Dev Mohan is an Indian actor and model who works in

Malayalam Cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

. His works include the movies ''

Sufiyum Sujatayum ''Sufiyum Sujatayum'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Naranipuzha Shanavas, and produced by Vijay Babu under his production company Friday Film House. The film stars Jayasurya, Aditi Rao Hydari ...

'' and '' Panthrandu''.

Early and personal life

Dev Mohan was born on 18th September 1992 in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

. He did his schooling in Technical High School,

. After studying

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...

from

Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Vidya Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) is a privately financed engineering college in Thrissur District in Kerala. The college offers a degree in Bachelor of Technology and courses in six branches of engineering - Production, Civil, Com ...

, he worked as the team leader in a company in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. There he started his modelling career. In 2016, he participated in the Peter England Mr. India 2016 conducted in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

and was a finalist in it. In 2020 he married his long time girlfriend Rajina.

Career

In 2020 Dev Mohan appeared as the title role Sufi, in the movie ''

'' which was released on

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. He was selected for the role through an audition conducted by the crew. After the audition he went on two year preparation for the role learning Arabic and Sufi dance. It took about nine months to perfection the

Sufi whirling Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) ( tr, Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning ''listening'', from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, ...

. He was praised for his performance in the film. Lohesh Balachandran of The India Today wrote that, "Credit of the film goes to both the director and the lead actors, Dev Mohan and

Aditi Rao Hydari Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi and Tamil film industry. She made her film debut with the Malayalam film ''Prajapathi'' in 2006. She went on to have major to minor supporting roles in several Hindi films, incl ...

, who slip into their roles with elan." He got recognition from this film. After that he did another Malayalam movie ''Pulli''. In 2021 he acted as

Dushyanta Dushyanta ( sa, दुष्यन्त, translit=Duṣyanta) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar) dynasty featured in Hindu literature. He is the husband of Shakuntala and the father of Bharata. He appears in the Mahabharata and in Kalid ...

in the Telugu movie ''

Shaakuntalam ''Shaakuntalam'' is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language historical film written and directed by Gunasekhar. It is produced by Neelima Guna under Gunaa Teamworks and distributed by Sri Venkateswara Creations. Based on a popular play ''Abhigyanam ...

'' opposite to

Samantha Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Spec ...

. The shooting of the movie has completed and the post production works are going on. In 2022, he appeared in the Malayalam movie '' Panthrandu'' which was his first movie to have a theatrical release. Regarding his role, a critic noted that "Dev Mohan, looks good in this action thriller, but doesn’t strike the chord he did in his debut romantic role in Sufiyum Sujathayum".

Filmography

Films

Short Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan, Dev Living people 1992 births Male actors from Kerala Indian male models 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Thrissur South Indian International Movie Awards winners Beauty pageant contestants from India