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Chandra Mohan Death: Late Sridevi, Jaya Prada, Jaysudha, & Others Became STARS After Acting With Him; Details
Chandra Mohan, a popular actor in the Telugu Film Industry, one of the second-generation actors, breathed his last at the age of 82 due to cardiac arrest.
Chandra Mohan is related to Kalatapasvi K Viswanath, who died earlier this year and made an unforgettable mark as a hero, character actor, and personality in Tollywood. The entire industry is mourning the death of Chandra Mohan and condolences are coming in from the fraternity.
Chandra Mohan was versatile and slipped into any kind of role that he played with such ease and conviction. He never looked unmatched to the characters and proved his mettle in playing various kinds of roles be it a hero, a comedian, a villain, a father, a brother, and an on-point character artist.
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 Rise & Popularity
There was a thing in the Tollywood industry back in the 1970s and 80s where actresses, who wanted to make it big in the industry would want to act opposite Chandra Mohan as a heroine, to change their luck to become top stars. There are many actresses including the legendary late Sridevi, who rose to star status after acting with Chandra Mohan.
The list of actresses who went on to become stars after acting with Chandra Mohan includes Sridevi, Jaya Prada, Radhika, Suhasini, Prabha, Madhavi, Jayasudha, Vijayashanthi, Thulasi, etc. He was dubbed as the lucky charm for heroines and it was no exaggeration when they say that actresses used to await an opportunity to work with him, back then. He was indeed a lucky charm if we look back at the actresses' careers.
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, 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.
