Cheenu Mohan

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

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

Career[edit]

Cheenu Mohan began his career as an actor in the late 1980s, portraying small roles in Varusham Padhinaaru (1989) and Mani Ratnam's Anjali (1990) and Thalapathi (1991). After quitting his job in 2001, Cheenu Mohan then went on to portray the lead role in plays directed by Crazy Mohan and Maadhu Balaji. 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).[6]

Death[edit]

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

Filmography[edit]

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
2018 Kolamavu Kokila Police constable
2019 Monster TNEB officer
2019 100 David
2020 Mamakiki Kranthi's father Released on ZEE5
2020 Thatrom Thookrom Rajamanickam
2021 E P KO 306
2021 Sangathalaivan

Theatre[edit]

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

  • Maadhu +2[8]
  • Jurassic Baby[8]
  • Marriage Made in Saloon
  • Meesai Aanaalum Manaivi
  • Alaavudeenum 100 Watts Bulbum
  • Crazy Kishkintha[9]
  • Return of Crazy Thieves
  • Oru Babiyin Diary Kurippu
  • Kathalikka Maadhu Undu
  • Maadhu Mirandal[10]
  • Madhil Mel Maadhu[11]
  • Chocolate Krishna[12]
  • Satellite Saamiyaar[13]
  • Crazy Thieves in Paalavaakkam[8]
  • Oru Sontha Veedu Vaadagai Veedagirathu
  • Ayya Amma Ammamma[14]
  • Google Gadothgajan[15]
  • Crazy Premier League (CPL)

Television series[edit]

  • Marmadesam Ragasiyam
  • Madhil Mel Madhu
  • Marriage Made In Saloon
  • Return of Crazy Thieves
  • Madhu plus 2
  • Aachi International
  • Crazy Times
  • Vidathu Sirippu (2004)
  • Maadhu Cheenu
  • Nil Gavani Crazy (Sun TV)
  • Annamalai(Sun TV)

References[edit]

  1. "I struggled for 14 years bcoz I'm a theater artiste - Cheenu Mohan Interview - Vada Chennai". IndiaGlitz Tamil Movies | Interviews | Shooting Spot | Review | Gossip – via YouTube.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "I struggled for 14 years bcoz I'm a theater artiste - Cheenu Mohan Interview videos" – via 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 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "Tamil actor Cheenu Mohan passes away". The Indian Express. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Of 'Crazy' Mohan, Madras and Mylapore". The Hindu.
  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.
  12. "The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai : How humour meets magic". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010.
  13. "Humour on demand". The Hindu.
  14. "Funny one-liners of marriage woes". The New Indian Express.
  15. "Crazy Mohan's latest play is a big hit with children". The Hindu.
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