Mohanlal is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam Film Industry. He was born on 21 May 1960. Mohanlal is the only actor who have got the most number of national award nominations till date, 10 times. He has won four National Awards – two Best Actor Awards, one Special Jury Award, and one Award for Best Film (as producer). He has won nine Kerala State Film Awards including six Best Actor awards, the most times won by any actor. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Territorial Army, which was the first instance in the history of Indian cinema of an actor being conferred an honorary Army rank. In 2010, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit bestowed an honorary doctorate upon him.