Cheenu Mohan
Born(1956-05-17)17 May 1956
Tamil Nadu
Died27 December 2018(2018-12-27) (aged 62)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–2018

Cheenu Mohan (17 May 1956 – 27 December 2018) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language films. He acted in films including Thalapathi (1991) and Iraivi (2016).[1][2]

Career

Mohan began his career as a stage actor in the late 1970s, portrayed as a lead role in plays written by Crazy Mohan. His character name of 'Cheenu' in Crazy Mohan plays, became an identification mark of him since then. After portraying a small role in Varusham Padhinaaru (1989), Mani Ratnam's Anjali (1990) and Thalapathi (1991). His involvement in theatre and his reluctance to move into television roles, meant that roles in the film industry had evaded him.[3]

He made a comeback by portraying a supporting role in Karthik Subbaraj's multi-starrer Iraivi (2016). Featuring as the antiques dealer John, who tries to hold together a breaking family, Cheenu Mohan received critical acclaim for his work in the film.[4] A critic called his performance "fantastic in the melodramatic scenes".[5] Appreciation for his performance in the film meant that he was later selected to feature in Manikandan's Aandavan Kattalai (2016) and Vetrimaaran's Vada Chennai (2017); his role in the latter film was deleted.[6]

Death

Mohan died on 27 December 2018 due to cardiac arrest.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1989 Varusham Padhinaaru
1990 Anjali
1991 Thalapathi
1992 Kilipetchu Ketkava
1993 Thalaivasal
1997 Iruvar Assistant director
1999 Paattali
2003 Whistle PT Master
2006 Jerry Film Director
2016 Iraivi John
2016 Aandavan Kattalai Passport officer
2018 Sketch Gayathri's father
Kolamavu Kokila Police constable
2019 Monster TNEB officer
100 David
2020 Mamakiki Kranthi's father Released on ZEE5
Thatrom Thookrom Rajamanickam
2021 E P KO 306
Sangathalaivan
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum

Theatre

Some of popular Tamil dramas as an actor are listed below.

Television series

References

  1. ^ "I struggled for 14 years bcoz I'm a theater artiste - Cheenu Mohan Interview - Vada Chennai". Interviews | Shooting Spot | Review | Gossip. IndiaGlitz Tamil Movies – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Chennu Mohan makes a comeback | Movie Clickz". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "I struggled for 14 years bcoz I'm a theater artiste - Cheenu Mohan Interview videos". www.indiaglitz.com.
  4. ^ Kirubhakar Purushothaman. "Iraivi review: Karthik Subbaraj's film is subtle yet hard hitting". India Today.
  5. ^ "Iraivi movie review".
  6. ^ "It doesn't matter how lengthy my role is: Cheenu Mohan". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Tamil actor Cheenu Mohan passes away". The Indian Express. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Of 'Crazy' Mohan, Madras and Mylapore". The Hindu. 16 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Crazy Mohan's plays in CD format". The Hindu. 14 September 2005. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
  10. ^ "In The Capital Today". The Hindu. 25 April 2004. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Crazy time". The Hindu. 27 October 2010.
  12. ^ "The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai : How humour meets magic". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010.
  13. ^ "Humour on demand". The Hindu. 10 July 2009.
  14. ^ "Crazy Mohan's latest play is a big hit with children". The Hindu. October 2015.

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