Mohanlal is quite selective of his roles and once he selects a role, he plays it mostly on instinct, and likes to let things happen. He prefers to work in the Malayalam industry with a close group of people whom he knows from his early career. Many of his best school/college mates are with him in the film industry. These include director Priyadarshan, singer M. G. Sreekumar, actor Maniyanpilla Raju and producer Suresh Kumar.
Mohanlal is universally acknowledged as a spontaneous actor endowed with the unique ability to portray the characters' inner feelings and turmoils. Hariharan - His quality as an actor is that he underplays emotions and express what the director wants, very fast and convincingly. Shaji N.Karun - He is uncomfortable working in other languages and attributes it to his lack of command over the intricacies of those languages.
Director Priyadarshan on Mohanlal's acting style - Mohanlal is the best actor India has ever produced. He never prepares for any role or scene. He is not bothered how he looks or what he does. Once the camera is on, he is a transformed person. As he does only one film at a time, he knows everything about the film..."
He also recollects what Mani Ratnam told him about Mohanlal - "Hereafter, I will never work with a man of whom I am a fan. I often forgot to say 'Cut' in Iruvar."
Shaji N. Karun, director of Vaanaprastham speaks about the pride he has for Mohanlal as a fellow-country man and colleague. - "I can only express one word if I have to describe Mohanlal: wonder. I look at him with awe when he transforms himself from a person to an artiste in front of the camera. I don't know how he transforms himself. It's inexplicable. When we were at Cannes, after watching Vaanaprastham, a European director told him, "You are born in the wrong part of the world." I felt very proud, but I argued back, saying "Who said he was on the wrong side?"
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