Murali Mohan

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Murali Mohan
Murali Mohan in 2016 at New Delhi
Personal details
Born
Maganti Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(1940-06-24) 24 June 1940 (age 83)
Chataparru, Madras Presidency, British India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
SpouseVijaya Lakshmi
Relations
Children2
Residence(s)Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema.[1] 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. He has acted in over 350 feature films.[2] 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.[3]

In 1980 he formed his own film production company, Jayabheri Arts, with his brother Kishore. His first film as producer was Vaarala Abbay, directed by Raja Chandra. This was Murali Mohan's 100th film. The company produced 25 films, which include the blockbuster film Athadu. He won three Nandi Awards.

He is the Chairman of the construction company Jayabheri Group.[4][5] He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party. He contested in the 15th Loksabha elections in 2009 as the TDP candidate from Rajahmundry parliamentary constituency of Andhra Pradesh, which eventually lost to the Indian National Congress candidate Vundavalli Aruna Kumar by just 2,147 votes.[6] In 2014, he won the 16th Loksabha elections as a member of Parliament from Rajahmundry.

Personal life

Maganti Murali Mohan was born as Raja Ram Mohan Roy on 24 June 1940 in Chataparru to Maganti Madhava Rao, an Indian freedom fighter. He did his schooling in Eluru. 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.

Murali Mohan is married to Vijaya Lakshmi, with whom he has a daughter, Madhu Bindhu, and a son Ram Mohan.[7]

Philanthropy

The Murali Mohan Charitable Trust[8] provides free education for people who secure 85% in both SSC and intermediate and below 10,000 rank in EAMCET 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.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Language Channel
2009–2011 Raktha Sambandham Telugu Gemini TV
2012–2014 Aahvaanam
2018–2019 Lakshmi Stores Mahalingam Tamil
Telugu		 Sun TV
Gemini TV
2019 Roja Mahalingam (Cameo Appearance) Tamil Sun TV
2021 Parampara Telugu Disney+ Hotstar

Awards

Nandi Awards[18]

Others

References

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  2. ^ "Murali Mohan – IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Rajahmundry News : Chiru has ignored fans: Murali Mohan". The Hindu. 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Jayabheri Orange County Nanakramguda|Jayabheri Orange County Hyderabad|Jayabheri Orange County Jayabheri Properties Private Limited". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ^ : Jayabheri Group : Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Get complete biography of murali mohan, fact file, photo gallery, wallpapers, videos, photos, latest news, upcoming movies and more. Also get his filmography, awards won, poll..." Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Noble gesture of T-town celebs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ^ "muralimohanmaganti.com". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Devudu Chesina Pelli (1975)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Urvasi Neeve Naa Preyasi (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Maavoollo Mahasivudu (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Pelli Gola on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Prema Natakam Movie Cast".
  15. ^ "Prithviraj 1988 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Prithviraj Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists". MovieGQ. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Vidhata 1991 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Vidhata Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists". MovieGQ. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  17. ^ FilmiClub. "Sampradayam (1996) Complete Cast & Crew". FilmiClub. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  18. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)


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