30 Best Movies of Mohanlal

The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success.

Mohanlal won the 1989 National Film Award-Special Jury Award for his performance. Kireedam was remade into four other Indian films; the Telugu film Rowdyism Nasinchali (1990), the Kannada film Modadha Mareyalli (1991), the Hindi film Gardish (1993), and the Tamil film of the same name (2007).

Drishyam received highly positive reviews with critics praising the screenplay, the performances and direction. It was the first Malayalam film to collect ₹500 million from the box office. The film grossed over ₹750 million worldwide and ran for more than 150 days in theatres. It remained the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time until it was surpassed by Pulimurugan in 2016.

The film won numerous accolades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam and screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India and the 8th Asian Film Festival.

Drishyam was remade into four other Indian languages—Drushyam (2014) in Telugu, Drishya (2014) in Kannada, Papanasam (2015) in Tamil, and Drishyam (2015) in Hindi. It was also remade as the Sri Lankan film Dharmayudhaya (2017) in Sinhalese language.

Bharatham is interpreted as a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana from Bharath's perspective. The film was a critical and commercial success, which ran for over 125 days in theatres.

It won three National Film Awards that year; Best Actor for Mohanlal, Special Jury Award for Raveendran's music, and Best Male Singer for K. J. Yesudas for the song "Rama Katha Ganalayam". On the centenary of Indian cinema in 2013, Forbes India included Mohanlal's performance in the film on its list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema".

The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success.

The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (AFI Fest) in 1999. The film won three awards at the 47th National Film Awards: Best Feature Film Award, Best Actor Award (Mohanlal), and Best Editing Award (A. Sreekar Prasad).

The Film received universal critical acclaim and was a major commercial success. The film dealt with an unusual theme which was not common in Indian cinema at the time. The film is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made.

The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Shobhana was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the central character Ganga.

Manichitrathazhu was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages, including Kannada (Apthamitra), Tamil (Chandramukhi), Hindi (Bhool Bhulaiyaa) and Bengali (Rajmohol), all being commercially successful.

The film received highly positive reviews and was commercially successful.

The film was remade by Muktha V. Srinivasan in Tamil cinema as Katha Nayagan (1988) which starred Pandiarajan and S. V. Sekhar in the lead roles and in Kannada as Tenali Rama with Ramesh Aravind and Jaggesh. Plot elements were also used in the 2006 Hindi comedy film Bhagam Bhag.