Mohini (Tamil actress)

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

This article is about a South Indian actress. For the Assamese actress, see Mohini (Assamese actress). For other uses, see Mohini (disambiguation).

Mohini
Born
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Evangelist
Years active1991-1999
2004-2011

Personal life

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

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

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
YearNoFilmRoleLanguageOther notes
1991 1Eeramana RojaveShanthiTamilDebut film
2Aditya 369HemaTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Apoorva Sakthi 369
and into Hindi as Mission 369
3DancerPriya SharmaHindi
1992 4Nadodi PattukkaranGeethaTamil
5Kalyana MantapaSudhaKannada
6Unakkaga PiranthenMaliniTamil
7Unnai Vaazhthi PaadugirenAsha
8Chinna MarumagalGeetha
9Thai MozhiMary
10NaadodySophyMalayalam
11SriramachandraSeethaKannada
1993 12VaramNileenaMalayalam
13JwalaJyothiKannada
14Detective NaradaSharadaTelugu
15Udan PirappuTamilGuest appearance
16GhazalJinnuMalayalam
17Naan Pesa NinaipathellamSandhyaTamil
1994 18KanmaniKanmani
19Pudhiya MannargalVidhya
20Vanaja GirijaGirija
21Pattukottai PeriyappaUma
*Sididedda PandavaruMohiniKannada
22ParinayamUnnimayaMalayalam
23SainyamLakshmi
1995 24ChanthaMerlin Joseph
25Jameen KottaiNandini Devi/MohiniTamil
26Gadibidi AliyaMohiniKannada
27RowdyPoornima
1996 28ThayagamAbiramiTamil
29Ee Puzhayum KadannuAshwathyMalayalam
30Mayoora NrithamRagini Balachandran (Rakhi)
31KaanaakkinaavuLaila
32Manthrika KuthiraSonia Cherian
33KudumbakodathiPanchami
34VishwanathJeniferTamil
35Andha NaalMary
1997 36UllasapoongattuMayaMalayalam
37LaaliAnjuKannada
38MayaponmanNandiniMalayalam
39Mama BagunnavaVijayaTelugu
40Ikkareyanente ManasamSumathiMalayalam
41HitlerAmmu / AnnapurnaTelugu
42KudamattamYashodhaMalayalam
1998 43Punjabi HousePooja
44NishyabdaVarshaKannada
45Oru Maravathoor KanavuMaryMalayalam
46Meenakshi KalyanamMeenakshi
47Kudumba Vaarthakal
48Cheran Chozhan PandianGayathriTamil
49Ayushman BhavaPriyaMalayalam
1999 50Pranaya NilavuNabeesu
51PattabhishekamKalyani
2004 52VeshamAswathy
2006 53Chacko RandaamanSainaba
54AmmathottilDr.Shalini
2007 55KuttrapathirikaiRekhaTamilDelayed release
2008 56Innathe Chintha VishayamPremilaMalayalam
2011 57CollectorSethulakshmi (Mayor of Kochi)Last Film

Television
  • 1996 - Kadhal Pagadai (Sun TV) as Sithara
  • 1998- Oru Pennin Kathai (Pothigai TV)
  • Sherlock Mami (DD podhigai) as Janani
  • Comedy Utsavam
  • Chinna Chinna Aasai - Butterflies (also director)
  • 2006 - Raja Rajeshwari (Sun TV)
  • 2007-Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar (Jaihind TV)
  • Krishna
  • Neelakkurinji Veendum Pookkunnu

References
  1. A. Fraizer (9 September 2015). "From limelight to the Light of the world…". Catholic New Media Network. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
  2. 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.
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