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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mohan Kupleri
| native_name = മോഹൻ കുപ്ലേരി
| image = MohanKupleri.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Payyanur]], Kannur, Kerala, India
| occupation = Film director
| yearsactive = 1981–present
| spouse = Rajasree Mohan
| children = Dr. Ambili Saikiran & Akhil Mohan. Saikiran (son-in-law), Ritu Ami Kiran (grand-daughter)
}}

'''Mohan Kupleri'''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=mohan+kupleri&pg=PT284|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|date=10 July 2014|publisher= British Film Institute. Edited by Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen, Professor of Critical Studies. Mohan Kupleri's Movie Reference|isbn=9781135943189}}</ref>
({{lang-ml|മോഹൻ കുപ്ലേരി}}) is an Indian film director in [[Malayalam cinema]], Television Serials and Advertising Films. He made his debut cinema with [[Grihaprevesam]] (1992). His films include [[Nandini Oppol]] (1994), [[Kaathil Oru Kinnaram]] (1996), Dravidan (1998), [[Kattathoru Penpoovu]] (1998), [[Savithriyude Aranjanam]] (2002), [[Payum Puli]] (2007), Evadaina Sare (Telugu language)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.sulekha.com/telugu/evadaina-sare/default.htm|title='Evadiana Sare Telugu Movie|publisher= [[Sulekha.com]] Movies}}</ref> (2007), [[Grihanathan]] (2012) and upcoming film [[Chandragiri (film)|Chandragiri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanaonline.in/cinema-gallery/1177/chandragiri-malayalam-movie|title=' Mohan Kupleri's next movie: "Chandragiri"'|publisher=Nana Cinema Varika}}</ref>

==Biography==
His native place is [[Payyanur]], [[Kannur]] District, [[Kerala]] state. Presently Mohan Kupleri is staying in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. He is married to Rajasree. The couple have one daughter, Dr. Ambili Saikiran and one son, Akhil Mohan.

He got into the world of cinema by assisting noted director [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]. He worked with [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] movies like [[Elippathayam]], [[Mukhamukham]], [[Anantaram]] etc. which won lot of national and international awards.

Mohan Kupleri has also scripted and directed commercial advertising films.

He directed several popular serials in Malayalam Television industry. Some of his notable serials are Swaram which won the Television Critics' Award for best serial in 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/amrita-completes-a-year/article3217638.ece|title=Television Critics Awards 2006 | accessdate=31 March 2006|publisher=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> ([[Amrita TV]]), 'Kattukurangu'- Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Director, Kerala State Television Award for best 2nd serial,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/television-awards-announced/article8689220.ece|title=Kerala State Television Awards 2015 | accessdate=3 June 2016|publisher=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> Swantham ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]), Dhannyam ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]), Charulatha ([[Surya TV]]), Indulekha ([[Surya TV]]), M.T Kathakal ([[Amrita TV]]), Kattukurangu ([[Amrita TV]]), Kallyanasougandhikam ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/People-have-already-struck-a-musical-chord-with-Veena/articleshow/40866593.cms|title=Times of India | accessdate=25 August 2014|publisher=Kattu Kurangu is scripted by Jayapal Ananthan and directed by Mohan Kupleri.}}</ref> [[Athmasakhi]] ([[Mazhavil Manorama]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mazhavilmanorama.com/shows/fiction/athmasakhi.html|title=Mazhavil Manorama|publisher=Athmasakhi is written by cine - serial actress Sangeetha Mohan and Directed by Mohan Kupleri.}}</ref> etc. etc.

==Filmography==

=== As Director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Films!! Year !! Story !! Actors !! Lyrics !! Music director !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Grihaprevesam]]'' || 1992 || Mani Shornnur || [[Jagadish]], [[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || S. Balakrishnan || Debut Film
|-
| ''[[Nandini Oppol]]'' || 1994 || Sudhakar Mangalodayam || [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || [[S. P. Venkatesh]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kaathil Oru Kinnaram]]'' || 1996 || Govardhan || [[Jagadish]], [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]], [[Chippy (actress)|Chippy]], [[Devayani]] || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || [[S.P Venkitesh]] || Story thread by Ambili ; daughter of Mohan Kupleri
|-
| ''[[Kattathoru Penpoovu]]'' || 1998 || [[C. V. Balakrishnan]] || [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Thilakan]], [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]]|| [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] || [[Kaithapram]] || [[Thilakan]] got State Award for Second Best Actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|title=Kerala State Film Awards 1998|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department - Government of Kerala State Film Awards.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|archivedate=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| ''Dravidan'' || 1998 || Jossy Vagamattom || [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], [[Vani Viswanath]], [[Rajan P Dev]] || [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] || [[S. P. Venkatesh]] ||
|-
| ''[[Savithriyude Aranjanam]]'' || 2002 || [[M. Mukundan]] || [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Harisree Ashokan]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Aswathy]] || [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] || [[M. Jayachandran]] || Cinema version of [[M. Mukundan]]'s literary work.
|-
| ''[[Payum Puli]]'' || 2007 || Biju Devassy || [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Chandra Lakshman]] || [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] || [[Mohan Sithara]] ||
|-
| ''Evadaina Sare'' (Telugu)|| 2007 || Biju Devassy || [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]], [[Chandra Lakshman]] || || [[Mohan Sithara]] || Telugu Movie
|-
| ''[[Grihanathan]]'' || 2012 || Mani Shornur || [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Sonia Agarwal]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] || [[Vayalar Sharath]] || [[Achu Rajamani]] || [[Sonia Agarwal]]'s debut Malayalam movie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Sonia-Agarwal-makes-her-Mwood-debut/articleshow/11092917.cms|title=Times of India | accessdate=13 December 2011|publisher=Sonia Agarwal makes her Mwood debut.}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Chandragiri]]'' || 2018 || Vinod Kumar Kuttamath || [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Shaun Romy]], [[Joy Mathew]], [[Sunil Sukhada]], [[Sajitha Madathil]] || [[Vayalar Sharath]] || [[Bijibal]], [[Sreevalsan J. Menon]] || The story of a School and [[Yakshagana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbNqNGvzg_g|title=Location Report | accessdate=9 August 2017|publisher=Mohan Kupleri's 9th Movie.}}</ref>

|}

===As Unit or Asst. Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
| ''Film'' || Year|| Director ||Actors || [[Language]]
|-
| ''[[Elippathayam]]'' || 1981 || [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] || [[Karamana Janardanan Nair]], [[Sharada (1981 film)|Sharada]], [[Jalaja]] || [[Malayalam]]
|-
| ''[[Mukhamukham]]'' || 1984 || [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] || [[Karamana Janardanan Nair]], [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] || [[Malayalam]]
|-
| ''[[Anantaram]]'' || 1987 || [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] || [[Mammootty]], [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], [[Shobhana]] || [[Malayalam]]
|-
| ''Ashokante Aswathikuttikku'' || 1989 || [[Vijayan Karote]] || [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], [[Parvathy Jayaram]], [[Thilakan]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] || [[Malayalam]]
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
| Serial||Channel||Notes
|-
|Swantham ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|Dhannyam ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|Charulatha||[[Surya TV]]||
|-
|Indulekha ||[[Surya TV]]||
|-
|M.T Kathakal ||[[Amrita TV]]||
|-
|Kattukurangu ||[[Amrita TV]]||
|-
|[[Kalyanasougandhikam (TV series)|Kalyanasougandhikam]] ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|[[ Athmasakhi]]||Mazhavil Manorama||
|-
|Priyapettaval||Mazhavil manorama||
|-
|[[Kaiyethum Doorath (TV series)]]||[[Zee Keralam]]||on air
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:People from Kannur district]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kerala]]

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