Nalini Mohan, the wife of the late comedy legend Crazy Mohan, passed away on Tuesday, April 18. Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who had frequently collaborated with Crazy Mohan throughout the course of his career, shared the news of the playwright-screenwriter-actor's wife's passing paid his tribute on social media. Taking to Twitter, Kamal Haasan wrote, "Mrs, Nalini Crazy Mohan, another sister-in-law I had, has passed away. I express my condolences to the members of the family, who started off as my friends, but are now my own family." Many other members of the film industry and fans of Crazy Mohan have also been extending their heartfelt condolences on social media. Nalini is survived by her two sons.
எனக்கு வாய்த்த இன்னொரு அண்ணியார் திருமதி. நளினி கிரேஸி மோகன் அவர்கள் இயற்கை எய்திவிட்டார். நட்பில் துவங்கி உறவாகவே மாறிவிட்ட அக்குடும்பத்தார் அனைவருடனும் துக்கம் பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறேன்.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 18, 2023
Crazy Mohan had garnered immense fame and adulation among fans as a writer and actor. The late comedy giant, born as Mohan Rangachari, had begun his career as a dramatist and wrote the play 'Crazy Thieves in Paalavakkam' for S. Ve. Shekher's Natakapriya. He soon founded his own drama troupe, Crazy Creations, along with his brother Maadhu Balaji, and wrote several hit plays like Alaavudeenum 100 Watts Bulbum, Chocolate Krishna, Jurassic Baby, Maadhu +2, Crazy Kishkintha, Oru Babiyin Diary Kurippu to name a notable few.
Upon establishing himself as a playwright, Crazy Mohan next ventured into Tamil cinema as a writer and penned the dialogues for legendary filmmaker K. Balachander's Poikaal Kudhirai (1983), which was a big-screen adaptation of his own play, Marriage Made In Saloon. He also contributed as a script and dialogue writer in several memorable Tamil films that included Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), Chinna Mapillai (1993), Magalir Mattum (1994), Vietnam Colony (1994), Sathi Leelavathi (1995), Avvai Shanmughi (1996), Mr. Romeo (1996), Arunachalam (1997), Kaathala Kaathala (1998), Endrendrum Kadhal (1999), Poovellam Kettuppar (1999), Thenali (2000), Panchathanthiram (2002), Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Vasool Raja MBBS (2004), Manmadhan Ambu (2010), and Naan Ee (2012). Having displayed his flair and talent for writing, Crazy Mohan also made heads turn as an actor in his appearances mostly alongside Kamal Haasan before his passing in 2019. The Tamil Nadu state government had awarded him with the prestigious 'Kalaimamani' title for excellence in the field of arts and literature.
