

In an early critically acclaimed performance, Mohanlal played an antihero in the I. In 1984 he starred in Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, a comedy film whose success triggered a trend and popularised the genre in the 1980s. It was 1983's Aattakalasam that gave him stardom. His first positive role was in Padayottam (1982), the first 70 mm film in Malayalam.

Subsequently, Mohanlal was cast as the antagonist in many films. His portrayal of Narendran, a sadistic husband, received recognition and the film developed a cult status in Malayalam cinema. In 1978, when he was 18, he started acting with a minor comedic role in the unreleased film Thiranottam, before making screen debut in 1980 as antagonist in the romance film Manjil Virinja Pookkal. ĭuring his career, he has appeared in more than 346 feature films, primarily in Malayalam cinema, and also in Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. Mohanlal (also known as Lalettan) is an Indian actor, producer,distributor,film director, screenplay writer, stunt choreographer, television host and playback singer who has starred in both stunt blockbuster and art house films. ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve this article if you can. The specific problem is: grammar and spelling needs improvement. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
