Rajmohan Arumugam | |
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| Other names | Put Chutney Rajmohan |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Political party | Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam |
Rajmohan Arumugam, also popularly known asPut Chutney Rajmohan, is an IndianTamil actor, standup comedian, director, television anchor, content creator, orator, motivational speaker and politician. He is well known for his contents focusing on social awareness and for his fluency inTamil-language during his motivational speeches.[1]
He took part in television reality programTamil Pechu Engal Moochu aired inStar Vijay, and he shot to fame where he gained breakthrough by being adjudged as the title winner in its second season during the 2008–09 season.[2][3] His participated inTamil Pechu Engal Moochu.[4]
In 2017, following the suicide of medical aspirant Anitha who opposed the NEET exam, Rajmohan released a widely circulated video titledWho Killed Anitha on the YouTube channelPut Chutney. In the video, he criticized the political establishment, questioned systemic inequalities in education, and condemned societal apathy, calling Anitha's death a result of collective failure.[5] One of his notable video contents which he uploaded inPut Chutney tackled the subject matter pertaining to the political blame game between the two southern Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which was on the peak surrounding around the2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing.[4] In 2018,Vijay Devarakonda collaborated with Rajmohan for a promotional video ahead of the former's theatrical release of filmNOTA, which was unveiled in thePut Chutney YouTube channel.[6]
He also had stint as a judge and as a mentor in standup comedy oriented showComicstaan Semma Comedy Pa which was a Tamil version of the original version of Hindi-language comedy showComicstaan.[2] During the onset of the peakCOVID-19 pandemic, he switched his focused on activism by launching a YouTube channel specially dedicated towards the college students whose studies were impacted by the global pandemic.[2] He began the YouTube channel with the aim of conveying the prevalence of the most pressing social issues and documenting them in a simple and in a convenient style by adapting the routine conversation style.[2]
He had a role inMarina Puratchi (2019).[7] In 2023, he made his directorial debut with the filmBaba Black Sheep, which opened to mixed to negative reviews criticising the outdated storyline and illogical scenarios about the school life.[8][9]
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