Chandra
Mohan
was
a
revered
hero
and
much-loved
actor
who
worked
in
more
than
932
films
over
55
years.
He
was
the
recipient
of
the
'Best
Actor'
award
for
his
first
film
Rangula
Ratnam.
He
died
at
82
following
a
cardiac
arrest
and
other
health
issues
on
November
11
in
Hyderabad,
shocking
the
entire
Tollywood
industry.
Chandra
Mohan
was
a
relative
of
renowned
filmmaker
K
Viswanath,
who
died
earlier
this
year.
Born
in
Pamidimukkala
village
of
Krishna
district
in
1943,
Chandra
Mohan
entered
the
film
industry
in
1966
as
a
hero.
He
never
looked
back
ever
since
and
has
become
one
of
the
most
popular
and
busiest
actors
in
the
Telugu
film
industry.
Following
a
health
complication
while
working
on
a
film's
set,
Chandra
Mohan
refrained
from
acting
and
has
been
battling
some
issues
with
his
Kidneys
for
some
time.
Chandra
Mohan's
Glorious
Career
Chandra
Mohan
secured
a
Nandi
Award
from
the
Andhra
Pradesh
state
government.
He
was
a
lucky
charm
for
the
actresses
who
waited
to
act
with
him
and
went
on
to
become
star
heroines.
There
are
many
actresses
including
the
legendary
late
Sridevi,
who
rose
to
star
status
after
acting
with
Chandra
Mohan
by
getting
opportunities.
Speaking
to
a
YouTube
channel
almost
a
year
ago,
Chandra
Mohan
who
worked
with
Sridevi
in
'Padaharella
Vayasu'
her
debut
film
in
Telugu
recollected,
"Sridevi
was
new
to
Telugu
and
I
am
the
lead
in
Padaharella
Vayasu,
which
was
already
released
in
Tamil
with
Sridevi.
However,
producers
didn't
want
to
cast
Sridevi.
Meanwhile,
Sridevi's
mother
requested
us
to
allow
Sridevi
as
they
are
also
Telugu.
At
that
time,
Sridevi
just
turned
a
female
lead
as
a
child
actress.
She
and
I
had
worked
together
when
she
was
a
child.
She
used
to
sleep
on
my
lap
during
breaks.
But,
for
Padaharella
Vayasu,
when
producers
wanted
to
cast
Jayalalitha,
to
make
use
of
the
original
film's
footage,
they
took
Sridevi
on
board.
Sridevi
by
then
had
an
'Iron
leg'
image
as
both
her
films
in
Tamil
were
failures.
The
makers
of
our
film
are
skeptical
about
the
same
including
director
Raghavendra
Rao.
But
it
worked
wonders
at
the
box
office
and
ran
for
150
days
and
above.
Sridevi
&
Her
Mother
Propagated
Chandra
Mohan
As
A
Lucky
Charm
Sridevi
herself
started
this
propaganda
"I
worked
with
Chandra
Mohan
and
I
got
several
opportunities.
Sridevi
and
her
mother
took
this
word
out.
From
then
on,
every
new
and
upcoming
actress'
would
wait
to
work
with
me
and
fortunately,
they
used
to
become
successful
after
acting
with
me.
There
are
about
30
heroines
with
whom
I
worked," smiled
Chandra
Mohan.
Chandra
Mohan
said,
"Vijayshanti's
mother
is
very
sentimental
about
me
and
she
directly
talked
to
producers
that
she
will
give
dates
only
after
Chandra
Mohan
confirms
his
dates.
Bhanupriya
waited
to
act
with
me
and
made
her
sister
Shantipriya
wait.
Shobhan
Babu
even
joked
saying,
even
Nageswara
Rao
and
all
of
us
will
only
see
those
actresses
after
you
see
them
first."
Sridevi
Introduced
Chandra
Mohan
As
Her
First
Hero
To
Amitabh
Bachchan
Recollecting
another
incident,
he
went
on
to
say,
"Me
and
Sridevi
met
at
a
place
after
she
became
a
top
actress.
Nagarjuna
was
the
actor.
Amitabh
Bachchan
was
present
on
the
spot
at
that
time.
Sridevi
then
introduced
me
to
Amitabh
and
said,
"He
is
my
first
hero
and
after
acting
with
him,
I
got
several
opportunities.
She
doesn't
have
to,
but
she
did
that.
That
is
the
respect
I
have
among
my
colleagues
and
friends
in
the
industry."