# Cheenu Mohan

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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Cheenu Mohan
| image        =
| birth_date   = {{birth date|df=y|1956|5|17}}
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2018|12|27|1956|5|17|df=y}}
| birth_place  = Tamil Nadu
| occupation   = Actor
| other_names  = 
| years_active = 1987–2018
| spouse       = 
| parents      =  
}}

'''Cheenu Mohan''' (17 May 1956 – 27 December 2018) was an Indian actor who appeared in [Tamil language](/source/Tamil_language) films and plays. He acted in films including ''[Thalapathi](/source/Thalapathi)'' (1991) and ''[Iraivi](/source/Iraivi)'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfusRQi3il0|title=I struggled for 14 years bcoz I'm a theater artiste - Cheenu Mohan Interview - Vada Chennai|work=IndiaGlitz Tamil Movies |department= Interviews {{!}} Shooting Spot {{!}} Review {{!}} Gossip|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/chennu-mohan-makes-a-comeback/ |title=Chennu Mohan makes a comeback &#124; Movie Clickz |access-date=3 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915223319/https://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/chennu-mohan-makes-a-comeback/ |archive-date=15 September 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

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

He made a comeback by portraying a supporting role in [Karthik Subbaraj](/source/Karthik_Subbaraj)'s multi-starrer ''[Iraivi](/source/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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/iraivi-review-karthik-subbarajs-film-is-subtle-yet-hard-hitting-12317-2016-06-04|title=Iraivi review: Karthik Subbaraj's film is subtle yet hard hitting|author=Kirubhakar Purushothaman|website=India Today}}</ref> A critic called his performance "fantastic in the melodramatic scenes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmkmoviemaniac.com/2016/06/iraivi-movie-review.html|title=Iraivi movie review|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Appreciation for his performance in the film meant that he was later selected to feature in Manikandan's ''[Aandavan Kattalai](/source/Aandavan_Kattalai_(2016_film))'' (2016) and [Vetrimaaran](/source/Vetrimaaran)'s ''[Vada Chennai](/source/Vada_Chennai)'' (2017); his role in the latter film was deleted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/It-doesnt-matter-how-lengthy-my-role-is-Cheenu-Mohan/articleshow/53859087.cms|title=It doesn't matter how lengthy my role is: Cheenu Mohan|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Death==
Mohan died on 27 December 2018 due to cardiac arrest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/actor-cheenu-mohan-dead-5511672/ |title=Tamil actor Cheenu Mohan passes away |date=27 December 2018 |website=The Indian Express |access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''[Kavithai Paada Neramillai](/source/Kavithai_Paada_Neramillai)'' || ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[Varusham Padhinaaru](/source/Varusham_Padhinaaru)'' ||  ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[Anjali](/source/Anjali_(1990_film))'' || ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[Thalapathi](/source/Thalapathi)'' ||  ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992 || ''[Kilipetchu Ketkava](/source/Kilipetchu_Ketkava)'' ||  ||
|-
| ''[Thalaivasal](/source/Thalaivasal_(film))'' ||  ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[Amaravathi](/source/Amaravathi_(1993_film))'' || ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[Iruvar](/source/Iruvar)'' || Assistant director ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[Paattali](/source/Paattali)'' ||  ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[Whistle](/source/Whistle_(2003_film))'' || PT Master  ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[Jerry](/source/Jerry_(film))'' || Film Director ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[Iraivi](/source/Iraivi)'' || John ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[Aandavan Kattalai](/source/Aandavan_Kattalai_(2016_film))'' || Passport officer || 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018 || ''[Sketch](/source/Sketch_(2018_film))'' || Gayathri's father ||
|-
| ''[Kolamavu Kokila](/source/Kolamavu_Kokila)''  || Police constable ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[Monster](/source/Monster_(2019_film))'' || TNEB officer ||
|-
| ''[100](/source/100_(2019_film))'' || David ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020 || ''[Mamakiki](/source/Mamakiki)'' || Kranthi's father ||Released on [ZEE5](/source/ZEE5)
|-
| ''[Thatrom Thookrom](/source/Thatrom_Thookrom)'' || Rajamanickam ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2021 || ''E P KO 306'' ||  ||
|-
| ''[Sangathalaivan](/source/Sangathalaivan)'' ||  ||
|-
| ''[Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum](/source/Sivaranjiniyum_Innum_Sila_Pengalum)'' ||  ||
|-
|}

==Theatre==
Some of popular Tamil dramas as an actor are listed below.
{{colbegin}}
* ''Maadhu +2''<ref name = hindu5>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/of-crazy-mohan-madras-and-mylapore/article6506140.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=Of 'Crazy' Mohan, Madras and Mylapore|work=The Hindu|date=16 October 2014 }}</ref>
* ''Jurassic Baby''<ref name = hindu5 />
* ''Marriage Made in Saloon''
* ''Meesai Aanaalum Manaivi''
* ''Alaavudeenum 100 Watts Bulbum''
* ''Crazy Kishkintha''<ref name = hindu4>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/14/stories/2005091416040200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141016150307/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/14/stories/2005091416040200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-10-16|work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)|date=2005-09-14|title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Crazy Mohan's plays in CD format}}</ref>
* ''Return of Crazy Thieves''
* ''Madhu Cheenu''
* ''Kalyanam Panni Ppaar''
* ''Kudumbam (Pirithu) Nadathi Paar''
* ''Veetai (Maatri) Katti Paar''
* ''Oru Babiyin Diary Kurippu''
* ''Kathalikka Maadhu Undu''
* ''Maadhu Mirandal''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/25/stories/2004042507750300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190610094949/https://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/25/stories/2004042507750300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 June 2019 |title=In The Capital Today |date=25 April 2004 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
* ''Madhil Mel Maadhu''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/crazy-time/article853499.ece|title=Crazy time|work=The Hindu|date=27 October 2010 }}</ref>
* ''Chocolate Krishna''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2008/07/11/stories/2008071151120100.htm|title=The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai : How humour meets magic|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204035905/http://thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2008/07/11/stories/2008071151120100.htm|archivedate=4 February 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* ''Satellite Saamiyaar''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/humour-on-demand/article638109.ece|title=Humour on demand|work=The Hindu|date=10 July 2009 }}</ref>
* ''Google Gadothgajan''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/crazy-mohans-new-play-google-gadothgajan-is-targeted-at-children/article7711823.ece|title=Crazy Mohan's latest play is a big hit with children|work=The Hindu|date=October 2015 }}</ref>
{{colend}}

==Television series==
* 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)
* ''[Kallachirippu](/source/Kallachirippu)'' (ZEE5)

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|8111864}}

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