After Kannada movie
Kokila, Mohan starred in a Malayalam movie titled
Madalasa (1978). Furthermore, immediately after the success of the Malayalam movie, Mohan went on to sign a Telugu film by
Bapu titled
Thoorpu Velle Railu (1979), which was a remake of the Tamil film
Kizhakke Pogum Rail. Then, he featured in
Moodu Pani (1980), which is based on psychology. It made a good collection in the box-office of Tamil industry. Mohan attained the status of a Silver Jubilee Star. He was recognized as the
Rajendra Kumar of Tamil cinema during the 1980s after his success. The film ran for a year and won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. After his films began to be either silver jubilee or over 200 days most of the time. He became a star in
Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) winning the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He donned one of his best performances in the critically acclaimed Tamil romantic drama film,
Mouna Ragam (1986) directed by
Mani Ratnam. He tried hard to stage a comeback by producing, directing besides playing the lead role in a movie titled
Anbulla Kadhalukku (1999). Unfortunately, his bad luck continued and the movie disappeared from the box office without any trace. Mohan stated that when not acting, he is busy producing television serials like
Acham Madam Nanam,
Selvangal,
Hasiyaramayana and
Brindavanam. He declined to do the role of
Jayam Ravi's father in
Unakkum Enakkum (2006), which was later played by
K. Bhagyaraj. Mohan again played the hero after a hiatus of 9 years in
Sutta Pazham released in 2008. The film was a low budget fare which helped the producer and distributors enjoy the profit. Mohan also done
Ashokavana (2017), a Kannada film as hero, but the film remain unreleased. Mohan's Civic Cinema has already produced
Thalappavu (2008), the
Prithviraj-
Lal starrer, the debut directorial venture of popular actor
Madhupal. Mohan made a comeback to Tamil cinema after 13 years with
Haraa, an action drama (2024) and later appeared along with
Vijay in
The Greatest of All Time (2024) and received praises for his acting as the main antagonist. == Personal life ==