)
GoodWatch score 18

as Inspector Narsimha

Rasathanthram
Rasathanthram (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Premachndran

Thanmathra
Thanmathra (2005)
GoodWatch score 85

as Rameshan

Udayananu Tharam
Udayananu Tharam (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Udayabhanu

Udayon
Udayon (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

as Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju

Kilichundan Mambazham
Kilichundan Mambazham (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

as Abdul Khader

Company
Company (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

as Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan

Narasimham
Narasimham (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

as Poovalli Induchoodan

1990s

64 titles ยท average score 71
Harikrishnans
Harikrishnans (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Adv. Harikrishnan (Krishnan)

Iruvar
Iruvar (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

as Anandan

Guru
Guru (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

as Raghuraman

Aaram Thamburan
Aaram Thamburan (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)

Kaalapani
Kaalapani (1996)
GoodWatch score 83

as Govardhan Menon

Spadikam
Spadikam (1995)
GoodWatch score 79

as Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko

Thenmavin Kombath
Thenmavin Kombath (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

as Manikyan

Manichitrathazhu
Manichitrathazhu (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Sunny Joseph

Yoddha
Yoddha (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon

Bharatham
Bharatham (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gopinathan

No. 20 Madras Mail
No. 20 Madras Mail (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tony Kurushingal

His Highness Abdullah
His Highness Abdullah (1990)
GoodWatch score 77

as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri

1980s

152 titles ยท average score 73
Kireedam
Kireedam (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sethu Madhavan

Dasharatham
Dasharatham (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rajiv Menon

Naaduvazhikal
Naaduvazhikal (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

as Arjun

Vandanam
Vandanam (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Unnikrishnan

Chithram
Chithram (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

as Vishnu

Vellanakalude Naadu
Vellanakalude Naadu (1988)
GoodWatch score 78

as C. Pavithran Nair

Nadodikkattu
Nadodikkattu (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dasan

Thoovanathumbikal
Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jayakrishnan

Cheppu
Cheppu (1987)

as Ramachandran

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gopalakrishna Panikkar

Thalavattam
Thalavattam (1986)
GoodWatch score 78

as Vinod

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shambhu

1970s

1 title
Thiranottam
Thiranottam (1978)

as Kuttappan