<p>Mohan Rangachari, popularly known as 'Crazy Mohan' in the Tamil film industry suffered a cardiac arrest today and died at the age of 66. The man&nbsp;who scripted several comedy plays and movies that captivated generations of Tamil audience passed away in Chennai&nbsp;in a private hospital Monday afternoon.</p>

<p>Born in 1952, Mohan graduated as a mechanical engineer from the College of Engineering, Guindy in 1973. His first stint as a scriptwriter was while he was in college. He then started writing scripts for his brother Balaji’s drama troupe in RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai.</p>

<p>Crazy Mohan's first film was K Balachander's 'Poikkal Kudhirai'&nbsp;for which he wrote the dialogues.</p>

<p>He earned the moniker Crazy Mohan thanks to his highly successful drama ‘Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam’. He also created a drama troupe by the name Crazy Creations.</p>

<p>Mohan is best remembered by fans and fellow actors for his quick wit and wordplay.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mohan also worked with the two top stars of Tamil Cinema- Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. While he starred with Rajinikanth in the film 'Arunachalam', he had also penned dialogues for blockbuster Kamal Haasan flicks such as 'Avvai Shanmugi'(Chachi 420) and 'Michael Madana Kamarajan', 'Vasool Raja MBBS', 'Thenali'&nbsp;and 'Panchathatnthiram'&nbsp;among others.</p>

<p>Kamal Haasan penned a moving tribute to his friend on Twitter, it read, “Crazy is an inappropriate title for him, he is an intellectual humorist. What I envy about him is his childlike-innocence, it is something that everybody cannot possess. There is no end to a friendship, does friendship last only when the person is alive? Mohan’s humour will live on via his fans.”</p>

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<p>Members of the film fraternity and fans flooded Twitter with fond memories of the actor and how he had shaped their childhood with evergreen humour and versatile wit.</p>

<p>A press release from the Kauvery hospital read&nbsp;“Mr Crazy Mohan, iconic scriptwriter, theatre and film actor was brought to Kauvery Hospital today with cardiac arrest following Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack). The measures taken to resuscitate him did not succeed and he passed away at 2 pm.”</p>


Mohan Rangachari, popularly known as 'Crazy Mohan' in the Tamil film industry suffered a cardiac arrest today and died at the age of 66. The man who scripted several comedy plays and movies that captivated generations of Tamil audience passed away in Chennai in a private hospital Monday afternoon.

Mohan Rangachari, popularly known as 'Crazy Mohan' in the Tamil film industry suffered a cardiac arrest today and died at the age of 66. The man who scripted several comedy plays and movies that captivated generations of Tamil audience passed away in Chennai in a private hospital Monday afternoon. Born in 1952, Mohan graduated as a mechanical engineer from the College of Engineering, Guindy in 1973. His first stint as a scriptwriter was while he was in college. He then started writing scripts for his brother Balaji’s drama troupe in RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai. Crazy Mohan's first film was K Balachander's 'Poikkal Kudhirai' for which he wrote the dialogues. He earned the moniker Crazy Mohan thanks to his highly successful drama ‘Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam’. He also created a drama troupe by the name Crazy Creations. Mohan is best remembered by fans and fellow actors for his quick wit and wordplay. Mohan also worked with the two top stars of Tamil Cinema- Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. While he starred with Rajinikanth in the film 'Arunachalam', he had also penned dialogues for blockbuster Kamal Haasan flicks such as 'Avvai Shanmugi'(Chachi 420) and 'Michael Madana Kamarajan', 'Vasool Raja MBBS', 'Thenali' and 'Panchathatnthiram' among others. Kamal Haasan penned a moving tribute to his friend on Twitter, it read, “Crazy is an inappropriate title for him, he is an intellectual humorist. What I envy about him is his childlike-innocence, it is something that everybody cannot possess. There is no end to a friendship, does friendship last only when the person is alive? Mohan’s humour will live on via his fans.” pic.twitter.com/pd0e1lDu0m — Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) June 10, 2019 × Members of the film fraternity and fans flooded Twitter with fond memories of the actor and how he had shaped their childhood with evergreen humour and versatile wit. A press release from the Kauvery hospital read “Mr Crazy Mohan, iconic scriptwriter, theatre and film actor was brought to Kauvery Hospital today with cardiac arrest following Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack). The measures taken to resuscitate him did not succeed and he passed away at 2 pm.”

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