Mohanlal is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has acted in over 350 films. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema. He has won two national awards for best actor, one special award and one special mention for acting and an award for Best Feature Film (as producer) at National Film Awards, nine Kerala State Film Awards including six best actor awards, one Nandi Award, nine Filmfare Awards South, two Screen Awards, one International Indian Film Academy Award, four South Indian International Movie Awards, and eleven Kerala Film Critics Association Awards and has received numerous other awards for acting. Mohanlal began his career in 1978 as an antagonist in the romance film Manjil Virinja Pookkal. After appearing in several of such roles, he established himself as a leading actor in the mid 1980s. In 1986, he starred in the comedy drama T. P. Balagopalan M. A., for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. He also received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam that same year for his performance in the comedy drama Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam. Two years later, his role in the drama film Kireedam (1989) earned him a Special Mention. In 1991, he produced and starred in the musical film Bharatham, which earned him the National Film Award for Best Actor. Forbes India classified his role in the film in the "25 Greatest Acting Performances in Indian Cinema" compiled on the centenary of Indian film industry in 2013. Four of his films released in 1997Chandralekha, Guru, Oru Yathramozhi, and Aaraam Thampuran garnered him the Screen Awards South for Best Actor. He co-produced and starred in the drama film Vanaprastham (1999), his role of a Kathakali artist garnered him the National Film Award for Best Actor, and Kerala State Film Award, Filmfare Awards South, and Kerala Film Critics Association Award for the same category. Mohanlal was nominated for a Filmfare Award for his Hindi debut Company (2002), his performance in the crime drama earned him a Screen Award and an International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He portrayed a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the 2005 drama film Thanmathra for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam. Mohanlal portrayed an ageing