Mohan Raman was born in Chennai and is the son of politician V.P Raman. He studied at the Christian College School and then graduated with a Bachelor`s Degree in Physics from Loyola College, Chennai. Mohan then started and managed his own travel agency and communication centre after which, he entered the entertainment industry. He made his debut in the 1991 Tamil film Idayam, followed by noticeable roles in movies like Mahanadhi (1994), Once More (1997), Kuselan (2008), and 24 (2016). Raman is one of the most popular character actors in television and has done more than 6000 television episodes on the series Chinna Pappa Periya Pappa (2001-2005) and Anandham (2005-2009). His 2017 movie include Kaadhali. His 2019 release includes Thanimai, directed by Sivaraman S.