Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)

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Anu Mohan
Born (1957-12-03) 3 December 1957 (age 66)
Coimbatore, India
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Anu Mohan (born 3 December 1957[citation needed]) 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).[1][2]

Career[edit]

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).[citation needed]

In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film Sarabham, produced by C. V. Kumar.[3]

Notable filmography[edit]

Director[edit]

Year Film Cast Notes
1987 Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai Mohan, Rekha, Amala
1989 Ninaivu Chinnam Prabhu, Murali, Raadhika, Chitra
1994 Mettupatti Mirasu Arjun, Sivakumar, Raadhika
1999 Annan Ramarajan, Swathi

Actor[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
1982 Archanai Pookal
1995 Chithirai Thiruvizha Doctor
1997 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 Shanmugam
2001 Sigamani Ramamani Compounder
2001 Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
2001 Star Sub-inspector Rathnam
2001 Azhagana Naatkal
2002 Kamarasu
2002 Jaya
2002 Varushamellam Vasantham
2002 King
2002 Shakalaka Baby
2002 Namma Veetu Kalyanam
2003 Ice
2003 Ottran
2003 Pavalakkodi Anu Mohan
2003 Anbe Un Vasam College chairman
2003 Bheeshmar Constable Munu Munisaamy
2003 Punnagai Poove
2003 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 Temple priest
2006 Kalinga
2006 Dharmapuri Villager
2007 Manase Mounama Anjaneya
2007 Kadhalum Katru Mara
2008 Dindigul Sarathy House Owner
2008 Sutta Pazham Mani
2008 Thodakkam
2008 Pazhani Jagadish
2008 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
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 Railway Officer
2018 Alai Pesi
2018 Kilambitaangayaa Kilambitaangayaa

Dubbing artist[edit]

Year Film Actor Notes
1995 Rangeela Avtar Gill Tamil version only
1995 Rowdy Boss Chalapathi Rao Tamil version only
1996 Siraichaalai Sreenivasan Tamil version only
1996 Delhi Diary Rajan P. Dev Tamil version only
1998 Unmai Janardhanan Tamil version only
1998 Harikrishnans Innocent Tamil version only
1999 Shanmuga Pandiyan Brahmanandam Dubbed for Tamil version only
1999 Crime File Rajan P. Dev Tamil version only
2003 Kalam Jagadeesh
2006 Chennai Kadhal Dharmavarapu Subramanyam

Writer[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Channel
2005 Krishna Cottage Jaya TV
2017–2018 Nandini Neelakanthan Sun TV
2021 Start Music Contestant Star Vijay
Jothi Rangan Sun TV

References[edit]

  1. "To be a director or Not to be an actor - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 28 March 2010.
  2. "Anu Mohan". TANTIS. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. "Details about CV Kumar's new project, Sarabham". www.behindwoods.com.

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