Popularity

They both still own considerable real estate in the minds of film lovers, but Mohanlal, more essentially Malayalee than any other actor the industry has seen, seems to have the more passionate following. Named the most popular Keralite in more than one poll, the actor also came in 80th in India's Most Trusted survey conducted a couple of years ago by Readers Digest. The last few years haven't been the most memorable, but the continuing popularity is proof of the fact that the actor still has a few credits in the bank from his early years.