Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the 1974 film ''Tirupati'', directed by

Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...

. He has acted in over 350 feature films. He has served in various positions in the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation. He was the Honorary President of the Telugu Movie Artists Association until the elections in 2015. In 1980 he formed his own film production company,

Jayabheri Arts Jayabheri Arts or Sri Jayabheri Art Productions is a film production company founded by both Murali Mohan and his brother Jayabheri Kishore Duggirala in the Telugu Film Industry. With Murali Mohan as a part of the cast, the executive and produc ...

, with his brother Kishore. His first film as producer was ''Varala Abbay'', directed by Raja Chandra. This was Murali Mohan's 100th film. The company produced 25 films, which include the blockbuster film ''

Athadu ''Athadu'' ( or ) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha, and Sonu Sood while Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Prakash Raj, Nassar, and Brahmanandam ...

''. He won three

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

. He is the Chairman of the construction company Jayabheri Group. He has also been active in politics for the

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

. He contested in the 15th Loksabha elections in 2009 as the TDP candidate from

Rajahmundry Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Rajah ...

parliamentary constituency of

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, which eventually lost to the

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candidate

Vundavalli Aruna Kumar Vundavalli Arun Kumar (born 4 August 1954) is a Public Speaker, Lawyer, Political Analyst and former Member of Parliament in India. He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha and 15th Lok Sabha from Rajahmundry constituency ( officially known as Raj ...

by just 2,147 votes. In 2014, he won the 16th Loksabha elections as a member of Parliament from Rajahmundry.

Personal life

Maganti Murali Mohan was born on 24 June 1940 in

Chataparru Chataparru is a village in Eluru mandal of Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Veteran Telugu film producer Vijaya Bapineedu and Telugu film actor Murali Mohan were born in this village. Government of Andhra Pradesh selected this village as S ...

to Maganti Madhava Rao, an Indian freedom fighter. He did his schooling in

Eluru Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of Eluru district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 14 municipal corporations in the state and the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in the Eluru revenue division. The city ...

. He shifted gears in 1963 and started his own business dealing in electrical motors and oil engines. He then ventured into stage acting in

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...

. Murali Mohan is married to Vijaya Lakshmi, with whom he has a daughter, Madhu Bindhu, and a son Ram Mohan.

Philanthropy

The Murali Mohan Charitable Trust provides free education for people who secure 85% in both SSC and intermediate and below 10,000 rank in

EAMCET Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test, commonly called as EAMCET, is an entrance examination held separately in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for admission into various colleges across both the states in ...

or any other preferred entrance tests. The students will be taken into consideration only after full-fledged screening for their financial status and community. The trust is focused on encouraging students of any community who are financially poor. Since its inception the trust has adopted nearly 10,000 students of engineering and medicine.

Filmography

Television

Awards

;

(in

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

) * Best Actor - O Thandri Theerpu (1985) * Best Supporting Actor -

Preminchu ''Preminchu'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Boyina Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu. The film stars Laya and Sai Kiran with Roopa, Murali Mohan, and Lakshmi in supporting roles. The plot follows Meena (Laya ...

(2001) * Best Supporting Actor - Vegu Chukkalu (2003) Others *

SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award is an award presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards for the person who contributed much to the film industry. It was instituted in 2012, with Ambareesh ...

- 2017

References

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