in 2009. Director Priyadarshan, who is also their family friend said in an interview: "He is a terrific actor. I have seen him act in plays in school and he was selected as the best actor too ... But now, he says he does not want to be [in] cinema". In 2014, Pranav began working as an assistant director under Jeethu Joseph in the Tamil film Papanasam (2015), starring Kamal Haasan, a remake of Jeethu's Malayalam film, Drishyam that starred his father, Mohanlal. He continued working as an assistant in Jeethu's subsequent film Life of Josutty (2015) before departing. In September 2016, it was announced that he would be returning as an actor in a film to be directed by Jeethu and produced by Aashirvad Cinemas. The action-thriller titled Aadhi began principal photography in August 2017 and was released in January 2018. He wrote, sang and performed the English song "Gypsy Women" in the film. Aadhi received positive response, particularly for Pranav's parkour stunt; the film was a commercial success grossing 35 crore in a month. It was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. His second film Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu directed by Arun Gopy and produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam was released in 2019, receiving mostly negative reviews. He appeared in a guest role as young Kunjali Marakkar IV in the Priyadarshan-directed period film Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (2020), starring Mohanlal. In 2020, he began filming Hridayam, written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. Produced under the banner of Merryland Cinemas, it was released worldwide in January 2022 and features Pranav playing the protagonist of the film.The film was blockbuster in box office. Filmography Accolades Pranav won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2003 for his performance as a troubled child in the film Punarjani. He won the Best Debut Actor award at the 8th SIIMA and the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for the film Aadhi. References External links Instagram Official Fan Page : https://instagram.com/iam.pranavmohanlal?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 1990 births Living people Indian male child actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram Hebron School alumni University of New South Wales alumni Kerala State Film Award winners Indian Hindus Malayali people Indian guitarists Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters 21st-century guitarists 21st-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian singers