Name of the finest Indian actors are not in your list of '100 greatest actors of all time'. So, why this happened?

@Karen_P I really value your opinion and I hope you do have taste for films. For your clarification, I didn't mean that the actors I mentioned should be listed among the Top 100 because they have acted 400+ movies.

Let me detail it for you, inorder to complete 400+ movies it takes a time of more than 4 decades, that is they have an acting  experience of more than 4 decades. For the past 4 decades the film industry have changed a lot, from way of directing a movie to the taste for movies in the society. Considering all these changes they should have easily been outdated in this volatile industry. But both of the actors still remains in the top for the past decades, because of their continuous effort to be updated, even they are playing small guest role they work hard to make it as precise it can be. I really value their dedication to put forward such an effort continuously for the past 4 decades.

But since I value your opinion and as you said that number of movies doesn't relate to the acting skills, I recommend you 6 movies each of both of these actors, if you value your opinion and your taste for films just watch it and later come to an agreement.

Mammoty.    

1. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (1998)

2. Ponthan Mada (1994)

3. Vidheyan (1994)

4. Mathilukal (1989)

5. Oru Vadakan Veeragatha (1989)

6. Peranbu (2019)

Mohanlal. 

1. Kireedam (1989)

2. Vanaprastham (1999)

3. Iruvar (1999) 

4. Devasuram (1993) 

5. Bharatham (1991) 

6. Thanmathra (2005)

The problem with Mammootty is that he is just like John Wayne. One dimensional. Add to that the problem that he really was still in learning mode post 2000. After that from 2001-2010 he made some decent movies provided he stuck to roles inside his wheelhouse. But being a typical actor that becomes popular he was indiscriminate in taking roles. Thus he would act in anything that came his way. So he was in far too many poorly written and directed movies. This was evident in most of the 2010s. He was more of a marketing tool for producers. If you got Mammootty, you got instant moviegoers!! Very sad way to make a movie..........

Mohanlal on the other hand can play a more varied repertoire of characters and is to me a more complete actor. He is more like Brando. Multidimensional. But just like Mammootty, Mohanlal suffers from the lack to resist the temptation to act in almost everything thrown his way and is also a marketing tool for producers.

So this signing on by both actors to projects that they should say no to has hurt the reputations of both of these actors. On the world stage that is. In their homeland, they are Kings!!!