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Mohini (Tamil actress)

Mahalakshmi Sreenivasan, OP, better known by her stage name Mohini, is an Indian former actress who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She is a member of the Lay Dominicans.

Mohini
Born
Mahalakshmi Sreenivasan

1976 (age 49–50)
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
Years active1991–1999
2004–2011
SpouseBharath
Children2

Personal life

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Mohini converted to Catholicism in 2006.[1][2]

Career

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She worked in a huge number of superhit films like Aditya 369 (1991), Nadodi Pattukkaran (1992), Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam (1993), Pattukottai Periyappa (1994), Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996) and Mama Bagunnava (1997) to name a few.

Her debut Malayalam movie was Naadody (1992) along with Mohanlal. Her performance in Ghazal (1993) and Parinayam (1994) was critically well acclaimed.[3]

Mohini has acted in over 100 movies in all South Indian languages and worked with renowned directors like Hariharan, Kamal and Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. She has also appeared in TV shows such as Kadhal Pagadai, Chinna Chinna Aasai - (Butterflies) and Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar.[4]

Following her conversion to Catholicism, Mohini began serving as an evangelist.[5]

Partial filmography

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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1987Koottu PuzhukkalSurya's sisterTamil
1991Eeramana RojaveShanthiTamil
Aditya 369HemaTelugu
DancerPriya SharmaHindi
1992Nadodi PattukkaranGeethaTamil
Kalyana MantapaSudhaKannada
Unakkaga PiranthenMaliniTamil
Unnai Vaazhthi PaadugirenAsha
Chinna MarumagalGeetha
Thai MozhiMary
NaadodySophyMalayalam
SriramachandraSeethaKannada
1993VaramNileenaMalayalam
JwalaJyothiKannada
Detective NaradaSharadaTelugu
Udan PirappuTamilGuest appearance
GhazalJinnuMalayalam
Naan Pesa NinaipathellamSandhyaTamil
1994KanmaniKanmani
Pudhiya MannargalVidhya
Vanaja GirijaGirija
Pattukottai PeriyappaUma
Sididedda PandavaruMohiniKannada
ParinayamUnnimayaMalayalam
SainyamLakshmi
1995ChanthaMerlin Joseph
Jameen KottaiNandini Devi / MohiniTamil
Gadibidi AliyaMohiniKannada
RowdyPoornima
1996ThayagamAbiramiTamil
Ee Puzhayum KadannuAshwathyMalayalam
MayooranrithamRagini Balachandran (Rakhi)
KaanaakkinaavuLaila
Manthrika KuthiraSonia Cherian
KudumbakodathiPanchami
VishwanathJeniferTamil
Andha NaalMary
1997UllasapoongattuMayaMalayalam
LaaliAnjuKannada
MayaponmanNandiniMalayalam
Mama BagunnavaVijayaTelugu
Ikkareyanente ManasamSumathiMalayalam
HitlerAmmu/AnnapurnaTelugu
KudamattamYashodhaMalayalam
1998Punjabi HousePooja
NishyabdaVarshaKannada
Oru Maravathoor KanavuMaryMalayalam
Meenakshi KalyanamMeenakshi
Cheran Chozhan PandianGayathriTamil
Ayushman BhavaPriyaMalayalam
1999Pranaya NilavuNabeesu
PattabhishekamKalyani
2004VeshamAswathy
2006Chacko RandaamanSainaba
AmmathottilDr. Shalini
2007KuttrapathirikaiRekhaTamilDelayed release
2008Innathe Chintha VishayamPremilaMalayalam
2011CollectorSethulakshmi (Mayor of Kochi)

Television

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  • Kadhal Pagadai (Sun TV) as Sithara
  • Oru Pennin Kathai (Pothigai TV)
  • Sherlock Mami (DD podhigai) as Janani
  • Comedy Utsavam
  • Chinna Chinna Aasai - Butterflies (also director)
  • Raja Rajeshwari (Sun TV)
  • Kathanar Kadamattathu Kathanar (Jaihind TV)
  • Krishna
  • Neelakkurinji Veendum Pookkunnu

References

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  1. ↑ A. Fraizer (9 September 2015). "From limelight to the Light of the world…". Catholic New Media Network. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Weaver, Anna (30 May 2017). "Former Indian film star converts from Hinduism to Catholicism". North West Catholic. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mohini".
  4. ↑ "Remember Mohini, The Tamil Actress Who Ruled The 90s? Here's What She's Doing Now". 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Srinivasan, Christina. "Christina Mohini Srinivasan - Convert, Evangelist, Film / Movies, Radio / TV Catholic Speaker". Catholic Speakers Organization. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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