Murali Mohan
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Murali Mohan Maganti is an Indian film actor, producer and a businessman from Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

. He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...

 of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, in India.

Early life

He was born Maganti Raja babu to Maganti Madhava Rao an Indian freedom fighter at that time. He did his schooling in Eluru
Eluru
Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of West Godavari district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5 connecting Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and about east of state...

. He shifted gears in 1963 and started his own business dealing in electrical motors and oil engines. Also, as a hobby, he started acting in stage dramas & theatre in Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

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Career

In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in films as a leading man for a famous producer, Poornachandra Rao Atluri, who was looking for a fresh face. Even though, the film "Jagame Maya" (1973) received a positive response, Murali Mohan continued to struggle for another break, until a famous director Narayana Rao Dasari cast him in the film "Tirupati" (1974). Dasari was impressed with his performance and cast him in 40 more films. In 1975, Murali Mohan wrapped up his business and shifted to Madras to concentrate fully in films.

He has acted in over 350 films. The period between 1975 and 1985 was his best phase in his film career. He is the first person to act in Television serials from the Telugu film industry. In 1990, he retired as a leading man and opted to act in the character roles. After taking a break from active Cinema, he served in various positions in National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the regional Film Development Corporation (FDC) in Andhra Pradesh. In addition, he is the Honorary President of the Telugu Movie Artists Association. He has also been an active member of the Telugu Desam Party.

In 1980 he formed his own production company Jayabheri arts
Jayabheri Arts
Jayabheri Arts is a film production company of Murali Mohan and his brother Jyabheri Kishore from Telugu Cinema. The company has produced over 25 films. The company produced Athadu in 2005 which is one of the highest-grossing Telugu films....

 with his brother Kishore , his first film as producer was "Varala Abbay" directed by Raja Chandra. It also turned to be Murali Mohan's 100th film. Till now Jayabheri has produced about 25 films. The recently produced film Athadu
Athadu
- Awards :Nandi Awards* Best Actor - Mahesh Babu* Best Dialogue Writer - Trivikram SrinivasFilmfare Awards* Best Director - Trivikram SrinivasSantosham Film Awards* Best Film - M. Rammohan-Release:The film was released with 6 prints in U.S.A...

 under Jayabheri arts
Jayabheri Arts
Jayabheri Arts is a film production company of Murali Mohan and his brother Jyabheri Kishore from Telugu Cinema. The company has produced over 25 films. The company produced Athadu in 2005 which is one of the highest-grossing Telugu films....

 production with Mahesh babu
Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...

 stood among the highest-grossing Telugu films.

Murali Mohan has ventured into the real estate business. He further said that he would use a portion of his earnings to help poor students and encourage them toward a better life. Since its inception "Murali Mohan Charitable Trust" has adopted nearly 1000 students of Engineering & Medicine. Eligible students are funded irrespective of caste and creed.

Murali Mohan is married to Vijaya Lakhsmi, with whom he has a daughter Madhu Bindu and a son Ram Mohan.

He has started the successful real estate Jayabheri group in and around Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

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Philanthropy

Having won accolades in his own profession, Mr. Murali Mohan, a keen social activist and visionary. His mission is to fund education initiatives of poor communities who on their own are not able to attract funding from government and NGOs, because they lack the necessary institutionalization, access and skills.

The Idea behind this trust is to adopt the poor people who cannot afford the Higher education (Engineering, Medicine, IIT, Other PG Courses). The basic eligibility will be 85% in both SSC and Intermediate and below 10,000 Rank in EAMCET
EAMCET
EAMCET, which stands for Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test, is an entrance examination required for admission to some engineering and medical colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Many other colleges offering graduation courses like BDS, B.Pharm., BSc., Pharm.D....

or any other preferred Entrance Tests. The students will be taken into consideration only after the full pledged screening for both their financial and social status. Their vision is to Adopt 1000 People by the year 2010 and by 2015 Trust want to create a corpus fund of 100 crores and want to make it as Lifelong survival for the adopted students.

Since its inception “Murali Mohan Charitable Trust” has adopted nearly 1000 students of Engineering & Medicine.
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