Mohanlal
Acting
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair known mononymously as Mohanlal is an Indian actor, producer and singer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema. He made his acting debut in the unreleased movie Thiranottam (1978), which was followed by a role as the lead antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal in 1980, his onscreen debut.
Antagonistic parts in several movies followed before Mohanlal established himself as a lead actor playing a wide variety of character types in comedy and action films amongst others. He was labelled a superstar of Malayalam cinema in 1986 after the success of Rajavinte Makan, in which he played an underworld don. Mohanlal became a film producer with the 1990 musical hit His Highness Abdullah and has also acted in a number of Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar, directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices.
Mohanlal is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema and is a cultural icon in the Indian state of Kerala, where he was elected its most popular individual in a 2006 online poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Indian cinema. He has won four Indian National Film Awards — two Best Actor Awards, one Special Jury Award for acting, and one Award for Best Film as producer along with six Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor. In 2009, he became the first actor to be given the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India and in 2010 received an honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.
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Filmography of
Mohanlal
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T.S. Lovelajan
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Mathew
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Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali
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Georgekutty
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Col. Rahim Naik
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Ghilli Bala "Balettan"
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Sandeep Balakrishnan
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Kirata
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Shanmughan
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Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
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Cosmic Creator (Voice)
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Malaikottai Vaaliban
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Vijay Mohan
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Mathew
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Kalidas
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Lucky Singh
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Self - Narrator (voice)
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Chandrashekhar
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Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X
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John Kattadi
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Kunjali Marakkar IV
... 2021
Georgekutty
... 2021
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Sachidanandhan
... 2020
Chandrakanth Varma
... 2019
Ittimaani
... 2019
Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
... 2019
'Odiyan' Manikyan
... 2018
Rajagopal
... 2018
Ithikkara Pakki
... 2018
Sunny George
... 2018
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Himself
... 2018
Mathew Manjooran
... 2017
Prof. Michael Idikkula
... 2017
The Voice of Time (voice)
... 2017
Major Mahadevan / Major Sahadevan
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Peter George (Voice)
... 2017
Ulahannan
... 2017
'Puli' Murugan
... 2016
Jayaraman
... 2016
Satyam
... 2016
Sai Ram
... 2016
John David
... 2015
Raju / Rajeev Sathyamoorthy
... 2015
Jayamohan (Agent X)
... 2015
Vineeth N Pillai
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Mahadev Godke
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Himself
... 2015
Narrator
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Narrator (voice)
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Jagannathan
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Siren Semiramis Aegean Derketo/Ustaad Saali
... 2014
Bhai Ji / John Cliff / Sivaram
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Siva
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Georgekutty
... 2013
Dr. Sunny Joseph
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Himself
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Chandrabose
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ACP Ratheesh Vasudevan
... 2013
Nandagopalan / Lokpal
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Madhava Menon/Mad Maddy
... 2012
Venu
... 2012
Narrator (voice)
... 2012
Raghunandan
... 2012
Chandrashekhar
... 2012
Shivan Menon
... 2012
Casanovva
... 2012
P. Madhavan Nair
... 2011
Christi Varghese Mappila / Sherson
... 2011
Ajayan
... 2011
Mathews
... 2011
Mathukutty / Xavier
... 2011
Major Mahadevan
... 2010
Balaraman
... 2010
Kulappulli Sukumaran / DYSP Nandhakumar
... 2010
Alexander Varma
... 2010
All Characters (Voice)
... 2010
Surya Narayanan
... 2010
Mathews
... 2009
Angel John
... 2009
Narrator
... 2009
I. G. Raghavan Maraar
... 2009
Sivankutty/Jose/Vishnu
... 2009
Dr. Balagopal
... 2009
Sagar Alias "Jacky"
... 2009
Oyyarath Magaranth Ramanathan (O.M.R)
... 2009
Sidharthan
... 2008
Colonel Mahadevan
... 2008
Albert Samson
... 2008
Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai
... 2008
Syed Ahmed
... 2008
Devaraja Prathapa Varma
... 2008
Gopakumar
... 2008
Canteen Kumaran
... 2008
Himself (uncredited)
... 2008
Dr. Mithun Madhavan
... 2007
Chandramouli
... 2007
Valiyakath Moosa
... 2007
Inspector Narsimha
... 2007
Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
... 2007
Adv. Sivaraman Nambiar
... 2007
Vasco da Gama
... 2007
ACP Baba Kalyani
... 2006
Dijo
... 2006
Isahak
... 2006
Major Mahadevan
... 2006
Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi
... 2006
Premachndran
... 2006
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Rameshan
... 2005
Mullankolli Velayudhan
... 2005
Shooranad Pappoyi / Shooranad Kunju
... 2005
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Chirakkal Shreehari
... 2005
Udayabhanu
... 2005
Puramanayil Chandran
... 2004
Pulikkattil Charlie
... 2004
Mohan Nair
... 2004
Narayana Swamy
... 2004
Sreekumar
... 2004
Lever Johny
... 2004
Hariharan Pillai
... 2003
Athaniparambil Balachandran Menon (Balettan)
... 2003
Abdul Khader
... 2003
Ananthan Thampi
... 2003
Vikramaditya
... 2003
Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
... 2002
Kasinathan
... 2002
Ravisankar
... 2002
Commissioner Veerappalli Srinivasan
... 2002
Rakshakan
... 2001
Mahadevan
... 2001
Mangalassery Neelakandan / M.N. Karthikeyan
... 2001
Zakkir Ali Hussain
... 2001
Sivaraman
... 2001
Vishal Krishnamoorthy
... 2000
Ganga Prasad IPS
... 2000
Vinayachandran
... 2000
Poovalli Induchoodan
... 2000
SP Chakkamoottil Antony Varghese IPS (Olympian Anthony Adam)
... 1999
Parameswaran (Ustaad)
... 1999
Kunhikuttan
... 1999
Vidyasagar (Sagar Kottappuram)
... 1998
Vishwanathan
... 1998
Siva Subrahmanya Iyyar
... 1998
Niranjan (Guest Role)
... 1998
Adv. Harikrishnan (Krishnan)
... 1998
Kanimangalam Jagannathan Thampuran (Aaraam Thampuran)
... 1997
Raghuraman
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Appukuttan Nair
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Sunny Palamatom
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Govindan Kutty
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Anandan
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Jeeva
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Govardhan Menon
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Aniyankuttan (Ravi Varma)
... 1995
Maj. Stephen Ronald (Alby)
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Thacholi Varghese Chekavar
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Aadu Thoma / Thomas Chacko
... 1995
Dr. Roy Mathews
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Boat Man (Cameo)
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Bobby
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Balachandra Menon
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Manikyan
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Unnikrishnan
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Captain Vijay Menon
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Dr. Sunny Joseph
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Samuel Alexander
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Prince Menon
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Sethu Madhavan
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Narendran (Appu) and Krishnan Unni (Unni)
... 1993
Venu
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Sethumadhavan
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Mangalassery Neelakantan
... 1993
G Krishnamoorthy
... 1992
Sachidanandan / Balakrishnan Bhagavathar
... 1992
Dr. Balasubrahmaniam
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Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
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Shambu
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Sathyanathan
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Sidharthan
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Nandagopal
... 1992
Shivaprasad
... 1991
Joji
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Charlie Chacko
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Dr. Sunny
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Harikrishnan
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Ananthu
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Venu
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Special Appearance
... 1991
Vishnu
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Gopinathan
... 1991
Sivasankaran Nair
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Netturan
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Kannan Nair
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Hariprasad
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Devaraj
... 1990
Appukuttan
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Sudhi
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Balan
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Kadathanadan Ambadi
... 1990
Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
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Tony Kurushingal
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Ramdas
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Rajan
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Rajiv Menon
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Vinod
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Sethu Madhavan
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Advt. Shyam Prakash
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Unnikrishnan
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Arjun
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Murali
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Jeevan / Uncle
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Capt. Roy Jacob Thomas
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Vishnu
... 1988
C. Pavithran Nair
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Ali Imran
... 1988
Devanarayanan Namboothiri/Devan
... 1988
Shamu
... 1988
Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram (Dual roles)
... 1988
Ramdas / Dasan
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Himself (Cameo)
... 1988
Shankaran
... 1988
Freddy
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Mukundan K. Kartha
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Dr. P. K. Haridas
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Raghavan / Antony Issac
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Ramachandran
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Raju
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Mahendra Varma
... 1987
Eby Abraham
... 1987
Sagar Alias Jacky
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Dasan
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Lal
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Mohan Cheriyan
... 1987
Jayakrishnan
... 1987
Shobharaj/Dharmaraj
... 1986
Rameshan
... 1986
Vinod
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Jagadeesh Nair
... 1986
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Balakrishnan
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Murali
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Vincent Gomes
... 1986
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Venugopal
... 1986
Mr. Menon
... 1986
Gopalakrishna Panikkar
... 1986
Sunny
... 1986
Suresh Babu
... 1986
Srikuttan / Sriettan
... 1986
Inspector Devodas
... 1986
Rashid
... 1986
Balakrishnan
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Dr. P. Madhavankutty
... 1986
Richard
... 1986
Balagopalan
... 1986
Telephone Uncle
... 1986
Appu
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Jayan
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Sethu (Ram Singh)
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Godfree
... 1986
Inspector Achuthankutty
... 1986
Harisankar
... 1986
Vasu
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Shambhu
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Diwakaran
... 1986
Krishnanunny
... 1985
Darappan
... 1985
Bhadran
... 1985
Unni
... 1985
Inspector Rajasekharan
... 1985
Shyam
... 1985
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Adima Kannu / Mulamoottil Adima
... 1985
Appunni
... 1985
Babu
... 1985
Vishnu Thomas
... 1985
Narayanankutty
... 1985
Jayamohan
... 1985
Peter
... 1985
Devan
... 1985
Nithin
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Balakrishnan
... 1985
Current Hamsa
... 1985
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Jayan
... 1985
Bhaskaran
... 1985
Krishnadas
... 1985
Sukumaran
... 1985
Nanda Gopal
... 1984
James George
... 1984
Mohanlal
... 1984
P.K. Jayarajan
... 1984
Sreekumar
... 1984
Sudhan
... 1984
Johnny
... 1984
Vishnu Mohan
... 1984
Kumaran Thampi
... 1984
Balan
... 1984
Gopalakrishnan
... 1984
Rajendran
... 1984
Krishnakumar
... 1984
Vinayan
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Menon Mash
... 1984
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Anil Kumar
... 1984
Prasad
... 1984
Gopi
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Sudhakaran Nair
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Ratheesh
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Mammootty
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Ramu
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S T Daniel
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Gopi
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Babu
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Das
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Shambu
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Murali
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Ravi
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Unni Krishnan
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Sukumaran Thampi
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Babu
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Police Inspector
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Raghu
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Sunny
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Ramesh
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Mohan
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Minister Prabhakaran
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Saithali
... 1983
Paappi
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Thampurankutty
... 1983
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Raghu
... 1983
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Shekharankutty
... 1982
Army Commander
... 1982
Babu
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Mohanachandran
... 1982
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Kannan
... 1982
Johnny
... 1982
Babu
... 1982
Sainaba's Husband
... 1982
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Surendran
... 1982
Kishore
... 1982
Balakrishnan
... 1982
Mohan
... 1981
Nandan
... 1981
Varma
... 1981
Shankarankutty
... 1981
Shan
... 1981
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Paul
... 1981
Dr. Shekhar
... 1981
Narendran
... 1980
Kuttappan
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Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam
Ram Mohan IPS
Cameo
