Full Name Mohan Rao Occupation Actor, producer | Name Mohan Rao Role Film actor Spouse Gowri (m. 1987) | |
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Born August 23, 1956 Bangalore Other names Kokila MohanMike Mohan Years active 1977 – 19912008 – present Movies Mouna Ragam, Kokila, Payanangal Mudivathillai, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu, Udaya Geetham Similar People Poornima Jayaram, Nalini, Ilayaraja, R Sundarrajan, Revathi | ||
Mohan Rao, known mononymously as Mohan, is an Indian film 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. In 1982, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for his work in Payanangal Mudivathillai
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Playback singer and dubbing actor S.N.Surendar has given voice for Mohan for more than 75 films.
Actor mohan at 11th chennai international film festival press meet
Career
Mohan was introduced to the world of theatre by B. V. Karanth, who spotted him at a restaurant. Mohan's first stage play was praised by critics from places like Delhi. Mohan was introduced to the cinema in Kannada by Balu Mahendra in his movie Kokila in 1977 alongside Tamil actor Kamal Haasan. Kokila's success marked the rise of Mohan to prominence in the Tamil cinema industry; his career soared following the release of Moodu Pani in 1980, making him one of the industry's leading figures. He is referred to as the "Silver Jubilee Star" and the "Rajendra Kumar of Tamil Film Industry" due to the remarkable box office performance of almost all his films.
After Kokila, Mohan starred in a Malayalam movie titled Mathalasa. Furthermore, immediately after the success of the Malayalam movie, Mohan went on to sign a Telugu film titled Thoorpu Velle Railu, which was a remake of the Tamil film Kizhakkae Pogum Rail. The Telugu version was directed by Bapu. After that Mohan was introduced in the Tamil film Nenjathai Killathey by director Mahendran. Nenjathai Killathey marked the beginning of the peak of Mohan's career. Kilinjalgal, Payanagal Mudivathillai had Silver Jubilee. Mohan became a major star through Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982).