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"Mohanlal - The Phenomenal & Natural Actor"

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"Mohanlal - The Phenomenal actor" I always saw his versatility in five different ways. Let me list some performances. 1. T.P Balagopalan MA, Naadodikaattu, Kireedom - Considered as Mohanlal's strength, The Common Man. Today many young actors find it extremely difficult to portray such roles. 2. Sadayam, Vaanaprastham, Iruvar - Mohanlal has been criticized slightly for carrying his charisma (known as Lalism among his fans) in most of his characters. So we tend to see more of Mohanlal than the character. But I believe they forgot to analyze characters in Sadayam, Vaanaprastham, Iruvar etc etc where Mohanlal suspended the so called "Lalism (word for his onscreen charisma)" and gave a different style of performance and yet able to justify the character in the best way possible by any actor. 3. Priyadarshan's romantic comedies/slapstick comedies - The ultimate dream for any commercial actor who follows Mohanlal's path. Priyadarshan used both Mohanlal the acto