Anu Mohan (born as David Stanley) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in
Tamil language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...
films. Beginning his career as a director, Anu Mohan has gone on to play secondary comedy roles in films, notably portraying a character in ''
Padayappa
''Padayappa'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan in his penultimate release and Rajinikanth in the titular lead. Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya share other lead r ...
'' (1999).
Career
Anu Mohan completed his mechanical engineering and started his career in the late 1980s, making two feature films ''
Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1987) and ''
Ninaivu Chinnam'' (1989). He appeared in acting roles in the 1990s and notably portrayed a comedy role in
K. S. Ravikumar's ''
Padayappa
''Padayappa'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan in his penultimate release and Rajinikanth in the titular lead. Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya share other lead r ...
'' (1999), which garnered him further offers during the period. In the 2000s, he appeared in primarily low budget films portraying a comedian. He was recalled by K. S. Ravikumar to feature in ''
Lingaa'' (2014).
In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film ''
Sarabham
''Sarabham'' (; ) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Arun Mohan and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment. The film features Naveen Chandra, Salony Luthra, and Aadukalam ...
'', produced by
C. V. Kumar.
Notable filmography
Director
Actor
Dubbing artist
Writer
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Pangali'' (1992)
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Thai Maaman'' (1994)
Television
References
Further reading
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Indian male film actors
Tamil male actors
Tamil comedians
Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
1957 births
Indian film directors
Tamil film directors