K. R. Mohanan (11 December 1947 – 25 June 2017) was a Indian movie director. He was best known for his critically acclaimed works, "Ashwathama" (1978), "Purushartham" (1987) and "Swaroopam" (1992). He studied at the Pune Film Institute. Mohanan was the Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy from 2006 to 2011 and the Director of International Film Festival of Kerala.