Anu Mohan
Born
David Stanley

(1957-12-03) 3 December 1957
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Anu Mohan (born as David Stanley, on 3 December 1957) is an Indian 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

Anu Mohan completed his mechanical engineering[3] and 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).

In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film Sarabham, produced by C. V. Kumar.[4]

Notable filmography

Director

YearFilmCastNotes
1987Idhu Oru Thodar KathaiMohan, Rekha, Amala
1989Ninaivu ChinnamPrabhu, Murali, Radhika, Chitra
1994Mettupatti MirasuArjun, Sivakumar, Radhika
1999AnnanRamarajan, Swathi

Actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1982Archanai Pookal
1995Chithirai ThiruvizhaDoctor
1997V.I.PDriver
1998MoovendharDharmidasan
1998NatpukkagaAnu
1999Mannavaru ChinnavaruRajamani's cousin
1999PadayappaChinnarasu
1999SuyamvaramDetective
1999Kannodu KanbathellamSeetharam's PA
1999Minsara KannaPolice constable Vijay
1999Anbulla Kadhalukku
1999Sundari Neeyum Sundaran NaanumPanneerselvam
1999PaattaliAvudaiappan
2000Eazhaiyin SirippilBus driver
2000Sandhitha Velai
2000SimmasanamBus driver
2000Sabhash
2000Kannukku KannagaArun's father
2001BadriShanmugam
2001Sigamani RamamaniCompounder
2001Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
2001StarSub-inspector Rathnam
2001Azhagana Naatkal
2002Kamarasu
2002Jaya
2002Varushamellam Vasantham
2002King
2002Shakalaka Baby
2002Namma Veetu Kalyanam
2002VillainEmcee
2003Ice
2003Ottran
2003PavalakkodiAnu Mohan
2003Anbe Un VasamCollege chairman
2003BheeshmarConstable Munu Munisaamy
2003Punnagai Poove
2003Sena
2003Three Roses
2004Super Da
2004Maha Nadigan
2004Sound Party
2004AttahasamVeterinarianUncredited
2005Iyer IPSKrishnamoorthy
2005Pon Megalai
2005Kadhal FM
2006ThirupathiTemple priest
2006Kalinga
2006DharmapuriVillager
2007Manase MounamaAnjaneya
2007Kadhalum Katru Mara
2008Dindigul SarathyHouse Owner
2008Sutta PazhamMani
2008Thodakkam
2008PazhaniJagadish
2008SilambattamLawyer
2009Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali
2009Kudiyarasu
2009Unnai Kann ThedutheManikkam
2010Unakkaga Oru Kavithai
2010Pollachi Mappillai
2010Siddu +2
2010Agam PuramPolice officer
2011Vedi
2011Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam
2012Paagan
2014BrammanSiva's uncle
2014LingaaShanmugam
2014Endrume Anandham
2016Ka Ka Ka Po
2016Ilamai Oonjal
2016ThodariPughazhmannan
2017Yevanavan
2017Vaigai ExpressRailway Officer
2018Alai Pesi
2018Kilambitaangayaa Kilambitaangayaa
2021Pei Mama

Dubbing artist

YearFilmActorNotes
1995RangeelaAvtar GillTamil version only
1995Rowdy BossChalapathi RaoTamil version only
1996SiraichaalaiSreenivasanTamil version only
1996Delhi DiaryRajan P. DevTamil version only
1998UnmaiJanardhananTamil version only
1998HarikrishnansInnocentTamil version only
1999Shanmuga PandiyanBrahmanandamDubbed for Tamil version only
1999Crime FileRajan P. DevTamil version only
2003KalamJagadeesh
2006Chennai KadhalDharmavarapu Subramanyam

Writer

Television

YearTitleRoleChannel
1997SundaravanamSun TV
2000Gokulam Veedu
2005Krishna CottageJaya TV
2017–2018NandiniNeelakanthanSun TV
2021Start MusicContestantStar Vijay
JothiRanganSun TV
2022Kana Kaanum KaalangalSocial TeacherDisney+Hotstar

References

  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. "Interview". YouTube.
  4. "Details about CV Kumar's new project, Sarabham". www.behindwoods.com.
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