Golden Era and Movies of a Lifetime

The Superstardom was followed by a series of elegant movies like Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal, Sukhamo Devi and Thalavattam in the same year . That marked the arrival of an actor who took viewers to a world of fascination and enticement . He bagged the State award for best actor on 1986 for the movie T. P Balagopalan .M.A . He won his first Film fare Award for the film Sanmasullavarkku Samadhaanam in the same year itself . The Golden era was blessed with genius film makers like Padmarajan , Bharatan , Aravindhan , Sathyan Anthikad , Priyadarshan etc who took Malayalam movies to glory . Mohanlal was ever present and associated with them with his top notch performances . The era saw comprehensible narration and unconventional sparkling ideas . Adding to the flavour came Mohanlal's energetic talent. He was blessed with characters which got bountiful scope to emote .

Amrutham Gamaya , Sarvakalasala, Irupatham Noottandu, Thoovanathumbikal , Nadodikkattu etc followed next year . The roles were different from one another and Lal just lived in those movies. During this period formed some high profile association, the prominent include Mohanlal - Sathyan Anthikad - Sreenivasan and Mohanlal - Padmarajan along with his close friend Priyadarshan . Lal - Sathyan movies with the then socio - economic satires as background was welcomed with hands open . Varavelpu, Pattanapravesham etc were some treasured nostalgic movies of all malayalees .

Mohanlal - Padmarajan movies broke all conventional paths set by Indian culture. The duo gave many fascinated movies, Thoovanathumbikal the best in the lot . The film set with rain as background and Lal's Thrissur dialect along with the theme and song made the movie an all-time fascination .

Padamudra, Vellanakalude Naadu and one of the all-time blockbusters Chithram enhanced and empowered his stardom. Priyadarshan’s musical comedies add flavour to his wide variety of roles. Chitram and Vandanam made him a man next door .

The teaming up with Sibi Malayil and Lohithadas gave a string of masterpieces like Kireedam, Dasharadham etc. Lal first National Best Actor special jury Award for the film Kireedam released in 1989. He turned producer with film His Highness Abdullah in 1990 with the same combination and won the National award for the best actor award for the film Bharatham in 1991.

Special mention should be made on Venu Nagavalli with whom he did some dazzling films like Sukhamo Devi, Sarvakalasala, Aey Auto, Lal Salam etc which are considered to be some of the best characters in Malayalam movie world.

He began doing lots more entertainers during 90's like Kilukkam, Ulladakkam, Yodha, Vietnam Colony , Midhunam , Manichithrathazhu , Devasuram , Thenmavin Kombath etc . Among them the most elegant one was Devasuram directed by I . V . Sasi . Lal portrayed the role of a feudal lord , Mangalassery Neelakandan which was termed a classic by movie lovers .

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