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Mohan (born 10 May 1956) is an Indian actor, known for his works predominantly in
Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...
. He has also acted in some
Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
,
Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
and
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
films. Mohan is also known as "Kokila Mohan" after his debut film '' Kokila'' (1977), and "Mic Mohan" from numerous roles playing singers using microphones. In 1982, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for his work in ''
Payanangal Mudivathillai ''Payanangal Mudivathillai'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Mohan and Poornima Jayaram, with Rajini, S. Ve. Shekher, Poornam Viswanathan, Rajesh and Goundamani in ...
''.


Career

After Kannada movie '' Kokila'', Mohan starred in a Malayalam movie titled '' Madalasa'' (1978). Furthermore, immediately after the success of the Malayalam movie, Mohan went on to sign a Telugu film by Bapu titled ''
Thoorpu Velle Railu ''Toorpu Velle Railu'' () is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bapu. The film stars Mohan (in his Telugu debut) and Jyothi (in her debut). It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail''. The film was released on 25 Augu ...
'' (1979), which was a remake of the Tamil film ''
Kizhakke Pogum Rail ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' ( ) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and M. R. Radhika. It was released on 10 August 1978 and ran for over 365 days in theatres. T ...
''. Then, he featured in ''
Moodu Pani ''Moodu Pani'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written, directed and filmed by Balu Mahendra. Starring his then wife Shoba and Pratap, with N. Viswanathan, Gandhimathi, Mohan and Bhanu Chander in supporting ...
'' (1980) as Bhaskar, which is based on psychology. It made a good collection in the box-office of Tamil industry. Mohan attained the status of a Silver Jubilee Star. He was recognized as the
Rajendra Kumar Rajendra Kumar (born as Rajendra Kumar Tuli; 20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999), was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. Kumar was on ...
of Tamil cinema during the 1980s after his success. After that Mohan was introduced in the Tamil film ''
Nenjathai Killathe ''Nenjathai Killathe'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mahendran. The film stars Suhasini, Sarath Babu, Pratap and Mohan. It focuses on a girl who is torn between the man she loved, and the ma ...
'' (1980) by director Mahendran. The film ran for a year and won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil The National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kama ...
. After his films began to be either silver jubilee or over 200 days most of the time. He became a big star in ''
Payanangal Mudivathillai ''Payanangal Mudivathillai'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Mohan and Poornima Jayaram, with Rajini, S. Ve. Shekher, Poornam Viswanathan, Rajesh and Goundamani in ...
'' (1982) winning the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil film lead actors. The Filmfare Awards South Awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of t ...
. He donned one of his best performances in the critically acclaimed Tamil romantic drama film, ''
Mouna Ragam ''Mouna Ragam'' ( ) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Mohan and Revathi, with Karthik in a guest appearance. V. K. Ramasamy, Ra. Sank ...
'' (1986) directed by
Mani Ratnam Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. H ...
. He tried hard to stage a comeback by producing, directing besides playing the lead role in a movie titled ''
Anbulla Kadhalukku ''Anbulla Kadhalukku'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romance film written, produced and directed by Mohan. It stars Mohan himself, alongside Megha, Sangeetha and Bhavana; while Anand Babu and Delhi Ganesh appeared in other pivotal roles. ...
'' (1999). Unfortunately, his bad luck continued and the movie disappeared from the box office without any trace. Mohan stated that when not acting, he is busy producing television serials like ''Acham Madam Nanam'', ''Selvangal'', ''Hasiyaramayana'' and ''Brindavanam''. He declined to do the role of
Jayam Ravi Ravi Mohan (born 10 September 1980), better known by his former stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his lead acting debut in ''Jayam (2003 film), Jayam'' (2003) ...
's father in ''
Unakkum Enakkum ''Unakkum Enakkum'' (transl. For You and Me), also known by its former title ''Something Something'', is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by M. Raja. A remake of the Telugu film '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005), i ...
'' (2006), which was later played by
K. Bhagyaraj Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, film producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi films and TV serials. As an actor, he has ...
. Mohan again played the hero after a hiatus of 9 years in ''
Sutta Pazham ''Sutta Pazham'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil language adult comedy thriller film directed by G. K.. The film stars Mohan and Shubha Poonja, with R. N. R. Manohar, Livingston, Manobala, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, M. S. Bhaskar, Anu Mohan, Kulla ...
'' released in 2008. The film was a low budget fare which helped the producer and distributors enjoy the profit. Mohan also done ''Ashokavana'', a Kannada film as hero, but the film remain unreleased. Mohan's Civic Cinema has already produced ''
Thalappavu ''Thalappavu'' (literal meaning: turban or headgear, which is a symbol of power, status and protection) is a 2008 Malayalam language period thriller film based on the events related to Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Nair, ...
'' (2008), the Prithviraj- Lal starrer, the debut directorial venture of popular actor
Madhupal Madhupal Kannambathu is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Madhupal made his acting debut with '' Kashmeeram'' in 1994 and his directorial debut with '' Thalappavu'' (2008), which was about Arikkad Varghe ...
. He made a comeback to Tamil cinema after 13 years with an action drama, titled '' Haraa'' (2024). Mohan also acted alongside Vijay in ''
The Greatest of All Time ''The Greatest of All Time'' (also marketed as ''GOAT'') is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in dual roles, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, ...
'' (2024) and received praises for his acting as the main antagonist.


Personal life

Mohan married Gowri in 1987, and they have a son.


Filmography


Tamil films


Other language films


Television

;As producer *''Acham Madam Nanam'' *''Selvangal'' *''Hasiyaramayana'' *''Brindavanam'' *''
Thalappavu ''Thalappavu'' (literal meaning: turban or headgear, which is a symbol of power, status and protection) is a 2008 Malayalam language period thriller film based on the events related to Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Nair, ...
''


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Kannada actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people Filmfare Awards South winners Male actors from Bengaluru Male actors in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema 1956 births