Mohini
Born
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Evangelist
Years active1991-1999
2004-2011
SpouseBharath[1]

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

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.[2][1]

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

YearFilmRoleLanguageOther notes
1991Eeramana RojaveShanthiTamilDebut film
Aditya 369HemaTeluguDubbed into Tamil as Apoorva Sakthi 369
and into Hindi as Mission 369
DancerPriya SharmaHindi
1992Nadodi PattukkaranGeethaTamil
Kalyana MantapaSudhaKannada
Unakkaga PiranthenMaliniTamil
Unnai Vaazhthi PaadugirenAsha
Chinna MarumagalGeetha
Thai MozhiMary
NaadodySophyMalayalam
SriramachandraSeethaKannada
1993VaramNileenaMalayalam
JwalaJyothiKannada
Detective NaradaSharadaTelugu
Udan PirappuTamilGuest appearance
GhazalJinnuMalayalam
Naan Pesa NinaipathellamSandhyaTamil
1994KanmaniKanmani
Pudhiya MannargalVidhya
Vanaja GirijaGirija
Pattukottai PeriyappaUma
Sididedda PandavaruMohiniKannada
ParinayamUnnimayaMalayalam
SainyamLakshmi
1995ChanthaMerlin Joseph
Jameen KottaiNandini Devi/MohiniTamil
Gadibidi AliyaMohiniKannada
RowdyPoornima
1996ThayagamAbiramiTamil
Ee Puzhayum KadannuAshwathyMalayalam
Mayoora NrithamRagini Balachandran (Rakhi)
KaanaakkinaavuLaila
Manthrika KuthiraSonia Cherian
KudumbakodathiPanchami
VishwanathJeniferTamil
Andha NaalMary
1997UllasapoongattuMayaMalayalam
LaaliAnjuKannada
MayaponmanNandiniMalayalam
Mama BagunnavaVijayaTelugu
Ikkareyanente ManasamSumathiMalayalam
HitlerAmmu / AnnapurnaTelugu
KudamattamYashodhaMalayalam
1998Punjabi HousePooja
NishyabdaVarshaKannada
Oru Maravathoor KanavuMaryMalayalam
Meenakshi KalyanamMeenakshi
Kudumba Vaarthakal
Cheran Chozhan PandianGayathriTamil
Ayushman BhavaPriyaMalayalam
1999Pranaya NilavuNabeesu
PattabhishekamKalyani
2004VeshamAswathy
2006Chacko RandaamanSainaba
AmmathottilDr.Shalini
2007KuttrapathirikaiRekhaTamilDelayed release
2008Innathe Chintha VishayamPremilaMalayalam
2011CollectorSethulakshmi (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. 1 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.
  2. ↑ A. Fraizer (9 September 2015). "From limelight to the Light of the world…". Catholic New Media Network. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017.
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