Menu

Mohan Raj Height, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Quick Info→
Age: 69 Years
Death Cause: Parkinson's Disease
Hometown: Thiruvananthapuram

Mohan Raj

Bio/Wiki
Real NameMohanarajan
NicknameKeerikkadan Jose
Profession Actor
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)6' 2" (188 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourSalt and pepper
Career
DebutTamil Film: Aankalai Nambathey (1987)
The poster of the Tamil film Aankalai Nambathey
Malayalam Film: Moonnam Mura (1988) as a Goonda
The poster of the Malayalam Film Moonnam Mura
Hindi Film: New Delhi (1988)
The poster of the Hindi film New Delhi
Telugu Film: Rowdyism Nasinchali (1990)
The poster of the Telugu film Rowdyism Nasinchali
Last FilmRorschach (2022) as Sujatha's father
The poster of the Malayalam film Rorschach
Personal Life
Date of Birth13 November 1955 (Sunday)
BirthplaceThiruvananthapuram
Date of Death3 October 2024
Place of DeathKanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram
Age (at the time of death)69 Years
Death CauseParkinson's disease
Nationality Indian
HometownThiruvananthapuram
SchoolPKS Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram
College/UniversityGovernment Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram
Educational QualificationBachelor of Arts (Economics)
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)Married
Family
Wife/SpouseUsha (Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Chennai)
ChildrenDaughter(s)- 2
• Jaishma
• Kaaviya
Mohan Raj with his wife and children
ParentsFather- Sukumaran Nadar (retd DySP)
Mother- Pankajakshi
SiblingsBrother(s)- 4
• Chandran (Assistant Commissioner, Sales Tax)
• Sivaprasad (Retd DySP)
• Jayakumar (Retd municipal secretary)
• Premlal (Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Office)

An image of Mohan Raj

Some Lesser Known About Mohan Raj

  • Mohan Raj was a national-level athlete who was interested in sports from a very young age.
  • He started his career at age 20 in the Indian Army which he left after five years when he suffered a leg injury.
  • As part of his military service, he was trained in martial arts, such as kung fu, karate, and boxing.
  • Though he came second in the Kerala state sub-inspector selection examination and passed several other competitive examinations, he chose to work with the customs department.
  • After working in the customs department for two years, he joined the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as an Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO).
  • In 1989, he appeared as Keerikkadan Jose, a negative character in the Malayalam film Kireedam. The role was a milestone in his acting career.

  • He was suspended from government service for not obtaining official permission to act in the film Kireedam. He then entered a legal battle that lasted over twenty years. He was reinstated in the service in 2010 but opted for a voluntary retirement in 2015.
  • Some of the other Malayalam films he appeared in were as a police inspector in Aye Auto (1990), Uppukandam Paulachan in UppukandamBrothers (1993), Keerikkadan Jose in Chenkol (1993), Chandan Bhai in Pathram (1999), and driver Jose in Chirakodinja Kinavukal (2015).

    Mohan Raj on the poster of the film Uppukandam Brothers

    Mohan Raj on the poster of the film Uppukandam Brothers

  • He acted in over 300 films including Tamil films such as Kalingarayan in Ezhumalai (2002) and Telugu films such as Gajendra in Adhipathi (2001).
  • He played negative roles in two Japanese language films.
  • After 2015, he rarely acted as he suffered from some ailments such as pain due to varicose veins in his legs.
  • He returned to Thiruvananthapuram in 2023 for further treatments for Parkinson’s disease and passed away at his residence on 3 October 2024.