Mahalakshmi Sreenivasan, better known by her stage name Mohini is a former Indian actress who has acted in South Indian films, such as Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.
Mohini | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress, Evangelist |
| Years active | 1991-1999 2004-2011 |
| Spouse | Bharath Krishnaswamy
(m. 1999) |
| Children | Anirudh Bharath Advaith Bharath |
Mohini was born as Mahalakshmi in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. She did her schooling at Children's Garden Higher Secondary School, Chennai. Mohini married Bharath in 1999 and settled in Seattle, Washington, United States. The couple have two sons, Anirudh and Advaith.
Mohini converted to Christianity in 2006.[1][2]
Mohini made her debut with Eeramana Rojave and then she immediately got picked to act alongside Akshay Kumar in the 1991 Hindi film Dancer, only hindi film in her career. She has acted in over 100 movies in all South Indian languages. She has worked with great directors like Hariharan, Kamal, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao etc. She is fluent in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages. She studied Film making in UCLA.
| Year | No | Film | Role | Language | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | Eeramana Rojave | Shanthi | Tamil | Debut film |
| 2 | Aditya 369 | Hema | Telugu | Dubbed into Tamil as Apoorva Sakthi 369 and into Hindi as Mission 369 | |
| 3 | Dancer | Priya Sharma | Hindi | ||
| 1992 | 4 | Nadodi Pattukkaran | Geetha | Tamil | |
| 5 | Kalyana Mantapa | Sudha | Kannada | ||
| 6 | Unakkaga Piranthen | Malini | Tamil | ||
| 7 | Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren | Asha | |||
| 8 | Chinna Marumagal | Geetha | |||
| 9 | Thai Mozhi | Mary | |||
| 10 | Naadody | Sophy | Malayalam | ||
| 11 | Sriramachandra | Seetha | Kannada | ||
| 1993 | 12 | Varam | Nileena | Malayalam | |
| 13 | Jwala | Jyothi | Kannada | ||
| 14 | Detective Narada | Sharada | Telugu | ||
| 15 | Udan Pirappu | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| 16 | Ghazal | Jinnu | Malayalam | ||
| 17 | Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam | Sandhya | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | 18 | Kanmani | Kanmani | ||
| 19 | Pudhiya Mannargal | Vidhya | |||
| 20 | Vanaja Girija | Girija | |||
| 21 | Pattukottai Periyappa | Uma | |||
| * | Sididedda Pandavaru | Mohini | Kannada | ||
| 22 | Parinayam | Unnimaya | Malayalam | ||
| 23 | Sainyam | Lakshmi | |||
| 1995 | 24 | Chantha | Merlin Joseph | ||
| 25 | Jameen Kottai | Nandini Devi/Mohini | Tamil | ||
| 26 | Gadibidi Aliya | Mohini | Kannada | ||
| 27 | Rowdy | Poornima | |||
| 1996 | 28 | Thayagam | Abirami | Tamil | |
| 29 | Ee Puzhayum Kadannu | Ashwathy | Malayalam | ||
| 30 | Mayoora Nritham | Ragini Balachandran (Rakhi) | |||
| 31 | Kaanaakkinaavu | Laila | |||
| 32 | Manthrika Kuthira | Sonia Cherian | |||
| 33 | Kudumbakodathi | Panchami | |||
| 34 | Vishwanath | Jenifer | Tamil | ||
| 35 | Andha Naal | Mary | |||
| 1997 | 36 | Ullasapoongattu | Maya | Malayalam | |
| 37 | Laali | Anju | Kannada | ||
| 38 | Mayaponman | Nandini | Malayalam | ||
| 39 | Mama Bagunnava | Vijaya | Telugu | ||
| 40 | Ikkareyanente Manasam | Sumathi | Malayalam | ||
| 41 | Hitler | Ammu / Annapurna | Telugu | ||
| 42 | Kudamattam | Yashodha | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 | 43 | Punjabi House | Pooja | ||
| 44 | Nishyabda | Varsha | Kannada | ||
| 45 | Oru Maravathoor Kanavu | Mary | Malayalam | ||
| 46 | Meenakshi Kalyanam | Meenakshi | |||
| 47 | Kudumba Vaarthakal | ||||
| 48 | Cheran Chozhan Pandian | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| 49 | Ayushman Bhava | Priya | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 | 50 | Pranaya Nilavu | Nabeesu | ||
| 51 | Pattabhishekam | Kalyani | |||
| 2004 | 52 | Vesham | Aswathy | ||
| 2006 | 53 | Chacko Randaaman | Sainaba | ||
| 54 | Ammathottil | Dr.Shalini | |||
| 2007 | 55 | Kuttrapathirikai | Rekha | Tamil | Delayed release |
| 2008 | 56 | Innathe Chintha Vishayam | Premila | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | 57 | Collector | Sethulakshmi (Mayor of Kochi) | Last Film |