Mohini (Tamil actress)

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Mohini
Born1976
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1991–1999
2004–2011
SpouseBharath
Children2

Mahalakshmi Sreenivasan, better known by her stage name Mohini, is an Indian former actress who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.

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Personal life

Mohini converted to Christianity in 2006. [1] [2]

Career

She worked in a huge number of superhit films like Aditya 369 (1991), Nadodi Pattukkaran (1992), Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam (1993), Pattukottai Periyappa (1994), Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996) and Mama Bagunnava (1997) to name a few.

Her debut Malayalam movie was Naadody (1992) along with Mohanlal. Her performance in Ghazal (1993) and Parinayam (1994) was critically well acclaimed. [3]

Mohini has acted in over 100 movies in all South Indian languages and worked with renowned directors like Hariharan, Kamal and Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. She has also appeared in TV shows such as Kadhal Pagadai , Chinna Chinna Aasai - (Butterflies) and Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar. [4]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1987 Koottu Puzhukkal Surya's sisterTamil
1991 Eeramana Rojave ShanthiTamil
Aditya 369 HemaTelugu
Dancer Priya SharmaHindi
1992 Nadodi Pattukkaran GeethaTamil
Kalyana Mantapa SudhaKannada
Unakkaga Piranthen MaliniTamil
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren Asha
Chinna Marumagal Geetha
Thai Mozhi Mary
Naadody SophyMalayalam
Sriramachandra SeethaKannada
1993 Varam NileenaMalayalam
JwalaJyothiKannada
Detective Narada SharadaTelugu
Udan Pirappu TamilGuest appearance
Ghazal JinnuMalayalam
Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam SandhyaTamil
1994 Kanmani Kanmani
Pudhiya Mannargal Vidhya
Vanaja Girija Girija
Pattukottai Periyappa Uma
Sididedda PandavaruMohiniKannada
Parinayam UnnimayaMalayalam
Sainyam Lakshmi
1995 Chantha Merlin Joseph
Jameen Kottai Nandini Devi / MohiniTamil
Gadibidi Aliya MohiniKannada
RowdyPoornima
1996 Thayagam AbiramiTamil
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu AshwathyMalayalam
Mayooranritham Ragini Balachandran (Rakhi)
Kaanaakkinaavu Laila
Manthrika Kuthira Sonia Cherian
Kudumbakodathi Panchami
Vishwanath JeniferTamil
Andha NaalMary
1997 Ullasapoongattu MayaMalayalam
Laali AnjuKannada
Mayaponman NandiniMalayalam
Mama Bagunnava VijayaTelugu
Ikkareyanente ManasamSumathiMalayalam
Hitler Ammu/AnnapurnaTelugu
Kudamattam YashodhaMalayalam
1998 Punjabi House Pooja
Nishyabda VarshaKannada
Oru Maravathoor Kanavu MaryMalayalam
Meenakshi Kalyanam Meenakshi
Cheran Chozhan Pandian GayathriTamil
Ayushman Bhava PriyaMalayalam
1999 Pranaya Nilavu Nabeesu
Pattabhishekam Kalyani
2004 Vesham Aswathy
2006 Chacko Randaaman Sainaba
AmmathottilDr. Shalini
2007 Kuttrapathirikai RekhaTamilDelayed release
2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam PremilaMalayalam
2011 Collector Sethulakshmi (Mayor of Kochi)

Television

References

  1. A. Fraizer (9 September 2015). "From limelight to the Light of the world…". Catholic New Media Network. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017.
  2. Weaver, Anna (30 May 2017). "Former Indian film star converts from Hinduism to Catholicism". North West Catholic. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
  3. "Mohini".
  4. "Remember Mohini, The Tamil Actress Who Ruled The 90s? Here's What She's Doing Now". 29 November 2023.