Mohini (Tamil actress)
Mohini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1978 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Evangelist |
| Years active | 1991-1999 2004-2011 |
| Spouse | Bharath |
| Children | 2 |
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.
Personal life
[edit]Mohini was born as Mahalakshmi in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. She attended Children's Garden Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
Mohini got married to Bharath Krishnaswamy a US-based engineer in 1999 and settled in Seattle. The couple have two sons Anirudh and Advaith.[citation needed]
Mohini converted to Christianity in 2006.[1][2]
Career
[edit]She initially started her career as a child artist. Later, she made her acting debut in 1991 with the film Eeramana Rojave.
She was selected to act alongside Akshay Kumar in the 1991 Hindi film Dancer, the only hindi film in her career.
She worked in a huge number of superhit films like 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 a few TV shows like Kadhal Pagadai, Chinna Chinna Aasai - (Butterflies) and Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar to name a few.[4]
Partial Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Koottu Puzhukkal | Surya's sister | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Eeramana Rojave | Shanthi | Tamil | |
| Aditya 369 | Hema | Telugu | ||
| Dancer | Priya Sharma | Hindi | ||
| 1992 | Nadodi Pattukkaran | Geetha | Tamil | |
| Kalyana Mantapa | Sudha | Kannada | ||
| Unakkaga Piranthen | Malini | Tamil | ||
| Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren | Asha | |||
| Chinna Marumagal | Geetha | |||
| Thai Mozhi | Mary | |||
| Naadody | Sophy | Malayalam | ||
| Sriramachandra | Seetha | Kannada | ||
| 1993 | Varam | Nileena | Malayalam | |
| Jwala | Jyothi | Kannada | ||
| Detective Narada | Sharada | Telugu | ||
| Udan Pirappu | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| Ghazal | Jinnu | Malayalam | ||
| Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam | Sandhya | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Kanmani | Kanmani | ||
| Pudhiya Mannargal | Vidhya | |||
| Vanaja Girija | Girija | |||
| Pattukottai Periyappa | Uma | |||
| Sididedda Pandavaru | Mohini | Kannada | ||
| Parinayam | Unnimaya | Malayalam | ||
| Sainyam | Lakshmi | |||
| 1995 | Chantha | Merlin Joseph | ||
| Jameen Kottai | Nandini Devi/Mohini | Tamil | ||
| Gadibidi Aliya | Mohini | Kannada | ||
| Rowdy | Poornima | |||
| 1996 | Thayagam | Abirami | Tamil | |
| Ee Puzhayum Kadannu | Ashwathy | Malayalam | ||
| Mayoora Nritham | Ragini Balachandran (Rakhi) | |||
| Kaanaakkinaavu | Laila | |||
| Manthrika Kuthira | Sonia Cherian | |||
| Kudumbakodathi | Panchami | |||
| Vishwanath | Jenifer | Tamil | ||
| Andha Naal | Mary | |||
| 1997 | Ullasapoongattu | Maya | Malayalam | |
| Laali | Anju | Kannada | ||
| Mayaponman | Nandini | Malayalam | ||
| Mama Bagunnava | Vijaya | Telugu | ||
| Ikkareyanente Manasam | Sumathi | Malayalam | ||
| Hitler | Ammu / Annapurna | Telugu | ||
| Kudamattam | Yashodha | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 | Punjabi House | Pooja | ||
| Nishyabda | Varsha | Kannada | ||
| Oru Maravathoor Kanavu | Mary | Malayalam | ||
| Meenakshi Kalyanam | Meenakshi | |||
| Cheran Chozhan Pandian | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Ayushman Bhava | Priya | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 | Pranaya Nilavu | Nabeesu | ||
| Pattabhishekam | Kalyani | |||
| 2004 | Vesham | Aswathy | ||
| 2006 | Chacko Randaaman | Sainaba | ||
| Ammathottil | Dr.Shalini | |||
| 2007 | Kuttrapathirikai | Rekha | Tamil | Delayed release |
| 2008 | Innathe Chintha Vishayam | Premila | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Collector | Sethulakshmi (Mayor of Kochi) |
Television
[edit]- Kadhal Pagadai (Sun TV) as Sithara
- Oru Pennin Kathai (Pothigai TV)
- Sherlock Mami (DD podhigai) as Janani
- Comedy Utsavam
- Chinna Chinna Aasai - Butterflies (also director)
- Raja Rajeshwari (Sun TV)
- Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar (Jaihind TV)
- Krishna
- Neelakkurinji Veendum Pookkunnu
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mohini".
- ^ "Remember Mohini, The Tamil Actress Who Ruled The 90s? Here's What She's Doing Now".
External links
[edit]- Living people
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Indian Roman Catholics
- Converts to Roman Catholicism from Hinduism
- Indian television actresses
- Actresses in Tamil television
- Actresses from Chennai
- Actresses in Malayalam television