Pranav Mohanlal (born 13 July 1990) is an Indian film actor, singer, and songwriter, who works in the Malayalam-language film industry. The son of actor Mohanlal, he began acting as a child with a minor role in his father's film Onnaman (2002), followed by a leading role in Punarjani in the same year, for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. He then decided to take a break from acting to focus on his studies. After that he kept a distance away from cinema and was not keen on returning to pursue acting anytime soon. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of New South Wales.