Veteran
Tollywood
actor
Chandra
Mohan,
who
was
a
phenomenon
back
in
the
1970-80s
died
following
a
massive
cardiac
arrest
on
November
11
in
Hyderabad.
He
is
82
and
survived
by
his
wife
Jalandhara
and
two
daughters.
Chandra
Mohan
had
a
glorious
career
as
an
actor,
hero,
and
character
artist
in
Tollywood
for
over
55
years,
which
is
quite
remarkable
and
an
achievement
of
sorts,
for
any
actor.
The
veteran
was
known
for
several
cult
films
that
made
actresses
like
Sridevi,
Jaya
Prada,
Jayasudha,
Vijayashanti,
Prabha,
Raadhika,
and
Thulasi,
among
others
into
stars
and
busy
actresses.
Tollywood
Condoles
Chandra
Mohan's
Death
The
actor
was
suffering
from
kidney-related
issues
and
had
been
undergoing
dialysis
regularly
at
his
home.
He
was
under
medication
for
a
long
time
and
restricted
himself
to
his
home
after
he
fell
sick
and
collapsed
on
a
movie
set
a
couple
of
years
ago.
Condolences
are
pouring
in
from
all
corners
of
Tollywood,
his
fans,
and
the
Telugu
political
fraternities.
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
to
Jr
NTR,
Kalyan
Ram,
and
AP's
Chief
Minister
Jagan
Mohan
Reddy,
many
took
to
their
social
media
handles
to
share
their
thoughts
about
the
legendary
personality.
Check
out
a
few
of
them
below.
Chandra
Mohan's
Notable
Work
Despite
entering
the
industry
of
Tollywood
in
1966,
Chandra
Mohan
started
to
do
solo
films
as
a
hero
in
the
early
1970s.
For
portraying
the
role
of
the
lead
character
in
Sridevi-starrer
epic
cult
film
'Padaharella
Vayasu'
which
was
released
in
1978,
Chandra
Mohan
won
the
Filmfare
Best
Award
as
an
actor
in
Telugu.
Sirisiri
Muvva,
Bangaru
Pichuka,
Ganga
Manga,
Chandamama
Raave,
Athanokkade,
Atmiyulu,
Seetamahalakshmi,
Radha
Kalyanam,
Rendu
Rellu
Aaru,
Rm
Robert
Rahim,
there
are
hundreds
of
films
that
Chandra
Mohan
excelled
as
an
actor
over
his
career
spanning
55
years
and
about
935
films.
Chandra
Mohan's
funeral
will
be
held
in
Hyderabad
on
November
13
as
per
the
Hindu
Brahmin
traditions.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
Jalandhara,
and
two
daughters.