#Fact1Reader's Digest India described him in 2004 as "cinema's jack of all trades and master of many".2He owns a house at Burj Khalifa at Dubai.3Mohanlal was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady in 2010. The citation praised Mohanlal as "an excellent performer after actor Sathyan in Malayalam film world, who essayed a rich variety of roles with equal ease and poise".4Mohanlal is the captain of the Kerala Strikers team in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) held in 2012 , 2013 & 2014.5Mohanlal was chosen as the "Most Influential Indian 2013 from Kerala" by an online survey conducted by Outlook India.6Mohanlal received his first Best Actor Award when he was in sixth grade at Model School for a stage play called "Computer Boy" by Veloor Krishnankutty. He enacted as a ninety-year-old in the play.7Mohanlal was granted the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army in 2009, the first instance of an Indian actor being conferred an honorary army rank. Rules had to be amended to accommodate him as men above the age of 42 are not eligible to join the volunteer force.8He owns many restaurants including a chain in Dubai called Mohanlal's Tastebuds, Travancore Court in Kochi and 'The Harbour Market' in Bangalore.9Mohanlal owns Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments, a Malayalam film distribution company and Vismaya Max, a film post-production studio and a college for dubbing artists at Kinfra Film and Video Park, Trivandrum.10In 2008, Mohanlal underwent 18 months of 'escape artist' training under Magician Gopinath Muthukad. He had planned to perform a stunt called 'Burning Illusion' in Trivandrum. However this was cancelled later on allegations that it is a dangerous act.11Mohanlal is the Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala State Athletics, as selected by the Kerala State Athletics Association.12Mohanlal was selected as the 'Most Popular Keralite' in a 2006 online poll conducted by CNN-IBN and IBNLive.com on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kerala's formation.13Mohanlal was awarded "IMA Award" by Indian Medical Association in 2003.14Mohanlal was awarded Honorary Doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in 2010.15Mohanlal was conferred an honorary Black Belt of Taekwondo by 'World Taekwondo Headquarters' in Kukiwon by South Korean Government. He was the third Indian citizen to achieve this feat.16Mohanlal was granted the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army in 2009, the first instance of an Indian actor being conferred an honorary army rank.17Mohanlal holds a place in the Limca Book of Records as " People of the Year Award" in 2009.18Mohanlal was ranked top 1 in the popular choice section as the "Best Actor of the Decade" (2002-2008), a survey conducted by HindiFilmNews.com.19Mohanlal was chosen as the "Most Popular Keralite" by a survey conducted by Deccan Chronicle in 2011.20In 2003 on the 25th anniversary of Mohanlal's film career, a week-long celebration and a stage show was held in Trivandrum by his fans and friends. The proceeds from the stage show were donated to charity. Malayalam television channels, Asianet Television and Surya TV also held separate stage shows to celebrate the anniversary.21Mohanlal is the Goodwill Ambassador of Handloom textiles in Kerala.22Mohanlal is the Goodwill Ambassador of AIDS awareness campaign by 'Kerala AIDS Control Society'.23Partner and director of Uni Royal Marian Exports, a major Kozhikode-based seafood export company, and has set up a restaurant in Dubai called Lal's Tastebuds.24Son-in-law of veteran actor-producer K. Balaji, and brother-in-law of Suresh Balaje.25Was awarded the Nation's Civilian Honor of 'Padma Shri' in 2001.26Won the National Award for Best Actor for his roles in Bharatham (1991) and Vanaprastham (1999). Mohanlal also produced Vanaprastham (1999), which won the National Award for Best Film. Was also awarded the Jury's Special Award for Kireedam (1989).27Has won the Kerala State Award for Best Actor four times, for his roles in T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986), for Ulladakkam (1991), _Kilukkam (1988)_, & Abhimanyu, for Kala Pani (1996), & Spadikam (1995), and for Vanaprastham (1999).28Produces and distributes films in Kerala through two companies, Pranavam Arts and Pranamam, which he floated some years ago. He is also a partner and director of Uni Royal Marian Exports, a major Kozhikode-based seafood export company, and has set up a restaurant in Dubai called 'Lal's Tastebuds'.29He has singlehandedly distributed more films in his home state of Kerala than the NFDC. These are usually film of parallel cinema, such as Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist.30Passed out of University College Trivandrum31His brother, Pyare Lal, died during a military exercise32His famous line "Endha Mone Dineshaa" is now a common phrase used humorously in the Malayalam language.33His father is Viswanathan Nair, his mother is Santhakumari, his brother is Pyare Lal, and his children are Pranav and Vismaya.34Has had box office hits with Priyadarshan on all the movies they did together.35Along with Mammootty, Mohanlal is considered the biggest star of Malayalam movies.

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