Radha Mohan

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{{Infobox person
| name = Radha Mohan
| image = Director Radha Mohan (cropped).jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|20|df=yes}}
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| yearsactive = 2004–present
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| spouse = Sheeba Radhamohan
}}

'''Radha Mohan''' is an Indian [[film director]] of the [[South Indian film industry]]. He is known for his work in the films ''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]'' (2007), ''[[Abhiyum Naanum]]'' (2008), ''[[Payanam (2011 film)|Payanam]]'' (2011) and ''[[Kaatrin Mozhi]]'' (2018).

==Career==
Radha Mohan began work on his first film was ''Smile Please'' in 1996, which had dialogues written by his friend Babu, who had appeared in the lead role in ''[[En Uyir Thozhan]]'' (1990). The film was to star [[Prakash Raj]] in the lead role, but financial restraints meant that the film was later shelved.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html |title=A-Z |work=Indolink Tamil |access-date=2015-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042414/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref> The film was later set for release during Diwali 1998 under the title of ''Ananthakrishnan'', but still failed to clear financial hurdles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/17diw.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The films releasing in south India at and around Diwali|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

The director worked under [[R. V. Udayakumar]] before he did his first film release, ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' (2004). Known for his strong story lines and sensible and realistic portrayal of women, Mohan's films have largely been clean family entertainment. He has a penchant for humour in his films, and his films have been rib ticklers even though they carry strong messages and handling serious themes. ''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]'' (2007) is his career's biggest hit, followed by ''[[Payanam (2011 film)|Payanam]]'' (2011).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110208030722/http://www.videos.behindwoods.com/videos-q1-09/director-interview/radha-mohan.html]</ref>

==Filmography==
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Film
! colspan="2" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:350px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Writer
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ponniyin Selvan (2005 film)|Ponniyin Selvan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] (Second Prize) Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]]
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Abhiyum Naanum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]] [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] (Second Prize)
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Payanam (2011 film)|Payanam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Simultaneously shot in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Gaganam'' [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]] [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards|Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Director]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece |title=TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years|newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Gouravam (2013 film)|Gouravam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Simultaneously shot in Telugu
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Uppu Karuvaadu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Brindavanam (2017 film)|Brindavanam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[60 Vayadu Maaniram]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Kaatrin Mozhi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
|2021 ||''[[Malaysia To Amnesia]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Category
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007
| style="text-align:center;"|''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] (Second Prize) Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Abhiyum Naanum]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]] [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] (Second Prize)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/radha-mohan.html|title=All you want to know about #RadhaMohan|website=FilmiBeat}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| ''[[Payanam (2011 film)|Payanam]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer]] [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards|Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Director]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece |title=TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years|newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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