Arumugam Mohanasundaram (8 February 1928 – 16 September 2012), popularly known as Loose Mohan and Raja Gopalakrishnan, was an Indian actor who had acted as a comedian in over 1000 Tamil films. He is credited with popularizing Madras Bashai, a Cockney of Tamil language spoken in Chennai city.[1][2]
Born in Kanchipuram, son of old actor "Loose Arumugam", Mohan migrated to Madras at an early age and debuted at age 16 in the 1944 film Harichandra as P. U. Chinnappa's son.[1] However, most of his successes were in the late 1970s and 1980s when he acted as a comedian alongside stars such as Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth.[1]
Career
He acted as servant in the movie "Kaththiruntha Kangal" 1962 film with Savithri and Gemini Ganesan. His breakthrough movie as a comedian was the 1979 film Rosapoo Ravikaikari, after which he acted in more than 1000 films, including four movies in Marathi and one each in Bhojpuri, Hindi and Tulu. In 2000, Mohan was awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu.[1]
Mohan acted in his last film role in 2002 (Azhagi). He was forced to quit acting due to his deteriorating health. In 2009, Mohan filed a case against his son Karthik for neglecting his health. He died on 16 September 2012, aged 84, from respiratory problems.[3]
References
^ abcdePeter, Petlee (17 September 2012). "Tamil comedian 'Loose' Mohan passes away". The Hindu. from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^. JVP News. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ராம்ஜி, வி. (16 September 2022). "லூஸ் மோகன் - 'மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை'யின் நாயகன்!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
Sources
"Loose Mohan passes away". The Times of India. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
. CNN-IBN. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011.
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