turned into a villain
Then in the year 1980, he appeared in the role of Villain in Manjil Virinja Pookkal. He was very much liked in this role and then he went on to do many negative roles back to back. By the mid-80s, Mohanlal had become a famous actor of Malayalam films. Gradually, the cover of his work started playing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films as well.
From Padma Vibhushan to 5 National Awards
Talking about Mohanlal’s non-Malayalam films, his famous films are Iruvar in Tamil, Company in Hindi and Janatha Gargi in Telugu. For his stellar career and work, he was awarded the Padma Shri in the year 2002 and then the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2019. Not only this, he has also won 5 National Awards. In the year 2009, Mohanlal was given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Indian Army.
Mohanlal is so kind
Apart from acting and business, he also contributes a lot in social work. He runs an NGO named Vishwasathi Foundation. This organization provides health care and education related help to the needy.
Meet Mohanlal’s Wife Suchitra
Mohanlal’s wife’s name is Suchitra Mohanlal. Suchitra is the daughter of renowned producer and actor K Balaji. In the year 1988, both of them got married. Although she stays away from the limelight, but her stories and fans are quite excited to know about her.
How Mohanlal and Wife’s love story started
Once Mohanlal’s wife Suchitra herself had told that the first time she saw Mohanlal in the film Manzil Virinja Pookkal, she did not like it at all. The reason was that he was seen in the role of back to back villain during that time. Seeing him in the role of a villain, he started hating Mohanlal. But when she saw him in the film Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku, she fell in love with the actor. Just then did Suchitra fall in love with the actor and till date she has only one favorite actor and that is Mohanlal.
Kundli not found and wait for two years
It is said that the horoscopes of Suchitra and Mohanlal were not found and due to this, the matter did not move forward on this relationship for two years. But once during the shooting, someone told the actor that Suchitra was still waiting for him, then the meeting of Mohanlal and Suchitra started again and both of them got married.