Top Five Malayalam Actors (Male)
Here is a list of the top five best actors (male) of Malayalam cinema, one of India's most thriving film industries.
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One of the best actor ever graced Indian film. He was the son of the write Jagathy N Achari. He was very active in the school and college drama activities and wanted to be an actor from childhood. Since he didn't want to use his father's name to get a chance in movies, he never revealed about his father during his struggling days in Madras.
His friendship with late director/actor Venu Nagavally was very famous. When he decided to leave his home to Madras to look for acting roles, he went to Venu for the money for travel and accommodation. Venu just joined trivandrum aakashavani, and just got his first salary. Ambili sir was waiting for Venu at Aakashavani gate step and venu gave all his salary to Ambili. Jagathy's best comedy scenes where penned by Venu Nagavally.This maestro of facial expressions has been an integral (and incomparable) part of Malayalam Cinema since the 1970s until he met with an accident in 2012, which crippled him. Jagathi Sreekumar's comic roles never get obsolete as he combines his stellar verbal prowess with 'Chaplinesque' body movements. Most of his movies have a cult status among all age groups- Actor
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Mohanlal was born to Viswanathan Nair (father) and Santhakumari (mother) in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, which is located in the southern part of India on the 21st May 1960. Starting his career with a classic villain role, he has now become an outstanding actor in Malayalam Cinema. Without a doubt, Mohanlal is today's one of the best actors India has ever produced. He is also rated as one of the most talented actors in India. His ranges of movies are enviable, his comedy roles are incomparable and his unique style of dialogue delivery is effortless. Not many actors can portray both comedy and serious roles with the same ease. And with all these rare talents he has received "Padma Shri" and "Padma Bhushan", the nation's highest civilian honors. He has also won 5 National Film Awards, including Best Actor twice for Bharatham (1991) and the highly acclaimed Vaanaprastham (1999), as well as numerous other awards and honors.
He has reached this position with his hard work and devotion to the movie industry. As far as his acting is concerned, it's been acknowledged many times that he's the most gifted actor in the Indian movie field.With an career of over four decades, Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair, popularly known as Mohanlal and Lalettan, has played a wide range of diverse characters in over 340 films. Owing to the fact that all types of characters come naturally to him, be it a romantic hero, action hero, character role, or comedy, he is considered as 'the complete actor' by fans.
His acting prowess and dedication to the craft has earned him five National Film Awards, nine Kerala State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards South, among numerous other accolades.- Actor
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Malayalam film actor Mammootty was born to Ismail (an agriculturist) and Fatima (a homemaker). He has two younger brothers Ibrahim and Zakariah; and three sisters, Ameena, Sauda and Shafina. He did his schooling in St.Joseph's Thevara, Maharaja's College and then studied law at Ernakulam Government Law College. It was during his days at Maharajah's that he got his first role as an extra (junior artist) in Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. Along with Mohanlal, he is a top star in the Malayalam film industry of South India."The Megastar", as his fans call him, Mammootty boasts of nearly half a century of experience in showcasing topnotch performance in Indian cinema. Known best for his subtle and controlled acting, Mammootty has never failed to impress his spectators. He has esayed some of the most prominent historical figures, a fact which his colleague, Mohanlal, views with great admiration.
Mammootty has won three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, thirteen Filmfare Awards, eleven Kerala Film Critics Awards, and so on.- Actor
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Siddique was born on 1 October 1962 in Kochi, Kerala, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Drishyam (2013), Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan (2016) and Odiyan (2018). He is married to Seena.Although not quite popular as the protagonist, he has never failed to impress fans and critics alike with his commendably natural acting. He has been a part of Malayalam Cinema since the mid 1980s, and has essayed all sorts of characters, making himself a flexible actor who just keeps getting better with time.- Actor
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Fahadh is the son of Malayalam film director Fazil, and his wife Rozina. He has two sisters, Ahameda and Fatima, and a brother, Farhaan Faasil. He completed his schooling from SDV Central School Alleppey, Lawrence School Ooty and Choice School Thripunithara. He went on to pursue his degree from Sanatana Dharma College Alleppey and M.A. in philosophy from the University of Miami.
Fahadh made his debut at the age of 19 in his father Fazil's Kaiyethum Doorath (2002) which turned out to be a commercial failure. After a gap of six years, Fahadh made his comeback with the anthology film Kerala Cafe (2009). His notable films include Chaappa Kurishu, Diamond Necklace, 22 Female Kottayam, Amen, Artist, Annayum Rasoolum, North 24 Kaatham, Bangalore Days, and Iyobinte Pusthakam. He won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Artist and North 24 Kaatham and Second Best Actor Award for his role in Akam.
On 20 January 2014, he got engaged to Malayalam and Tamil film actress Nazriya Nazim whom he married on 21 August 2014. The pair had gotten to know each other more on the sets of Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days (2014), in which they were playing a husband and wife. Fahadh revealed that their parents had been pivotal in arranging the marriage.His effortless way of handling diverse roles has often been compared to that of Mohanlal. Fahadh Faasil, who started his acting career with a commercial failure and mediocre performance, has shown phenomenal acting which has earned him numerous awards including a National Film Award and two Kerala State Film awards.