Mohanlal is India's pride, Kerala's treasure: Vijay to Dhanush, best quotes by Tamil actors on the Malayalam superstar. Rajinikanth, Suriya and more...

VISHAL: 'Looking at Lal Sir's eyes & acting is one of the best lessons I can take. Just take a close up of him & see. How powerful his emotions are. Be it anything - romance or action, his eyes and the close up of his face... they show 1000 expressions.

RAJINIKANTH: 'There is not another natural artist like Mohanlal in India. No other actor can do it so well like him & I'm saying this honestly'

SURIYA: 'Please don't call me a superstar in front of him. Mohanlal sir's acting is like music. When acting, his fingers speak, elbows speak, shoulders speak...'

'I had butterflies, cockroaches and everything else inside my tummy when I heard Lal Sir is on the way to the set from the airport. I really didn't know what I was going to do in front of him, sharing screen space with him. His persona at the workplace is bigger than his performances.'

VIJAY SETHUPATHI: 'He's a legend, who will miss the chance to work with a legend? I was watching his 'Thanmaathra' to learn. Even though I was conscious that I was watching this to learn and I have to watch it, I couldn't finish the scenes where he loses memory in the bedroom on takes a shower in the office thinking it's his home.'

MANIRATHNAM: 'It's a dream to have an actor on the set who'll deliver that you don't have to worry about anything. Your job becomes a lot more simple because you just need to be there to capture it. The ease with which he picks up, the details he puts in... you learn a lot from actors like that & Mohanlal is one such man.'

DHANUSH: 'He is India's pride, Kerala's treasure. If you pick 10 best actors in the world, he'll be there from India. He's an inspiration for all of us.'

PRABHUDVA: 'You go to Bombay, Andhra... travel anywhere, you'll find people talking about Lal sir. What an actor yaar... how does he do it!'

RAMESH ARAVIND: 'Seeing the crowd here it feels India-Pakistan cricket match is going on... & you all are here just because of one man. That proves what he is, thank you, Mr Mohanlal, you are a huge inspiration to an entire generation of actors.'

KAMAL HAASAN: 'Dear Mr.Mohanlal I liked you from your first film. I envied you for the constant quality of your work, that too with detractors lurking in every turn. I liked you even more when I worked with you. Long live my younger brother.'

VIJAY: 'I love the way he walks. He's an amazing cook & I got a chance to eat his dishes when 'Jilla' was going on. He's one of the most down to earth persons I've seen. It's one of my greatest achievements to have worked with him.'

VIKRAM: 'My wife is a huge fan of Lalettan. We keep talking about him. Once she teased me asking, can you do a movie like his 'Bhramaram''