Redefining the word "Crazy"!
If I were to refer to him as Rangachari Mohan, one might raise an eye-brow and shrug "Eh?". But add the word "Crazy" in the middle, and he becomes none other than the one and only "Crazy" Mohan - the person who has completely redefined the very word "Crazy".
With over 4000 stage plays and numerous TV shows and full-length comedy flicks, Mr. Mohan has carved a niche on his own. His rise to fame began with his first full-length comedy play "Crazy thieves in Palavaakam", a smash-hit which saw him being crowned the prefix "Crazy" to his name.
After that, there was no stopping Mr. Mohan, who went on to give more hits in "Ayya Amma Ammamma" and "Honeymoon Couple" (for Kaathadi Ramamurthy's Stage Creations). It was in 1979 that Mr. Mohan set up his own banner "Crazy Creations" and brought out yet another comedy bonanza in the form of "Allaudin and the 100 watts bulb".
Crazy Creations has then been instrumental in producing the likes of "Meesai Aanaalum Manaivi", "Madhu +2", "Jurassic Baby", "Marriage Made in Saloon" and "Madhil Mel Madhu", each of which have been staged over 400 times!
His break into the cine-field came in the form of veteran director K Balachandar's "Poi Kaal Kudhirai", whose story was adapted from his "Marriage Made in Saloon". Though the film went without much recognition, it sparked the start of a new dimension to the Tamil Film Industry.
When Mr. Mohan tied hands with the acting genius in Kamal Hassan, the tamil audience, desperately searching for the long-forgotten "clean" comedy, was thrown in a surprise in the form of "Aboorva Sahodarargal"! This was just the beginning of a really long list - Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Avvai Shanmukhi, Kadhala Kadhala, Indran Chandran, Sadhi Leelavathi, Pammal K Sambandam, Thenaali, Panchathantram, Vasool Raja MBBS. One would even be tempted to say that Mr. Mohan was the back-bone in bringing out the "comedian" in Kamal Hassan.
Some of his other brilliant scripts include "Kadhaa Nayagan" and "Aaha", each of which were laugh-riots! The "Adhaane?...Adhedhaan" of Arunaachalam fame still stands out as one of his best cheeky punches! The ever-famous "Aal Maaraatam" scenes in most of his creations always seem to take us to extremes of laughters. The dialogues of "Panchathantram" were so meticulously carved that one would miss the next joke if commited the sin of a prolonged laughter for the previous funda! :D
On a personal note, Mr. Mohan is a simple, polite and unassuming person, with a never-ending stock of hilarity! Three cheers to him. Looking forward to his next venture in "Jerry". Hope he continues to keep us immersed in smiles for years to come.
So guys: The next time when someone posts you an irritated question, "Are you crazy?", be proud to say "Yes, I am" :)
Kudos!
With over 4000 stage plays and numerous TV shows and full-length comedy flicks, Mr. Mohan has carved a niche on his own. His rise to fame began with his first full-length comedy play "Crazy thieves in Palavaakam", a smash-hit which saw him being crowned the prefix "Crazy" to his name.
After that, there was no stopping Mr. Mohan, who went on to give more hits in "Ayya Amma Ammamma" and "Honeymoon Couple" (for Kaathadi Ramamurthy's Stage Creations). It was in 1979 that Mr. Mohan set up his own banner "Crazy Creations" and brought out yet another comedy bonanza in the form of "Allaudin and the 100 watts bulb".
Crazy Creations has then been instrumental in producing the likes of "Meesai Aanaalum Manaivi", "Madhu +2", "Jurassic Baby", "Marriage Made in Saloon" and "Madhil Mel Madhu", each of which have been staged over 400 times!
His break into the cine-field came in the form of veteran director K Balachandar's "Poi Kaal Kudhirai", whose story was adapted from his "Marriage Made in Saloon". Though the film went without much recognition, it sparked the start of a new dimension to the Tamil Film Industry.
When Mr. Mohan tied hands with the acting genius in Kamal Hassan, the tamil audience, desperately searching for the long-forgotten "clean" comedy, was thrown in a surprise in the form of "Aboorva Sahodarargal"! This was just the beginning of a really long list - Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Avvai Shanmukhi, Kadhala Kadhala, Indran Chandran, Sadhi Leelavathi, Pammal K Sambandam, Thenaali, Panchathantram, Vasool Raja MBBS. One would even be tempted to say that Mr. Mohan was the back-bone in bringing out the "comedian" in Kamal Hassan.
Some of his other brilliant scripts include "Kadhaa Nayagan" and "Aaha", each of which were laugh-riots! The "Adhaane?...Adhedhaan" of Arunaachalam fame still stands out as one of his best cheeky punches! The ever-famous "Aal Maaraatam" scenes in most of his creations always seem to take us to extremes of laughters. The dialogues of "Panchathantram" were so meticulously carved that one would miss the next joke if commited the sin of a prolonged laughter for the previous funda! :D
On a personal note, Mr. Mohan is a simple, polite and unassuming person, with a never-ending stock of hilarity! Three cheers to him. Looking forward to his next venture in "Jerry". Hope he continues to keep us immersed in smiles for years to come.
So guys: The next time when someone posts you an irritated question, "Are you crazy?", be proud to say "Yes, I am" :)
Kudos!
posted by thegaad at 6:17 PM
5 Comments:
awesome. i am not aware of the person behind this with the movies i watched all movies mentioned and starred by kamal and made an impression that its all his(kamal's) creation. So is his name crazy with his banner or ore than that?
itz all "crazy" mate...EVERYTHING!! the brain behind all kamal's comedy flicks! the only comedy movie he failed to write was Mumbai Xpress, and v know how pathetic the dialogues were! lolz...that just shows how much an impact Mr. Mohan has! real genius! hats off!!
I don't like his dramas/serials as much as I love his dialogues in movies :) But unforgettable dialogues in movies like MMKR, Sati Lilavati and Avvai Shanmughi among others :)
@raaga: ya, MMKR is his ALL-TIME best...and my fav too...panchathantram is awesome too...
try to watch his next movie "jerry"...i think itz releasing on the 26th...
Really amazing! Useful information. All the best.
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