Anu Mohan completed his mechanical engineering and started his career in the late 1980s, making two feature films
Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai (1987) and
Ninaivu Chinnam (1989). He appeared in acting roles in the 1990s and notably portrayed a comedy role in
K. S. Ravikumar's
Padayappa (1999), which garnered him further offers during the period. In the 2000s, he appeared in primarily low budget films portraying a comedian. He was recalled by K. S. Ravikumar to feature in
Lingaa (2014). In 2014, his son, Arun Mohan, made his directorial debut with the thriller film
Sarabham, produced by
C. V. Kumar. ==Notable filmography==