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Mumbai: On Saturday, Veteran Telugu actor Chandra Mohan passed away due to cardiac arrest. He was 82. He breathed his last at 9:45 am at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, and his funeral will be held on Monday.
Chandramohan appeared in nearly 1,000 Telugu, Tamil films over the course of his career as the lead actor, comedian and supporting actor. Soon after the sad news of his demise started circulating online, several popular South Indian celebrities took to their social media handles to pay their last tribute. He was under treatment for heart-related problems.
RRR fame Jr NTR mourned the death of Chandra Mohan and wrote on social media X, ”It is very sad to see the untimely death of Chandramohan Garu, who has earned a special recognition for himself by playing different roles in films for many decades. My deepest condolences to his family and may his soul rest in peace.”
Veteran Telugu actor Mallampalli Chandra Mohan, popularly known as Chandra Mohan is the cousin of veteran filmmaker K Viswanath. He was born on May 23, 1943 in Pamidimukkla, Krishna district.
He made his film debut in 1966 with the film Rangula Raatnam and earned an indelible place in the minds of the Telugu people with many distinctive characters.He is the recipient of the Nandi Awards twice, once under the Best Male Comedian category in 1987 and the second time under Best Character Actor in 2005.
The actor also won several Filmfare and Nandi awards for his performance in various films. He was the main stay as a supporting actor in many popular films in the 90s, early and late 2000s. He has also won Filmfare Awards South for Padaharella Vayasu in 1978. He was last seen in Telugu-language action thriller flick Oxygen, starring Gopichand, Raashi Khanna, and Anu Emmanuel in important roles. It was released in 2017.
After this, in a statement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed condolences over the actor’s passing. “Chandra Mohan garu, who carved a niche for himself in numerous films working under great directors and production houses. I convey my condolences to his bereaved family members.”
