Mohini (Tamil actress)

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Mohini
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NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Evangelist
Years active1991-1999
2004-2011
SpouseBharath [1]

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

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Personal life

Mohini was born as Mahalakshmi in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. She attended Children's Garden Higher Secondary School, Chennai. [ citation needed ]

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

Career

Mohini was a child actress. She acted in the movie Koottu Puzhukkal (1987), starring Raghuvaran and Amala, as the hero's little sister. Mohini made her adult debut as a heroine with Eeramana Rojave and then was selected to act alongside Akshay Kumar in the 1991 Hindi film Dancer , the only hindi film in her career. She has acted in over 100 movies in all South Indian languages, working with directors like Hariharan, Kamal and Singeetham Srinivasa Rao.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageOther notes
1991 Eeramana Rojave Shanthi Tamil Debut film
Aditya 369 Hema Telugu Dubbed into Tamil as Apoorva Sakthi 369
and into Hindi as Mission 369
Dancer Priya Sharma Hindi
1992 Nadodi Pattukkaran GeethaTamil
Kalyana Mantapa SudhaKannada
Unakkaga Piranthen MaliniTamil
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren Asha
Chinna Marumagal Geetha
Thai Mozhi Mary
Naadody Sophy Malayalam
Sriramachandra Seetha Kannada
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
Mayoora NrithamRagini Balachandran (Rakhi)
Kaanaakkinaavu Laila
Manthrika Kuthira Sonia Cherian
Kudumbakodathi Panchami
Vishwanath JeniferTamil
Andha Naal Mary
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
Kudumba Vaarthakal
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)Last Film

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