Malayalam Actors & Actresses

Mohan Lal : Biography

Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair (born May 21, 1960), simply known by the stage name Mohanlal, is an Indian actor of mainly Malayalam movies. He is a popular film actor in the state of Kerala and has had striking successes in both mainstream and parallel cinema. Also recognised among the most versatile actors in India, he is a Padmashree awardee. Mohanlal completed 25 years in his acting and continues in the film field with the same image.
Mohan Lal won his first State Award for the film T .P. Balagopal M.A (1986). He has won 4 of them to date. He won his first Film fare Award for the film Sanmasullavarkku Samaadhaanam in 1986. He has won 5 Film fare Awards so far. He won his first National Best Actor Award for the film Kireedam released in 1989-albeit the jury award. Later he won Best Actor National Awards for Bharatham (1991) and Vaanaprastham (1999). He has won numerous awards over the years for various films

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Meera Jasmine : Biography

Meera Jasmine is one of the most talented actress in the malayalam cinema world. Meera Jasmine is now the most sought-after heroine in the Tamil film industry. She has the best banners calling her and she stars in films opposite the most popular heroes. she did perform good roles, and that she has been acknowledged as a good actress by the public. However, Meera Jasmine feels from the bottom of her heart, that after ïRunï she has been receiving only insults. Meera Jasmine seems to be a great actress, with immense talent and good looks.

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Mammootty : Biography

Mammootty born Muhammed Kutty on September 17, 1953 to Fatima And Ismail in Chempu near Vaikom, Kottayam district, Kerala is one of the most popular film actors in the history of Malayalam films. He has acted in more than three hundred movies, most of them in Malayalam. He also acted in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He is one of those rare actors who has been successful in both mainstream and parallel cinema. Along with Mohanlal he was the most prominent leading male actor of Malayalam movies through the 80's. He has won thrice the prestigious Bharat Award , the Indian national award for best actor .
He grew up with his two younger brothers Ibrahim and Zakariah; and three sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina. He did his high school (pre-degree) at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and then studied law at Ernakulam Government Law College. It was during his days at Maharajah's that he got his first role a bit part in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. He practised as a lawyer in Manjeri for 2 years. He got married in 1980 to Sulfaath. He has a daughter, Surmi (b. 1982) and a son, Dulquar Salman (1986).

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Shobhana : Biography

Shobhana Chandrakumar (born March 21, 1970) is an exponent of the Bharatanatyam dance and a leading actress of South Indian motion pictures. She was born into a Malayalam speaking family from Kerala, India. Shobhana is the niece of the Travancore sisters Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom, who were renowned for their skill in classical Indian dance. She has acted in over 150 movies in 5 languages.
Shobana is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer who runs a dance school and has worked on collaborative ventures with the likes of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram and Mandolin Srinivas. Mitr: My friend is Malayalam actress Shobhana's first English film. She plays a self-sacrificing housewife, who finds her own identity later. She have won the Best actress national award in that movie. As a Bhartanatyam dancer, Shobana is renowned for her fine dedication to the classical art form.

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