Mohan (actor)

Mohan
Mohan
Born	Mohan Rao; 10 May 1956; Mulbagal, Kolar District, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Other names	Kokila Mohan; Mic Mohan; Silver Jubilee Star
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1977–1991; 2008–2016; 2023–present

Mohan (born 10th May 1956) is an Indian actor, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema, and a few Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also known as "Kokila Mohan" after his debut film Kokila (1977),^[2]^[3] and "Mic Mohan" from numerous roles playing singers using microphones.^[4]^[5]^[6] In 1982, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for his work in Payanangal Mudivathillai.^[3]^[7]

Career

After Kokila, Mohan starred in a Malayalam movie titled Madaalasa (1978). Furthermore, immediately after the success of the Malayalam movie, Mohan went on to sign a Telugu film titled Thoorpu Velle Railu (1979), which was a remake of the Tamil film Kizhakke Pogum Rail. The Telugu version was directed by Bapu. Then, he featured in Moodu Pani (1980) as Bhaskar, which is based on psychology. It made a very 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 of Tamil cinema after his success.^[8]

After that Mohan was introduced in the Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe (1980) by director Mahendran.^[9] The film ran for a year and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.^[10] 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 (1982) winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.^[11]

He donned his best performance in the critically acclaimed Tamil romantic drama film, Mouna Ragam (1986) directed by Mani Ratnam.^[12]

He tried hard to stage a comeback by producing, directing besides playing the lead role in a movie titled Anbulla Kadhalukku (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.^[13]

He declined to do the role of Jayam Ravi's father in Unakkum Enakkum (2006), which was later played by K. Bhagyaraj. Mohan again played the hero after a hiatus of 9 years in Sutta Pazham released in 2008.^[14] The film was a low budget fare which helped the producer and distributors enjoy the profit.

Mohan's Civic Cinema has already produced Thalappavu (2008), the Prithviraj-Lal starrer, the debut directorial venture of popular actor Madhupal.^[15] In 2022, it was announced that Mohan would be returning to Tamil cinema with Haraa.^[16]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1977	Kokila	Baskar	Kannada	Debut Film
1978	Aparichita	Shamu	Kannada
1978	Madaalasa	Chandru	Malayalam
1979	Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja	Suresh	Kannada
1979	Toorpu Velle Railu	Raamanna	Telugu
1980	Nammammana Sose	Nataraj	Kannada
	Moodu Pani	Bhaskar	Tamil
	Gandharagolam	Madhan	Telugu
	Nenjathai Killathe	Ram	Tamil
1981	Gaali Maathu	Chintamani	Kannada
	Muniyana Madari	Maara	Kannada
	Kilinjalgal	Babu	Tamil
1982	Payanangal Mudivathillai	Ravi Kumar		Won, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
	Thambathyam Oru Sangeetham
	Kaatrukkenna Veli
	Ponmudy	Raju	Malayalam
	Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai	Kannan / Sekhar	Tamil	Dual Role
	Lottery Ticket	Vasu
	Iniyavale Vaa	Prabhu
	Archanai Pookal	Karthik
	Gopurangal Saivathillai	Murali
	Njan Onnu Parayatte	Madhavankutty	Malayalam
	Anantha Ragaalu	Mohan	Telugu
	Chinnan Chirusugal		Tamil
1983	Haavada Hoovu	Mohan	Kannada
	Antha Sila Naatkal	Gopi	Tamil
	Jothi	Vijayakumar
	Panchami
	Nenjamellam Neeye	Mohan
	Ilamai Kaalangal	Raghu
	Saranalayam	Prabhu
	Manaivi Solle Manthiram	Thyagu
	Naalu Perukku Nandri	Babu
1984	Kuva Kuva Vaathugal	Mohan		Guest Appearance
	Hennina Sedu	Nagendru		Kannada
	Vidhi	Raja	Tamil
	Nooravathu Naal	Ramkumar		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
	Vengaiyin Mainthan	Radha's husband
	Naan Paadum Paadal	Anand
	Nenjathai Allitha	Venghu
	Anbe Odi Vaa	Mahesh
	Nalam Nalamariya Aaval
	Sattathai Thiruthungal	Chiranjeevi
	Shanthi Muhurtham	Raja
	24 Mani Neram	Raj
	Magudi	Amavasai
	Rusi	Ravi
	Niraparaadhi	Inspector Raja		Guest Appearance
	Oh Maane Maane	Mahesh
	Osai	Raja
	Unnai Naan Santhithen	Vijay		Guest Appearance
	Vai Pandal	Dhivakar
	Ambigai Neril Vanthaal	Ravi
1985	Sravanthi	Chiranjeevi	Telugu
	Maappillai Singam	Dancer	Tamil	Guest Appearance
	Udaya Geetham	Arun
	Deivapiravi	Raja
	Pillai Nila	Mohan
	Anbin Mugavari	Balu
	Thendrale Ennai Thodu	Raghunath
	Anni	Raja
	Kunguma Chimil	Ravi
	Sri Raghavendrar	Disciple		Guest Appearance
	Unakkaga Oru Roja	Balu
	Idaya Kovil	Shankar		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
	Naan Ungal Rasigan	Subramani
1986	December Pookal	Chandru
	Uyire Unakkaga	Balumurali
	Aalapana	Sivudu	Telugu
	Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum	Arun	Tamil
	Mouna Ragam	Chandrakumar		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
	Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu	Subramani
	Paaru Paaru Pattanam Paaru	Mohanraj
	Unnai Ondru Ketpen
1987	Rettai Vaal Kuruvi	Gopi		Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
	Ananda Aradhanai	Mohan
	Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai	Ravi
	Paadu Nilave	Balakrishnan
	Ninaikka Therintha Maname	Babu
	Krishnan Vandhaan	Raja
	Theertha Karaiyinile	Ganesan (Raja)
1988	Kunguma Kodu	Ramu
	Paasa Paravaigal	Dr. Shankar
	Mappillai Sir	Driving Master
	Aathma Katha	Ravi	Telugu
	Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela	Anand Mohan	Telugu
	Sahadevan Mahadevan	Sahadevan	Tamil
	Vasanthi	Raja
1989	Naalaiya Manithan	Host		Guest Appearance
	Police Report	Srinivas	Telugu
	Sondham 16	Varudhu	Tamil
	Oru Ponnu Nenacha
	Thalaivanukkor Thalaivi	Siva
	Manidhan Marivittan	Viswanathan & Uthaman		Dual Role
	Idhaya Dheepam	Madhan
	Paasa Mazhai	Ashok
1990	Saradamba	Srikanth	Telugu
	Valiba Vilayattu	Raja	Tamil
	Jagathalaprathapan	Prathap
1991	Uruvam	Mohan
1999	Anbulla Kadhalukku	Prem		100th Film Also director
2008	Sutta Pazham	Nandakumar (Nandu)
2016	Abbayitho Ammayi	Abhi's father	Telugu	^[17]
2023	Haraa †	Ram / Dawood Ibrahim	Tamil	Delayed^[18]
2024	Thalapathy 68 †	TBA	Tamil	Filming^[19]^[20]

References

↑ Shiva Kumar, S. (21 May 2019). "Mohan: The unsung phenomenon". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
↑ Mohan's loss. Indiaglitz.com (24 March 2006). Retrieved on 2016-02-17.
1 2 "Back to acting, again!". The Hindu. 28 December 2007.
↑ Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
↑ "Mike Mohan to make a comeback". The Times of India. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
↑ Rao, Subha J (25 December 2017). "'Mike' Mohan still in demand". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
↑ "Grill Mill: S. N. Surendar". The Hindu. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
↑ Kumar, S. Shiva (21 March 2019). "'Mike' Mohan: The unsung phenomenon". The Hindu.
↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 December 2007). "Mr. Simple is back". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
↑ "28th National Film Awards (1980)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 December 2007). "Back to acting, again!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ "30 years since 'Mouna Ragam': The Mani Ratnam we miss". 31 August 2016.
↑ "Kollywood Movie Actor Mohan Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
↑ "Kokila back in Kannada". Bangalore Mirror. 21 September 2008.
↑ "Thalappavu,' 'Thirakkatha' best films". The New Indian Express.
↑ "Mohan to make a comeback in an action avatar". The Times of India. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
↑ "Abbaitho Ammai review by jeevi – Telugu cinema review – Naga Shourya & Palak Lalwani".
↑ "Mohan's Haraa team releases a special glimpse". The Times of India.
↑ "Thalapathy 68:Vijay welcomes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva and Other Cast Members". timesnownews.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
↑ "Vijay, Venkat Prabhu's 'Thalapathy 68' shoot begins. Mohan, Prashanth to join cast". indiatoday.in. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

Bibliography

Balabharathi (2012). தமிழ் சினிமா 80 பாகம்-2 [Tamil Cinema 80 Part-2] (in Tamil). Chennai: Nakkheeran Publications. ISBN 978-93-81828-41-0.

External links

Mohan at IMDb

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[1] Shiva Kumar, S. (21 May 2019). "Mohan: The unsung phenomenon". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[2] Mohan's loss. Indiaglitz.com (24 March 2006). Retrieved on 2016-02-17.

[Back_to_acting-3] 1 2 "Back to acting, again!". The Hindu. 28 December 2007.

[:0-4] Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[5] "Mike Mohan to make a comeback". The Times of India. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[6] Rao, Subha J (25 December 2017). "'Mike' Mohan still in demand". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[7] "Grill Mill: S. N. Surendar". The Hindu. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[8] Kumar, S. Shiva (21 March 2019). "'Mike' Mohan: The unsung phenomenon". The Hindu.

[9] Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 December 2007). "Mr. Simple is back". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[10] "28th National Film Awards (1980)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[11] Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 December 2007). "Back to acting, again!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[12] "30 years since 'Mouna Ragam': The Mani Ratnam we miss". 31 August 2016.

[13] "Kollywood Movie Actor Mohan Biography, News, Photos, Videos".

[14] "Kokila back in Kannada". Bangalore Mirror. 21 September 2008.

[15] "Thalappavu,' 'Thirakkatha' best films". The New Indian Express.

[16] "Mohan to make a comeback in an action avatar". The Times of India. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[17] "Abbaitho Ammai review by jeevi – Telugu cinema review – Naga Shourya & Palak Lalwani".

[18] "Mohan's Haraa team releases a special glimpse". The Times of India.

[19] "Thalapathy 68:Vijay welcomes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva and Other Cast Members". timesnownews.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[20] "Vijay, Venkat Prabhu's 'Thalapathy 68' shoot begins. Mohan, Prashanth to join cast". indiatoday.in. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor
1972–1989	Sivaji Ganesan (1972) Sivaji Ganesan (1973) Gemini Ganesan (1974) Kamal Haasan (1975) Kamal Haasan (1976) Kamal Haasan (1977) Kamal Haasan (1978) Sivakumar (1979) Sivakumar (1980) Kamal Haasan (1981) Mohan (1982) Bhagyaraj (1983) Rajinikanth (1984) Sivaji Ganesan (1985) Vijayakanth (1986) Sathyaraj (1987) Karthik (1988) Karthik (1989)
1990–2009	Karthik (1990) Kamal Haasan (1991) Kamal Haasan (1992) Karthik (1993) R. Sarathkumar (1994) Kamal Haasan (1995) Kamal Haasan (1996) R. Sarathkumar (1997) R. Sarathkumar (1998) Ajith Kumar (1999) Kamal Haasan (2000) Vikram (2001) Ajith Kumar (2002) Vikram (2003) Suriya (2004) Vikram (2005) Ajith Kumar (2006) Karthi (2007) Suriya (2008) Prakash Raj (2009)
2010–2019	Vikram (2010) Dhanush (2011) Dhanush (2012) Atharvaa (2013) Dhanush (2014) Vikram (2015) R. Madhavan (2016) Vijay Sethupathi (2017) Dhanush / Vijay Sethupathi (2018) Suriya (2020-2021)