Lt. Col. Padmasree Bharat Dr. Mohanlal
Mohanlal (born May 21, 1960), is a widely acclaimed Indian film actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. A four-time National Award winner, he has won two Best Actor Awards, one Special Jury Award and one Award for Best Film (as producer). In 2001 the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian cinema. In 2009, he was granted the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel by the Indian Territorial Army and an Honorary Doctorate or D.Litt by Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady. Mohanlal was born in Elanthur in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State , to father Vishwanathan Nair, an advocate, and mother Santhakumari and later shifted to Muduvanmukal in the Thiruvananthapuram. He attended the local school in Muduvanmukal and later enrolled into the Model School, Thiruvananthapuram. An average student at school, he started his association with the world of make-believe very early, when he used to participate in school-plays. In the sixth grade, young Mohanlal was chosen the best actor in school, an award that was usually bagged by tenth graders. After schooling, he went on to complete his Bachelor's degree in Commerce with Ist Class from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. During this time he continued to act in college productions and won best actor awards.