Mohini

Mahalakshmi Sreenivasan, OP, better known by her stage name Mohini, is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She is a member of the Lay Dominicans. She is set to make her comeback to cinema after a 15 year hiatus in Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer Khalifa: The Intro.

Personal life

Mohini converted to Catholicism in 2006.

Career

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.

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.

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

Partial filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes 1987 Koottu Puzhukkal Surya's sister Tamil 1991 Eeramana Rojave Shanthi Tamil Aditya 369 Hema Telugu Dancer Priya Sharma Hindi 1992 Nadodi Pattukkaran Geetha Tamil Kalyana Mantapa Sudha Kannada Unakkaga Piranthen Malini Tamil Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren Asha Chinna Marumagal Geetha Thai Mozhi Mary Naadody Sophy Malayalam Sriramachandra Seetha Kannada 1993 Varam Nileena Malayalam Jwala Jyothi Kannada Detective Narada Sharada Telugu Udan Pirappu Tamil Guest appearance Ghazal Jinnu Malayalam Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam Sandhya Tamil 1994 Kanmani Kanmani Pudhiya Mannargal Vidhya Vanaja Girija Girija Pattukottai Periyappa Uma Sididedda Pandavaru MohiniKannada Parinayam Unnimaya Malayalam Sainyam Lakshmi 1995 Chantha Merlin Joseph Jameen Kottai Nandini Devi / Mohini Tamil Gadibidi Aliya Mohini Kannada Rowdy Poornima 1996 Thayagam Abirami Tamil Ee Puzhayum Kadannu Ashwathy Malayalam Mayooranritham Ragini Balachandran (Rakhi) Kaanaakkinaavu Laila Manthrika Kuthira Sonia Cherian Kudumbakodathi Panchami Vishwanath Jenifer Tamil Andha Naal Mary 1997 Ullasapoongattu Maya Malayalam Laali Anju Kannada Mayaponman Nandini Malayalam Mama Bagunnava Vijaya Telugu Ikkareyanente Manasam Sumathi Malayalam Hitler Ammu/Annapurna Telugu Kudamattam Yashodha Malayalam 1998 Punjabi House Pooja Nishyabda Varsha Kannada Oru Maravathoor Kanavu Mary Malayalam Meenakshi Kalyanam Meenakshi Cheran Chozhan Pandian Gayathri Tamil Ayushman Bhava Priya Malayalam 1999 Pranaya Nilavu Nabeesu Pattabhishekam Kalyani 2004 Vesham Aswathy 2006 Chacko Randaaman Sainaba Ammathottil Dr. Shalini 2007 Kuttrapathirikai Rekha Tamil Delayed release 2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam Premila Malayalam 2011 Collector Sethulakshmi (Mayor of Kochi) 2026 Khalifa: The Intro Noorjahan

Television 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