Chennai: Renowned screenwriter, comedian, 'Crazy' Mohan passed away in Chennai of a massive heart ache on Monday.
Chennai: Renowned screenwriter and comedian, 'Crazy' Mohan died in Chennai of a massive cardiac arrest, today.
The 66-year-old actor reportedly suffered the cardiac arrest at his residence in Chennai and was rushed to the Kauvery Hospital. After several attempts to resuscitate him failed, he passed away at the hospital.
While the entertainment industry is already mourning the death of renowned playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad who died today in Bangalore, the death of another entertainer Crazy Mohan has brought immense grief to the Tamil film industry and fans.
The 66-year old holds a special place in Tamil cinema having worked in over 40 films in which he played cameo roles and also written 100 short stories. Mohan started writing stage plays and established his own drama troupe called "Crazy Creations" in 1979. He has written over 30 plays and his Chocolate Krishna has been staged over 300 times.
'Poikkal Kudhirai' by Director Balachander was the first film in which Crazy Mohan worked as a dialogue writer. The film itself was based on Mohan's drama 'Marriage made in Saloon.' He penned dialogues for several comedy films, particularly starring Kamal Haasan which includes the extremely entertaining Sathi Leelavathi, Kaathala Kaathala, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Indian, Avvai Shanmughi, Thenali, Panchathanthiram and Vasool Raja MBBS.