Rank
27Profession | Actor |
Source of earnings | Films, TV, Endorsements |
Career High Point | Drishyam in 2013 became one of the highest grossers of Malayalam cinema, and inspired adaptations in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi. Monhanlal was conferred the Padma Bhushan earlier this year |
Number of times on list since 2017 | 2 |
Earnings 2019 (In Rs crore) |
64.5 |
Having won four National Awards as an actor, Mohanlal is known as one of the most effortless onscreen performers, credited with over 350 films. This year alone, the 59-year-old has had five releases, taking his total remuneration to Rs 64.5 crore. While all other films were critically and commercially average, his film Lucifer, which also marked the directorial debut of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, became one of the biggest hits of the South-Indian film industry this year. Mohanlal was also conferred the Padma Bhushan award earlier this year.
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