Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously (Mononymous person) as Mohanlal (lang-ml???????????) is an internationally acclaimed Indian (India) film actor and producer (film producer) who works mainly in Malayalam cinema (Cinema of Kerala). A four-time National Award (National Film Awards) winner, he has won two Best Actor Awards (National Film Award for Best Actor), one Special Jury Award (National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)), one Award for Best Film (National Film Award for Best Film) (as producer) and six Best Actor Kerala state awards (Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor), the most times by any actor. In 2001 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Territorial Army (Territorial Army (India)) which was the first instance in the history of Indian Cinema of an actor being conferred an Army rank. In 2010, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit bestowed an honorary doctorate upon him.