Mohanlal chooses his movies and plays mostly on instinct and likes to let things happen.[14]He prefers and enjoys working in the Malayalam industry with a close group of people whom he has known from his early career[3]. Many of his best school-college mates are with him in the film industry. These include director Priyadarshan, singer M. G. Sreekumar, actor Raju and producer Suresh Kumar.
Mohanlal is viewed as a spontaneous actor with the ability to effectively portray the characters' inner feelings and turmoils [15] and express what the director wants, very fast and convincingly[16]. He is uncomfortable working in other languages and attributes it to his lack of command over the intricacies of those languages.[14]
Director Priyadarshan on Mohanlal's acting style [17] - "He never prepares for any role or scene. He is not bothered how he looks or what he does. Once the camera is on, he is a transformed person. As he does only one film at a time, he knows everything about the film, nothing more."
He also recollects what Mani Ratnam told him about Mohanlal[17] - "Hereafter, I will never work with a man of whom I am a fan. I often forgot to say 'Cut' in Iruvar."
Shaji N. Karun, director of Vaanaprastham speaks about the pride he has for Mohanlal as a country man and colleague.[16] - "I can only express one word if I have to describe Mohanlal: wonder. I look at him with awe when he transforms himself from a person to an artiste in front of the camera. I don't know how he transforms himself. It's inexplicable. When we were at Cannes, after watching Vaanaprastham, a European director told him, "You are born in the wrong part of the world." I felt very proud, but I argued back, saying "Who said he was on the wrong side?"[18]
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