Highest-grossing movies of Mohanlal that you should watch right now!

The Malayalam cinema has had many superstars starting from the time it was born. But not many made an everlasting impression upon the audience. Mohanlal is one of the few who suit the category. Mohanlal has grabbed the attention of movie lovers from around the world and his acting chops hardly need an introduction. The actor rules the box office like a king with his blockbuster movies. The first-day collection of a Mohanlal movie still remains unmatched by any other Mollywood star. The actor has given back to back hits for his fans and still holds the position of the highest-grossing movie ever made in Malayalam. Here’s take a look at some of the highest-grossing films of Mohanlal at the box office, which you must watch right away.

2019 release 'Lucifer' is one of the biggest grossing movies in Malayalam to date. Mohanlal essayed the lead character in 'Lucifer'. Also, the maiden directorial venture of Prithviraj Sukumaran, 'Lucifer' grossed Rs. 200 crores in the box office, worldwide. With a stellar cast of Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Vivek Oberoi, Sai Kumar, the movie also received a lot of pan-Indian attention. As per the reports, the movie received about Rs. 6.70 crores on the first day of its release.

2016 release Malayalam movie 'Pulimurugan' can be considered as the movie that wiped away all the notions of a Malayalam movie in the box-office. 'Pulimurugan' becomes the first Malayalam movie to cross Rs.100 crores in the box office. The movie also depended highly on VFX. Mohanlal essayed Murugan aka Pulimurugan in the movie and the Vysakh directorial was loved by movie lovers.

'Drishyam' released in 2013 had a dream run in the box office, sweeping all the records till that day. The movie was directed by Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlal essayed the lead character in the family thriller. The box office record of the movie continued till Mohanlal's 'Pulimurugan' hit the screens. The movie grossed over 60 crores in the box office and the movie was remade in many other languages including Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi. Sinhalese and Mandarin Chinese.

The multi starrer movie ‘Twenty-20’ had Mohanlal essaying the lead. The 2008 release Joshiy directorial ‘Twenty-20’ is yet another blockbuster of Mohanlal. With a stellar cast of Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Madhu, Jayaram, Dileep, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Siddique, Indrajith Sukumaran, Manoj K Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani, Nanu Antony, Kavya Madhavan, Bhavana, Biju Menon, Innocent, Janadanan, Lal, Kunchacko Boban, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya and many others, the movie became the first highest-grossing Malayalam film in the opening week. As per the reports, the movie grossed Rs. 32 crores in the worldwide collection and the record were only broke after five years when Mohanlal’s next ‘Drishyam’ hit the screens.

Although the 2000 release movie ‘Narasimham’ doesn’t come in the array, one cannot conclude Mohanlal’s movie without mentioning ‘Narasimham’. Mohanlal aced the character of Poovalli Induchoodan in the movie. Directed by Shaji Kailas, ‘Narasimham’ also holds a record for getting screened in theatres for 200 days, which was only broke by ‘Premam’ after 16 years. ‘Narasimham’ had swept off the collections of that time and earned Rs. 22 crore in worldwide.