Philomin Raj
Philomin Raj | |
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| Born | Thanjavur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Years active | 2016 - present |
| Notable work | Maanagaram, Kaithi, Master, Jai Bhim, Vikram, Leo |
Philomin Raj is a film editor who works in Tamil films. He is a frequent collaborator of Lokesh Kanagaraj, T. J. Gnanavel and Madonne Ashwin.[1]
Career
[edit]Philomin Raj worked as an editor for the third season of Naalaya Iyukunar. He worked as an editor for Lokesh Kanagaraj's corporate advertisements and a television film before working on the film Maanagaram (2017).[2] In a review of Maanagaram by The Hindu, the reviewer wrote that "The editing looks crisp shifting to the various characters and episodes leaving you curious about the rest".[3] Raj garnered acclaim for his work in Kaithi (2019).[1][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]In Bharathidasan University, he majored B.Sc - Design and Visual Communications.[6] He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021.[7]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Aviyal | Segment: Kalam |
| 2017 | Maanagaram | |
| 2018 | Vella Raja | Prime Video web series |
| 2019 | Mehandi Circus | |
| Raatchasi | ||
| Kaithi | ||
| 2021 | Master | |
| Mandela | ||
| Jai Bhim | ||
| 2022 | Taanakkaran | |
| Vikram | ||
| Gulu Gulu | ||
| Witness | ||
| 2023 | Maaveeran | |
| Leo | ||
| Japan | ||
| Parking | ||
| 2024 | Maharaja | |
| Vettaiyan | ||
| Black | [8] | |
| 2025 | Coolie † |
Accolades
[edit]| Date | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vijay Awards | Best Editor | Maanagaram | Won | [9] |
| 2020 | Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | Best Editor | Kaithi | Won | [10] |
| 2023 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Editor | Maaveeran / Parking | Won | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b S, Srivatsan (19 October 2019). "Lokesh Kanagaraj on 'Kaithi' and 'Thalapathy 64'". The Hindu.
- ^ Karthik, Sudarshan (9 September 2021). ""எனக்கான முழு சுதந்திரம் பாடல்களில் இல்லை!" ["I don't have complete freedom in songs"]". Vikatan (in Tamil).
- ^ Shivakumar, S. (16 March 2017). "Shining without stars". The Hindu.
- ^ "Kaithi director Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals plan to expand film into a franchise: 'I have the idea for both a prequel and sequel'". Firstpost. 7 November 2019.
- ^ "How solid word-of-mouth made Kaithi successful at the box office despite releasing alongside Bigil". Firstpost. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "LinkedIn - Philomin Raj". LinkedIn. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Vijay's Master editor Philomin Raj gets hitched". The Times of India. 4 February 2021.
- ^ Features, C. E. (25 September 2024). "Black Trailer: Jiiva-Priya Bhavani Shankar play a distraught couple in this home invasion thriller". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2018.
- ^ "11th NTFF 2020 – Winners list of Awardees – Tamilar Viruthu – Tamil Nadu". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "திறமைகளைக் கொண்டாடும் பிரமாண்ட மேடை; நேரில் காண ஒரு வாய்ப்பு!".
External links
[edit]- Philomin Raj at IMDb
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