Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)

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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1957)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
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| name = Anu Mohan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|3}}
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], India
| birth_name =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1987–present
}}

'''Anu Mohan''' (born 3 December 1957{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}) is an Indian film actor and director who has worked in Tamil language films. Beginning his career as a director, Anu Mohan has gone on to play secondary comedy roles in films, notably portraying a character in ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/to-be-a-director-or-not-to-be-an-actor-tamil-news-55660|title=To be a director or Not to be an actor - Tamil News|date=28 March 2010|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=124 |title=Anu Mohan |work=TANTIS |access-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903203450/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=124 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
Anu Mohan started his career in the late 1980s, making two feature films ''[[Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1987) and ''[[Ninaivu Chinnam]]'' (1989). He appeared in acting roles in the 1990s and notably portrayed a comedy role in [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), which garnered him further offers during the period. In the 2000s, he appeared in primarily low budget films portraying a comedian. He was recalled by K. S. Ravikumar to feature in ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014).{{fact|date=May 2021}}

In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film ''[[Sarabham]]'', produced by [[C. V. Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/details-about-cv-kumars-new-project-sarabham.html|title=Details about CV Kumar's new project, Sarabham|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==Notable filmography==
===Director===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Cast !! Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' || [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]], [[Amala (actress)|Amala]] ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Ninaivu Chinnam]]'' || [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Raadhika]], [[Chitra (actress)|Chitra]] ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Mettupatti Mirasu]]'' || [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Sivakumar]], Raadhika ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Annan (film)|Annan]]'' || [[Ramarajan]], [[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]] ||
|-
|}

===Actor===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Archanai Pookal]]'' || ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Chithirai Thiruvizha'' || Doctor ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[V. I. P. (1997 film)|V.I.P]]'' || Bus driver ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Moovendhar]]'' || Dharmidasan ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Natpukkaga]]'' || Anu ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Mannavaru Chinnavaru]]'' || Rajamani's cousin ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Padayappa]]'' || Chinnarasu ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Detective ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kannodu Kanbathellam]]'' || Seetharam's PA ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' || Police constable Vijay ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Anbulla Kadhalukku]]'' || ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum]]'' || Panneerselvam ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Paattali]]'' || Avudaiappan ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Anbulla Kadhalukku]]'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Eazhaiyin Sirippil]]'' || Bus driver ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Sandhitha Velai]]'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Simmasanam]]'' || Bus driver ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Sabhash]]'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kannukku Kannaga]]'' || Arun's father ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Badri (2001 film)|Badri]]'' || Shanmugam ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Sigamani Ramamani]]'' || Compounder ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala]]'' || ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]'' || Sub-inspector Rathnam ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Azhagana Naatkal]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kamarasu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Jaya (film)|Jaya]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Varushamellam Vasantham]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[King (2002 film)|King]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Shakalaka Baby (film)|Shakalaka Baby]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Namma Veetu Kalyanam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ice (2003 film)|Ice]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ottran]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Pavalakkodi (2003 film)|Pavalakkodi]]'' || Anu Mohan ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Anbe Un Vasam]]'' || College chairman ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Bheeshmar]]'' || Constable Munu Munisaamy ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Punnagai Poove]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Sena (film)|Sena]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Three Roses]]'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Super Da]]'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Sound Party]]'' || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Iyer IPS]]'' || Krishnamoorthy ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Pon Megalai]]'' ||||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Kadhal FM]]'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Thirupathi (2006 Tamil film)|Thirupathi]]'' || Temple priest ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kalinga (film)|Kalinga]]'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Dharmapuri (film)|Dharmapuri]]'' || Villager ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Manase Mounama]]'' || Anjaneya ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Kadhalum Katru Mara'' || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dindigul Sarathy]]'' || House Owner ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sutta Pazham]]'' || Mani ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Thodakkam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Pazhani (2008 film)|Pazhani]]'' || Jagadish ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Silambattam (film)|Silambattam]]'' || Lawyer ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali]]'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kudiyarasu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Unnai Kann Theduthe]]'' || Manikkam ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Pollachi Mappillai]]'' || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Siddu +2]]'' || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Unakkaga Oru Kavithai'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vedi (film)|Vedi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam'' || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Paagan]]'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bramman]]'' || Siva's uncle ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Lingaa]]'' || Shanmugam ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Endrume Anandham'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ka Ka Ka Po]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ilamai Oonjal]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Thodari]]'' || Pughazhmannan ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Yevanavan'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Vaigai Express (film)|Vaigai Express]]'' || Railway Officer ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Alai Pesi'' || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Kilambitaangayaa Kilambitaangayaa'' || ||
|-
|}

===Dubbing artist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Actor !! Notes
|-
|1995 ||''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' ||[[Avtar Gill]]||Tamil version only
|-
|1995 || ''[[Alluda Majaka|Rowdy Boss]]'' || [[Chalapathi Rao]] || Tamil version only
|-
|1996||''[[Kaalapani|Siraichaalai]]'' ||[[Sreenivasan]]||Tamil version only
|-
|1996||''[[Yuvathurki|Delhi Diary]]'' ||[[Rajan P. Dev]] ||Tamil version only
|-
|1998||''[[The Truth (1998 film)|Unmai]]''||[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]||Tamil version only
|-
|1998 ||''[[Harikrishnans]]'' || Innocent ||Tamil version only
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Samarasimha Reddy|Shanmuga Pandiyan]]'' || [[Brahmanandam]] || Dubbed for Tamil version only
|-
|1999 ||''[[Crime File]]'' || Rajan P. Dev || Tamil version only
|-
|2003 ||''[[War and Love|Kalam]]'' ||Jagadeesh ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Chennai Kadhal]]'' || [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] ||
|}

===Writer===
*''[[Pangali]]'' (1992)

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!! Title !! Role !! Channel
|-
| 2005 || Krishna Cottage || ||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
| 2017–2018 ||[[Nandini (TV series)|Nandini]] || Neelakanthan ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2021 || Start Music || Contestant ||[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|[[Jothi (TV series)|Jothi]]||Rangan||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5044148}}

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[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:1957 births]]

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