Nandamuri Mohana Krishna

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Nandamuri Mohana Krishna
Born
Chennai, India
Occupation(s) Director of Photography, Cinematographer
Years active1983-2000
Spouse
Nandamuri Shanti
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(m. 1981)​
Childrenson, Taraka Ratna; daughter, Rupa
Family Nandamuri family [1]

Nandamuri Mohana Krishna is an Indian cinematographer known for his works in Telugu cinema. [2] [3] [4] He made his breakthrough as a film cinematographer [5] [6] with his father N. T. Rama Rao's Chanda Sasanudu (1983), [7] which was also remade in Tamil as Sarithira Nayagan (1984) for which Mohana was also the cinematographer. [8] [9] Subsequently, he has continued to collaborate with his father on other projects. [10] [11]

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Early and personal life

Nandamuri Mohana Krishna was born in Madras (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu) to Telugu actor and three-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao and his wife Basavatarakam. [12] [13] Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, and Nandamuri Harikrishna are his brothers. Harikrishna's sons Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and N. T. Rama Rao Jr., and Mohana Krishna's son Taraka Ratna are also actors in the Telugu cinema. [14] Mohana Krishna's younger brother Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr. is a film producer. [3] [4]

Mohana Krishna's son Taraka Ratna died on 18 February 2023, at the age of 39 while undergoing treatment in Bangalore. He had spent twenty-three days in the hospital in critical condition. [15] He died four days before his 40th birthday. [16]

Selected filmography

As cinematographer
YearTitleLanguage(s)Notes
1983 Chanda Sasanudu Telugu
1984 Sarithira Nayagan Tamil
1986 Anasuyamma Gari Alludu Telugu
1988 Ramudu Bheemudu Telugu
1988Gharwali Baharwali Hindi
1991 Brahmarshi Viswamitra Telugu
1993 Srinatha Kavi Sarvabhoumudu Telugu
2000 Goppinti Alludu Telugu

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