Pranav Mohanlal

Pranav Mohanlal
Born (1990-07-13) 13 July 1990
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Alma mater University of New South Wales
Years active 2002; 2009
2015–present
Parent(s) Mohanlal
Suchitra Balaji
Relatives Vismaya Mohanlal (sister)
K. Balaji (grandfather)
Suresh Balaje (uncle)
Awards Kerala State Film Award

Pranav Mohanlal (born 13 July 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. The son of actor Mohanlal, he began acting as a child with a screen debut in his father's film Onnaman (2002) in a minor role, followed by a leading role in Punarjani in the same year. For which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. He then decided to abandon films to focus in studies. Since then, he has kept a distance from the film industry and was not keen on returning to pursue acting. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from University of New South Wales.

Pranav returned to films in 2015 as an assistant director to Jeethu Joseph and served in two films—Papanasam and Life of Josutty. He is appearing in his first adult lead role in Aadhi, to be released in late-2017.

Early and personal life

Pranav Mohanlal was born on 13 July 1990[1] in Trivandrum, Kerala in India as the son of actor Mohanlal and his wife Suchitra Balaji. He has a younger sister, Vismaya Mohanlal. His maternal-grandfather is the Tamil film producer K. Balaji. Pranav completed his schooling staying in a boarding school, the Hebron School, Ooty in Tamil Nadu. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Pranav maintains a low-profile lifestyle.

Film career

Pranav made his screen debut in 2002, appearing in a minor role in the action crime drama Onnaman starring his father Mohanlal and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam. He played the childhood self of his father's character Ravisankar. In the same year, he made to his first leading role in Punarjani, a drama film directed by Major Ravi and Rajesh Amanakara. He played Appu, a troubled child who run away from home as he thinks his parents loves his younger brother over him. His performance earned him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. After that, he took a break to concentrate on his studies. He was not interest in returning to pursue acting. In between, he made a cameo appearance in a song in Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded in 2009. Director Priyadarshan, who is also a close friend of Mohanlal once said in an interview: "He [Pranav] is a terrific actor. I have seen him act in plays in school and he was selected as the best actor too. In fact, I would say he is better than the father. But, now, he says he does not want to be [in] cinema".[2]

In 2014, Pranav began working as an assistant director under Jeethu Joseph in the Tamil film Papanasam starring Kamal Hassan.[3] The film was released in 2015. He continued working as an assistant in Jeethu's subsequent film Life of Josutty before departing. On 30 September 2016, it was announced that he will be returning as an actor in his first adult role in the film to be directed by Jeethu Joseph and produced by Aashirvad Cinemas.[4] The film titled Aadhi held a pooja function on 5 July 2017 along with the principal photography. The regular filming is scheduled to commence in late-July 2017.[5]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Onnaman Ravisankar (childhood) Child actor [6]
2002 Punarjani Appu Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist [7]
2009 Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded Teenager in the crowd Cameo appearance in the song "Sagar Alias Jackie" [8]
2015 Papanasam N/A Assistant director; Tamil film [9]
2015 Life of Josutty N/A Assistant director [10]
2017 Aadhi Films that have not yet been released TBA First adult lead role; in pre-production

Accolades

Pranav is the recipient of 2002 Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance as a troubled child named Appu in the film Punarjani.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Chandran, Cynthia (5 July 2017). "Suspense, is thy name Pranav?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (2 August 2013). "Reel adventures". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Pillai, Radhika C. "Pranav Mohanlal turns assistant director". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Vishal (30 September 2016). "Mohanlal announces son Pranav's acting launch as hero". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ↑ HT Correspondent (5 July 2017). "Mohanlal son Pranav’s debut film announced, to be called Aadi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Akhila Menon (14 April 2015). "Mohanlal And Pranav Mohanlal Back Together". Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Nayar, Parvathy S. (1 December 2012). "Is the stage set for Pranav Mohanlal's Mollywood entry?". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Prakash, Asha (3 October 2013). "Pranav is not doing a Mani Ratnam film". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  9. ↑ DC Correspondent (2 September 2014). "Mohanlal's son Pranav turns Assistand Director in Papanasam". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Soman, Deepa (18 February 2015). "Pranav is a role model: Jeethu Joseph". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "2002 Kerala State Film Awards". Department of Information and Public Relations. 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2015.


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