Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)

Chandra Mohan (born Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards and seven Nandi Awards. He received critical reception for his performance in box office hits such as Rangula Ratnam, for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, Padaharella Vayasu (1978), alongside Sridevi, for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) and Siri Siri Muvva (1978). His first Tamil film was Naalai Namadhe (1975). Some of the films in which he starred as the lead actor are Seetamalakshmi, Radha Kalyanam, Rendu Rella Aaru, Chandamama Raave and Ram Robert Rahim.

Early life
He was born in 1945 or 1946 at Pamidimukkala (Village and Mandal) in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu Brahmin family. He did his schooling in Y.V.R.M.Z.P. High School at Meduru. He graduated from the agriculture college of Bapatla. He has a brother named Chinnayya and an elder sister named Satyavathi. He is the cousin of veteran filmmaker K. Viswanath.

Early career
Chandra Mohan was introduced to the Telugu film industry through the film Rangula Ratnam in 1966. In 1968, he starred in Sukha Duhkalu, as the caring brother of Vanisri, for which he received awards.

Awards

 * Nandi Awards
 * Nandi Award for Best Actor - Rangula Ratnam (1966)
 * Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian - Chandamama Raave (1987)
 * Nandi Award for Best Character Actor – Athanokkade (2005)


 * Filmfare Awards South
 * Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) – Padaharella Vayasu (1978)

Television
Gangato Rambabu - Zee Telugu as Kameshwara Shastri