* Mohanlal's movie Guru was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film for 1997.
* Mohanlal has won several National Awards: the Special Jury Award (Actor), two Best Actor awards, and the Best Film (Producer) award .
* Mohanlal has received 10 National Award nominations in the Best Actor category — more nominations than any other actor.
* Mohanlal was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001.
* Mohanlal's film Vanaprastham was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
* Mohanlal was chosen as the Most Popular Keralite by a survey conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006.
* Mohanlal was granted the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army in 2009, which was first time in the history of Indian cinema.
* Mohanlal was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in 2010.
* The top five highest grossing movies in the history of Malayalam cinema (adjusted for inflation) are all movies that feature Mohanlal: Chithram, Kilukkam, Manichitrathazhu, Narasimham and Twenty:20.
Ambassador
* Goodwill Ambassador - Anti Aids Campaign of Kerala State Aids Control Society
* Brand Ambassador - Territorial Army of India
* Goodwill Ambassador - Kerala Athletics
* Goodwill Ambassador - Kerala Handloom Industry
* Brand Ambassador - Commonwealth Inclusive Growth Foundation
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