Dev Mohan

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

Dev Mohan
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Dev Mohan in 2023
Born (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 33)[1]
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Alma materVidya Academy of Science and Technology
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • mechanical engineer
Years active2020–present
SpouseRajina

Dev Mohan is an Indian actor and model who works in Malayalam and Telugu films. After making his debut in the Malayalam film Sufiyum Sujatayum (2020), he expanded to Telugu cinema with Shaakuntalam (2023).[2] He won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for the former film.

Early and personal life

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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

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In 2020 Dev Mohan appeared in the title role Sufi, in the film Sufiyum Sujatayum which was released on Amazon Prime Video.[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 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 film Pulli.[14][15] In 2021, he was selected to play Dushyanta in the Telugu film Shaakuntalam opposite Samantha.[16][17] In 2022, he appeared in the Malayalam film 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

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Films

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2020 Sufiyum Sujatayum Sufi Malayalam [20]
2021 Home Film star Cameo appearance [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 Sathi Leelavathi † TBA Telugu Filming [27]

Short films

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Dive Film Aspirant [28]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2022 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Male Debut – Malayalam Sufiyum Sujatayum Won [29]
67th Filmfare Awards South Best Male Debut Won [30]

References

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