K. Mohan | |
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 Mohan with his wife during their 50th wedding anniversary celebration | |
| Born | 14 March 1926 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 24 August 2014 (aged 89) |
| Other names | Pasamalar Mohan |
| Occupation(s) | Art director, film producer |
| Years active | 1950–2014 |
| Spouse | Shanthakumari |
| Children | 8 |
K. Mohanakrishnan (14 March 1926 – 24 August 2014) also known as Pasamalar Mohan, or simply K. Mohan, was an Indian film producer and art director who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. Mohan worked for various films and companies since 1951.[1] He was the producer for the Tamil film Pasamalar (1961).[2]
Family and early life
Mohan was born into a Tamil family in Chennai. His father, T. Kannabiran Mudhaliyar, was the Madras High court Magistrate and General Manager of five theatres (Prabhat Talkies, Broadway Talkies, Murugan, Mahalakshmi, Saraswati). His mother Indirani Ammal died in his earlier ages. Mohan took Art as his passion and started drawing and painting various images. In 1951, he married his wife, Shantakumari.
Career
While still a student, Mohan began creating film banners for the film Kulaebagavali. In 1950, Mohan established Mohan Arts, a firm that specialized in the creation of promotional materials for films such as banners and cut-outs. The 80-foot (24 m) cutout for Vanangamudi in 1957 won various appreciations. His cutouts of Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Chennai attracted the entire city and the queen herself thanked and appreciated him personally. His works for the film Gandhi won him nationwide attention. Actor Sivakumar started his art career under his guidance and in his company. Mohan was also an art director and won various statewide and national awards for excellence, including the "Vikas Ratna" awarded presented by the Government of India for the field of art. He has won consecutive awards for the category ‘publicity’ by all the state cinema award function.[3][4]
Personal life
Mohan died on 24 August 2014, three years after his wife. The couple had five sons, three daughters and 13 grandchildren. Two of Mohan's sons, Harinath Kumar and Narendran, inherited and continue to run Mohan Arts.[2]
References
- ↑ Menon, Nitya (10 September 2014). "Chennai, once a city of hoardings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Producer 'Pasamalar' Mohan Passed Away". tamilcinema.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "'Pasamalar' Mohan passes away". nikkilcinema.com. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "Pasamalar producer passes away". The Times of India. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.