Dev Mohan

In this Indian name, the name Mohan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Dev.

Dev Mohan is an Indian actor and model who works in Malayalam Cinema. His works include the movies Sufiyum Sujatayum and Panthrandu. In 2023, he made his Telugu cinema debut with mythological drama film Shaakuntalam.^[2] He won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South in 2022.

Dev Mohan
Dev Mohan in 2023
Born	(1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32)[1] Thrissur, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Vidya Academy of Science and Technology
Occupations	Actor model mechanical engineer
Years active	2020–present
Spouse	Rajina

Early and personal life

Dev Mohan was born on 18 September 1992 in Thrissur, Kerala.^[3] He did his schooling from Technical High School, Thrissur. After studying Mechanical Engineering from Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur, he started his modelling career.

In 2016, he participated in the Peter England Mr. India 2016 pageant conducted in Mumbai and was a finalist in it.^[4]

In 2020 he married his long time girlfriend Rajina.^[5][6]

Career

In 2020 Dev Mohan appeared in the title role Sufi, in the movie Sufiyum Sujatayum which was released on Amazon Prime.^[7] He was selected for the role through an audition conducted by the crew.^[8] After the audition he went on two year preparation for the role learning Arabic and Sufi dance.^[9] It took about nine months to perfect the Sufi whirling.^[10] He was praised for his performance in the film.^[11] Lohesh Balachandran of The India Today wrote that, "Credit of the film goes to both the director and the lead actors, Dev Mohan and Aditi Rao Hydari, who slip into their roles with elan."^[12] He got recognition from this film.^[13]

After that he did another Malayalam movie Pulli.^[14][15] In 2021 he was selected to play Dushyanta in the Telugu movie Shaakuntalam opposite Samantha.^[16] The movie was released on April 14, 2023.^[17] In 2022, he appeared in the Malayalam movie Panthrandu which was his first movie to have a theatrical release.^[18] Regarding his role, a critic noted that "Dev Mohan, looks good in this action thriller, but doesn't strike the chord he did in his debut romantic role in Sufiyum Sujathayum".^[19]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2020	Sufiyum Sujatayum	Sufi	Malayalam	Released in Amazon Prime	[20]
2021	Home	Film star		Cameo appearance Released in Amazon Prime	[21]
2022	Panthrandu	Immanuel			[22]
2023	Shaakuntalam	Dushyanta	Telugu		[23]
	Valatty	Anand	Malayalam	Cameo appearance	[24]
	Pulli	Stephen			[25]
2024	Parakramam	Vaishak Sukumaran (Vichu)			[26]
TBA	Rainbow †	TBA	Telugu Tamil	Filming	[27]
	Sathi Leelavathi †	TBA	Telugu	Filming	[28]

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
2021	Dive	Film Aspirant	[29]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2020	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debutant Actor (Malayalam)	Sufiyum Sujatayum	Won	[30]
Samayam Movie Awards	Best Debutant Actor	Nominated		[31]
2022	67th Filmfare Awards South	Best Debut Male - Malayalam	Won	[32]