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 ''Padayappa'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya with Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi and Nassar playing supporting roles. The soun ...

'' (1999).

Career

Anu Mohan completed his mechanical engineering and started his career in the late 1980s, making two feature films '' Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1987) and ''

Ninaivu Chinnam ''Ninaivu Chinnam'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Anu Mohan. The film stars Prabhu and Raadhika. It was released on 5 May 1989. Raadhika won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. Plot Cast * Prabhu as ...

'' (1989). He appeared in acting roles in the 1990s and notably portrayed a comedy role in

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in Tamil films. Career 1990–1997 Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production ''Pudhu Vasantham'' direct ...

's ''

'' (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 ''Lingaa'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, based on a story by Pon Kumaran, and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under Rockline Entertainments. It stars Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty, ...

'' (2014). In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film ''

Sarabham ''Sarabham'' ( ''Lion Bird'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language neo noir mystery film directed by Arun Mohan, son of Anu Mohan, Tamil film actor and produced by C. V. Kumar under his banner Thirukumaran Entertainment. The film features Naveen Cha ...

'', produced by C. V. Kumar.

Notable filmography

Director

Actor

Dubbing artist

Writer

*'' Pangali'' (1992) *'' Maaman Magal (1995)

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan, Anu Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Tamil comedians Living people 21st-century Indian male actors 1957 births Indian film directors Tamil film directors