All time favourite Mohanlal (Malayalam) movies
by itssreeresh | created - 07 Jul 2011 | updated - 17 Jul 2011 | PublicIn the chronological order
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1. Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1984)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
A young girl on an unannounced visit changes the lives of her lonely grandmother and several other people in the neighbourhood by her joie de vivre.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Mohanlal, Nadia Moidu, Padmini, Fazil
Votes: 432
Touching movie!
2. Uyarangalil (1984)
142 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An over-enthusiastic assistant manager lures two debt-ridden subordinates into a conspiracy, which failed miserably, causing a chain of incidents, that would affect their personal life and career, when revealed to public.
Director: I.V. Sasi | Stars: Mohanlal, Rahman, Nedumudi Venu, Sathyakala
Votes: 204
He is in a negative role in this; but was fantastic!
3. Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985)
144 min | Comedy
Narayanankutty is a mechanic that specializes more in women than auto parts.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Shankar, Mohanlal, Pooja Saxena, Lizy
Votes: 443
Comedy...
4. Thalavattam (1986)
Not Rated | 147 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Karthika, Lizy, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 1,324
Inspired from "One flew over cuckoo's nest". Fine acting by Lalettan
5. Rajavinte Makan (1986)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The film follows underworld don Vincent Gomas (Mohanlal) and his rivalry against the Kerala Home minister N. Krishnadas (Ratheesh).
Director: Thampi Kannanthanam | Stars: Mohanlal, Ambika, Ratheesh, Suresh Gopi
Votes: 836
The action film which brought him the "Super Star"title!
6. T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986)
126 min | Drama, Comedy
Balagopalan, an educated man, strives to save his earnings for his sister's marriage. He also deals with responsibilities towards his family in a society that is ailing from widespread unemployment.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mohanlal, Shobana, Maniyanpilla Raju, Balan K. Nair
Votes: 774
One of my all time favourite movies
7. Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986)
133 min | Comedy, Drama
A landlord needs to sell his property to pay his debts but his tenants are adamant on not vacating the house. Tired of trying every means, he decides to take help of his cop friend who has fallen for the tenant's daughter.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mohanlal, Karthika, Thilakan, Sreenivasan
Votes: 1,272
Lalettan rocks!
8. Nadodikkattu (1987)
158 min | Comedy
After losing their jobs in Kerala, Dasan and Vijayan decide to migrate to the Middle East. But they end up in Tamil Nadu where they are mistaken as two CID officers by a group of smugglers.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Shobana, Thilakan
Votes: 5,687
Mohan lal & Srinivasan- beyond comparisons! The sequels were also good
9. Irupatham Noottandu (1987)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
The son of a Kerala political chieftain leads a gold smuggling operation with a maverick partner.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mohanlal, Ambika, Suresh Gopi, Janardanan
Votes: 799
Sagar alias Jackie!! Good movie
10. Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
151 min | Drama, Romance
Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha and Clara, and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.
Director: P. Padmarajan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sumalatha, Parvathi, Ashokan
Votes: 4,995
Padmarajan touch!
11. Chithram (1988)
159 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Renjini, Poornam Vishwanathan
Votes: 6,045
One of the biggest hit in Malayalam movie history...a movie not to miss!
12. Pattanapravesam (1988)
158 min | Comedy, Thriller
CID Officers Ramdas and Vijayan go to Kerala to find the murderer of a police officer. While doing so, they face a dangerous crime syndicate that deals in drug trafficking.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Ambika
Votes: 3,119
Sequel to nadodikkattu- Mohanlal+Sreenivasan repeated their success!
13. Kireedam (1989)
Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Drama
The life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mohanlal, Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Parvathi
Votes: 8,549
Lohi touch...one of the finest movies in Malayalam. Lal got the special Jury award at national level
14. Ulsavapittennu (1989)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Kuttan's family is heavily indebted by the wayward lifestyle of his elder brother, Ravi. However, Ravi's untimely death forces Kuttan to take the responsibility of the family. Watch the full movie, Ulsavapittennu online, only on Eros Now.
Director: Bharat Gopy | Stars: Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Jayaram, Parvathi
Votes: 231
Strong performance by Lal
15. Varavelpu (1989)
Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama
Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mohanlal, Revathi, Murali, Sreenivasan
Votes: 2,015
Sathyan Anthikad with Mohanlal!
16. Dasharatham (1989)
154 min | Comedy, Drama
Rajeev, an orphan eccentric millionaire, has his own strange taste towards everything. With less knowledge about family relationships, he struggles hard to achieve his aim to become a father without marrying.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mohanlal, Rekha, Murali, Karamana Janardanan Nair
Votes: 2,340
Great movie...touching plot...excellent acting by lal
17. Thazhvaram (1990)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Balan and Raju's friendly relationship turns into rivalry when Raju murders his wife and robs his hard-earned money. Balan decides to take revenge on Raju.
Director: Bharathan | Stars: Mohanlal, Salim Ghouse, Sumalatha, Anju
Votes: 794
Bharathan-MT touch! Story of a revenge!
18. His Highness Abdullah (1990)
156 min | Drama, Musical, Thriller
A qawwali singer passes as a Brahmin in order to infiltrate a palace and kill the king.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Gautami, Sreenivasan
Votes: 1,451
Music n comedy!
19. Kilukkam (1991)
155 min | Comedy
A tourist guide in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Revathi, Kollam Thulasi
Votes: 4,613
Mohanlal-Jagathi-Revathi! Its one of the biggest grossing Malayalam movie!
20. Bharatham (1991)
147 min | Drama, Musical
The tale of two classical musician brothers: while the elder squanders his life and talent away, the younger one fulfills their joint responsibilities towards their family.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mohanlal, Urvashi, Nedumudi Venu, Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Votes: 3,188
The role won the best actor national award to Lalettan!
21. Sadayam (1992)
147 min | Drama, Thriller
Sadayam follows the final days of a condemned prisoner, for murdering two little girls.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mohanlal, Augustine, Janardanan, Kaveri
Votes: 1,021
A movie which will haunt you for a long time!
22. Kamaladalam (1992)
154 min | Drama, Musical
Nandagopan is a respected dance teacher. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when his wife commits suicide causing him to become an alcoholic and compulsive rule breaker.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mohanlal, Parvathi, Monisha, Vineeth
Votes: 602
A movie with importance to dance and music! Lal learned classical dance for this movie!
23. Devasuram (1993)
Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Neelakandan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.
Director: I.V. Sasi | Stars: Mohanlal, Napolean, Revathi, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Votes: 6,310
No words for this movie...Mangalassery Neelakandan is an evergreen character of Malayalam movies!
24. Midhunam (1993)
147 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An enterprising entrepreneur wants to start a biscuit factory but the bureaucratic corruption and the problems in his dysfunctional family constantly pose hurdles in his plans.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Urvashi, Jagathy Sreekumar
Votes: 1,382
Comedy with a strong social criticism!
25. Manichithrathazhu (1993)
Not Rated | 169 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
When a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Shobana, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Vinaya Prasad
Votes: 12,296
One of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam movies! The movie was remade to Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi!
26. Spadikam (1995)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama
A small-town criminal constantly clashes with his strict school headmaster father at the expense of their family lives.
Director: Bhadran | Stars: Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvashi, Sphadikam George
Votes: 6,847
Mohanlal+Thilakan- the best duo!
27. Kaalapani (1996)
178 min | Action, Drama, History
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Amrish Puri, Prabhu, Tabu
Votes: 4,593
With some history! The movie was released in Tamil and Hindi also
28. Aaram Thamburan (1997)
163 min | Action, Drama
Jagannathan, a mafia don in Bombay moves to Kanimangalam village. He wins the love of the locals, but finds trouble with a feudal lord, Appan Thamburan, after he decided to resume a traditional festival banned by Appan.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Narendra Prasad, Saikumar
Votes: 3,711
A complete entertainer with some memorable characters!
29. Iruvar (1997)
140 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Gautami
Votes: 7,322
Iruvar- by Maniratnam! The performance of Lalettan was highly acclaimed!
30. Vanaprastham (1999)
119 min | Drama
An illicit relationship between a Kathakali dancer and a young woman from an upper caste family results in an illegitimate child. He faces hardships when she refuses to let him see their child.
Director: Shaji N. Karun | Stars: Mohanlal, Suhasini, Mattanoor Shankara Marar, Kalamandalam Gopi
Votes: 1,918
Won him the second national award for best actor. He learned Kathakali for this movie!
31. Narasimham (2000)
175 min | Action, Drama
Induchoodan is wrongly implicated in a murder case. Later, his father is imprisoned for murdering his daughter and Induchoodan vows to prove his innocence.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Mohanlal, Thilakan, N.F. Varghese, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran
Votes: 1,898
It was a trend setter...but a bad trend for Mohanlal films!
32. Thanmathra (2005)
160 min | Drama
Will an unexpected turn of events change Rameshan's life forever and prevent him from witnessing his dream where his son becomes a reputable IAS Officer?
Director: Blessy | Stars: Mohanlal, Meera Vasudevan, Arjun Lal, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 4,798
Blessy magic! Lal performing as a person with Alzheimer's disease!
33. Udayananu Tharam (2005)
Not Rated | 162 min | Comedy
Story of a talented Director's pain and troubles in career as well as in personal life when his magnum opus work is stolen while some of his mundane friends who struggled in daily life seemed to prosper all of a sudden.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Meena
Votes: 2,505
Again Mohanlal+Sreenivasan!
34. Paradesi (2007)
Drama
Valiakath Moosa is an Indian who works in Karachi during the British rule. He finds himself alienated when his country does not consider him a citizen.
Director: P.T. Kunju Muhammad | Stars: Mohanlal, Shweta Menon, Padmapriya, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
Votes: 202
Good movie with some good performance and good plot!
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