Tragedy strikes Tollywood: Chandra Mohan makes heavenly abode

Chandra Mohan breathes his last. Yesteryear's popular actor Chandramohan, passed away today morning leaving Tollywood in tears. Chandra Mohan passed away at 09.45 am today at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad. He was suffering from heart-related issues. He was 82. He was survived by his wife Jalandhara and two daughters.

His final rites will be performed in Hyderabad on Monday. Condolences started pouring in from various quarters and celebrities expressed their deep shock on the sudden demise of Chandra Mohan.

Chandra Mohan was born as Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao on 23 May 1943, in Pamidimukkala village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.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 was the cousin of veteran filmmaker K. Viswanath.

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. Chandra Mohan won one Filmfare Award South and two Nandi Awards. He received critical reception for his performance in box office hits such as Rangula Ratnam (1966) for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, Padaharella Vayasu (1978) 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 (1978), Ram Robert Rahim (1980), Radha Kalyanam (1981), Rendu Rellu Aaru (1986), and Chandamama Raave (1987).

Chandra Mohan was hailed as the heroines' hero as whoever he romanced went on to become top stars in Tollywood and Bollywood. Cinejosh team expresses condolences to the bereaved family of Chandra Mohan.