Thiruvananthapuram: As Malayalam superstar Mohanlal turned 64 on Tuesday, fans and film colleagues took to social media to wish their favorite actor warm wishes.

Die-hard fans shared pictures of the "Drishyam" actor on their social media accounts, and also added touching captions to wish their beloved "Laletan".

Superstar Mammootty is one of his industry colleagues who was the first to wish Mohanlal on his birthday.

"Happy birthday, dear Lal," Mammootty said in a Facebook post. She also shared a picture of Lal giving her a kiss on the cheek during a function."A leading man for forty years among a very critical and discerning audience. 40 films? Some might say in disbelief. On the contrary, I am hoping that he breaks Mr. Prem Nazir's record of 500 films. His On his birthday, Kamal Haasan posted on his ex's handle, I wish him all the best, may you break many records."Aadujeevitham" actor Prithviraj Sukumaran posted pictures of the legendary actor on all his social media handles with the caption "Happy Birthday Laletha".

Sukumaran, who is currently working with Mohanlal on his directorial debut "L2: Empuraan", also shared a picture of himself from the upcoming film.

"To the legend who has been the reason we fall in love with the world of cinema. Happy Birthday Laletta," actor Kunchacko Boban said in a FB post.

Actors Manju Warrier, Shobhana, Asif Ali and Tovino Thomas were among the many film personalities who wished Mohanlal on his birthday.Born on May 21, 1960, Mohanlal had a film career spanning over four decades, in which he did more than 400 films in various languages ​​including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada apart from Malayalam.

A recipient of five National Awards and a few state awards, Mohanlal has also been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Central Government in 2019.

According to film sources, the actor will celebrate his birthday in a simple style with his family members.