Introduction
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.
Career
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.
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. A critic called his performance "fantastic in the melodramatic scenes". 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).
Death
Mohan died on 27 December 2018 due to cardiac arrest.
Theatre
Some of popular Tamil dramas as an actor are listed below.
- Maadhu +2
- Jurassic Baby
- Marriage Made in Saloon
- Meesai Aanaalum Manaivi
- Alaavudeenum 100 Watts Bulbum
- Crazy Kishkintha
- Return of Crazy Thieves
- Oru Babiyin Diary Kurippu
- Kathalikka Maadhu Undu
- Maadhu Mirandal
- Madhil Mel Maadhu
- Chocolate Krishna
- Satellite Saamiyaar
- Crazy Thieves in Paalavaakkam
- Oru Sontha Veedu Vaadagai Veedagirathu
- Ayya Amma Ammamma
- Google Gadothgajan
- Crazy Premier League (CPL)
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)