Mohanlal Birthday Special: Unknown rare facts about the complete actor

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who turns 60 on May 21, 2020 is one of the finest actors from God’s Own Country. Yes, the actor with a humongous fan following in Kerala and is also known as ‘The Complete Actor’. He has acted in more than 300 films in his career over 40 years. Mohanlal has created a place for himself which is unparalleled.

Here is a look at some of the interesting facts about the beloved Lalettan as a treat for his fans:

1. Mohanlal had marked his debut in 1978 with project Thiranottam, which remained unreleased for about 25 years.

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2. Mohanlal made his official entry into the film industry with Fazil as an antagonist.

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3. The actor is all set to make his much-awaited directorial debut, with fantasy 3D film Barroz.

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#birthday #celebrations #sets #barooz #mohanlal #debut #direction

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4. Mohanlal debuted in the Tamil industry with Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar co-starring Aishwarya Rai.

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#swamisaranam

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5. He made his small-screen debut in 2017 with talk show Lal Salam and In 2018 he hosted Bigg Boss Malayalam.

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6. He is a wrestling champion and had won the title in Kerala in 1977-78. He owns the honorary title of ‘black belt’ in Taekwondo.

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#Lucifer Click by @sinat_savier

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7. Mohanlal has won five National Film Awards and nine Kerala State Film Awards.

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Received Padma Bhushan, The Third Highest Civilian Award from The Honorable President of India, with sheer jubilation. I express my fervent gratitude to the Omnipotent Power above and also each well wisher, who has directly or indirectly been a part of my journey. Truly rapturous with this inimitable moment. #padmaawards #padmaawards2019 #padmabhushan

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8. Mohanlal was conferred with a Padma Shri award in the year 2001 and a  Padma Bhushan in 2019.

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9. He is also the only South Indian actor to have won an IIFA Award for his performance in Hindi film Company.

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#BigBrotherMovie Photo Courtesy : @lebison_gopi

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10. The famous Malayalam actor had worked in 34 films in the year 1986 and out of these 34 films, 25 were declared a hit at the Box Office.

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Photo Courtesy : @sameer_hamsa #ootd #potd

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11. In 2014, he created a musical band called Lalison-The Lal Effect, and the band even performed in the 2015 National Games of India.

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Bailey ❤️ 🐶 . . . #bailey #petsofinstagram #petstagram #lockdown

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Happy birthday, Mohanlal Sir!

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