Career
In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in Jagame Maya (1973) produced by Poornachandra Rao Atluri. He gained recognition with the 1974 film Tirupati directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. He has acted in over 350 feature films.
He has served in various positions in National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation.
In addition, he worked as the Honorary President of the Telugu Movie Artists Association until recent elections in 2015. His first film as producer was Varala Abbay directed by Raja Chandra.
lieutenant turned out to be Murali Mohan"s 100th film. The company produced 25 films, which include the recent blockbuster film Athadu.
He is the Chairman of the construction company Jayabheri Group.
He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party. On the political front, he contested in the 15th Loksabha elections in 2009 as the TDP candidate from Rajahmundry parliamentary constituency of Andhra Pradesh, which eventually lost to the Indian National Congress candidate Vundavalli Aruna Kumar by just 2,147 votes. The Murali Mohan Charitable Trust provides free education for people who secure 85% in both SSC and intermediate and below 10,000 rank in EAMCET or any other preferred Entrance Tests.
The students will be taken into consideration only after full-fledged screening for their financial status.
Since its inception the Trust has adopted nearly 1,000 students of Engineering and Medicine.