Mohan Kupleri

Mohan Kupleri^[1] (Malayalam: മോഹൻ കുപ്ലേരി; born 19 June 1957) is an Indian film director in Malayalam cinema, Television Serials and Advertising Films. He made his debut cinema with Grihaprevesam (1992). His films include Nandini Oppol (1994), Kaathil Oru Kinnaram (1996), Dravidan (1998), Kattathoru Penpoovu (1998), Saavithriyude Aranjaanam (2002), Payum Puli (2007), Evadaina Sare (Telugu language)^[2] (2007), Grihanathan (2012) and Chandragiri (2018).^[3]

Mohan Kupleri
മോഹൻ കുപ്ലേരി
Born	(1957-06-19) 19 June 1957 (age 67) Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala, India
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Rajasree Mohan
Children	Dr. Ambili SaiKiran, Akhil Mohan

Biography

Mohan Kupleri hails from Payyanur, Kannur District, in the state of Kerala. He is currently residing in Thiruvananthapuram. He is married to Rajasree, and they have two children: Dr. Ambili Saikiran and Akhil Mohan. Dr. Ambili is married to Saikiran, and Akhil is married to Vrinda.

Mohan Kupleri's entry into the film industry began with his work as an assistant director to the acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan. He collaborated with Adoor Gopalakrishnan on several award-winning films, including Elippathayam, Mukhamukham, and Anantaram, which garnered numerous national and international accolades.

In addition to his work in cinema, Mohan Kupleri has scripted and directed television serials and commercial advertising films. His directorial credits include several popular Malayalam television serials. Some of his notable serials are Swaram which won the Television Critics' Award for best serial in 2006^[4] (Amrita TV), 'Kattukurangu'- Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Director, Kerala State Television Award for best 2nd serial,^[5] Swantham (Asianet), Dhannyam (Asianet), Charulatha (Surya TV), Indulekha (Surya TV), M.T Kathakal (Amrita TV), Kattukurangu (Amrita TV), Kallyanasougandhikam (Asianet),^[6] Athmasakhi (Mazhavil Manorama)^[7] etc.

Filmography

As director

Films	Year	Story	Actors	Lyrics	Music director	Notes
Grihaprevesam	1992	Mani Shornnur	Jagadish, Rekha, Sai Kumar, Siddique	O. N. V. Kurup	S. Balakrishnan	Debut Film
Nandini Oppol	1994	Sudhakar Mangalodayam	Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Sunitha	O. N. V. Kurup	S. P. Venkatesh
Kaathil Oru Kinnaram	1996	Govardhan	Jagadish, Prem Kumar, Chippy, Devayani	O. N. V. Kurup	S.P Venkitesh	Story thread by Ambili; daughter of Mohan Kupleri
Kattathoru Penpoovu	1998	C. V. Balakrishnan	Murali, Thilakan, Kavya Madhavan, Sangita	Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri	Kaithapram	Thilakan got State Award for Second Best Actor[8]
Dravidan	1998	Jossy Vagamattom	Vijayaraghavan, Vani Viswanath, Rajan P Dev	Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri	S. P. Venkatesh
Saavithriyude Aranjaanam	2002	M. Mukundan	Innocent, Harisree Ashokan, Kalabhavan Mani, Aswathy	Gireesh Puthenchery	M. Jayachandran	Cinema version of M. Mukundan's literary work.
Payum Puli	2007	Biju Devassy	Kalabhavan Mani, Sai Kumar, Siddique, Chandra Lakshman	Gireesh Puthenchery	Mohan Sithara
Evadaina Sare (Telugu)	2007	Biju Devassy	Rambha, Chandra Lakshman		Mohan Sithara	Telugu Movie
Grihanathan	2012	Mani Shornur	Mukesh, Sonia Agarwal, Siddique	Vayalar Sharath	Achu Rajamani	Sonia Agarwal's debut Malayalam movie[9]
Chandragiri	2018	Vinod Kumar Kuttamath	Lal, Shaun Romy, Joy Mathew, Sunil Sukhada, Sajitha Madathil	Vayalar Sharath	Bijibal, Sreevalsan J. Menon	The story of a School and Yakshagana[10]

As Unit or Asst. Director

Film	Year	Director	Actors	Language
Elippathayam	1981	Adoor Gopalakrishnan	Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sharada, Jalaja	Malayalam
Mukhamukham	1984	Adoor Gopalakrishnan	Karamana Janardanan Nair, Ashokan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma	Malayalam
Anantaram	1987	Adoor Gopalakrishnan	Mammootty, Ashokan, Shobhana	Malayalam
Basheer the man	1987	MA Rahman	Documentary on Vaikom Muhammad Basheer	Malayalam
Ashokante Aswathikuttikku	1989	Vijayan Karote	Ashokan, Parvathy Jayaram, Thilakan, Innocent	Malayalam

Television

Serial	Channel	Notes
Ladies Hostel	Doordarshan
Swantham	Asianet
Dhannyam	Asianet
Charulatha	Surya TV
Indulekha	Surya TV
M.T Kathakal	Amrita TV
Kattukurangu	Amrita TV
koodum Thedi	Asianet
Kalyanasougandhikam	Asianet
Athmasakhi	Mazhavil Manorama
Priyapettaval	Mazhavil manorama
Kaiyethum Doorath (TV series)	Zee Keralam
Shyamambaram	Zee Keralam	On Air (2023-24)
Ishtam maathram	Asianet	Announced (2024)

References

1. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. Edited by Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen, Professor of Critical Studies. Mohan Kupleri's Movie Reference. 10 July 2014. ISBN 9781135943189.
2. "'Evadiana Sare Telugu Movie". Sulekha.com Movies.
3. "' Mohan Kupleri's next movie: "Chandragiri"'". Nana Cinema Varika.
4. "Television Critics Awards 2006". The Hindu. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2006.
5. "Kerala State Television Awards 2015". The Hindu. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. "Times of India". Kattu Kurangu is scripted by Jayapal Ananthan and directed by Mohan Kupleri. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
7. "Mazhavil Manorama". Athmasakhi is written by cine - serial actress Sangeetha Mohan and Directed by Mohan Kupleri.
8. "Kerala State Film Awards 1998". Information and Public Relations Department - Government of Kerala State Film Awards. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
9. "Times of India". Sonia Agarwal makes her Mwood debut. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
10. "Location Report". Mohan Kupleri's 9th Movie. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.