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| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2011|10|25|1964|1|22|df=y}}
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2011|10|25|1964|1|22|df=y}}
| death_place = Kundai, [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_place = Kundai, [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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| occupation  = [[Film Director]], [[screenwriter]]
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| parents    = Raghavan<br />Ammini
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'''Mohan Raghavan''' (22 January 1964 – 25 October 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=224807 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027161325/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=224807 |archivedate=2011-10-27 }}</ref> was a Malayalam [[film director]]. He studied at the School of Drama, [[Thrissur]], and in Theatre Arts at [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article343271.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Prema | last=Manmadhan | title=Refreshing story, treatment | date=31 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=224807 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027161325/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=224807 |archivedate=2011-10-27 }}</ref> Mohan made his mark in the local television industry as an award-winning script writer for serials.
'''Mohan Raghavan''' (22 January 1964 – 25 October 2011)<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=224807 |title=Mathrubhumi Latest News സംവിധായകന്‍ മോഹന്‍ രാഘവന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |accessdate=2011-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027161325/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=224807 |archivedate=2011-10-27 }}</ref> was a Malayalam [[film director]]. He studied at the School of Drama, [[Thrissur]], and in Theatre Arts at [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article343271.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Prema | last=Manmadhan | title=Refreshing story, treatment | date=31 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Hailing from Annamanada, [[Thrissur district]], the cultural capital of Kerala, Mohan Raghavan is one among those in the domain of visual arts, for whom quality matters than anything else. Ever since his post-graduate studies in Theatre Arts from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Mohan was drawn to the world of cinema. He soon realized it as a medium that suited well for his creative pursuits.
Raghavan is from Annamanada, [[Thrissur district]].{{citation needed|date= August 2022}} He undertook post-graduate studies in Theatre Arts from the Madurai Kamaraj University.{{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
 
Mohan’s rural upbringing created barriers in the initial days, when he started exploring possibilities in the urban spheres of his home state – Kerala. By the late 1990s, Mohan made his mark in the local television industry as an award-winning script writer for serials. As a script writer, he grabbed national attention through the short film – Diary of a House Wife.
 
As he slowly began to find his feet in films, Mohan also found time for theatre, which saw him associate with noted directors like B.V.Karanth, John Martin, Kavalam Narayana Panicker and Maya Tangberg. Since the 1990s, Mohan directed well-known plays that include Antigone, Macbeth, Waiting for Godot and Woyzeck.
 
Opportunities to work as associate director to some of the noted directors in the local film industry, instilled great deal of confidence in Mohan. The turning point of Mohan Raghavan as a film director came through the Malayalam film – T D Dasan Std VI-B, which was well received by the local audience and won acclaim during the latest editions of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF), Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) and selected for the New York's Indian Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). The film is about a young boy’s happiness and dreams brought by his estranged father, who in the end doesn’t turn up, but he nevertheless gets a father. Mohan Raghavan’s creative instincts are oriented towards films that can portray human lives and situations that are not usually identified in normal life.
 
He rose to fame with his debut movie TD Dasan Std 6 B. The movie was very well received by the local audience and it even won acclaim at many international film festivals. Unfortunately, he could not do any film further, as he met with an untimely death on 25 October 2011, aged just 47. He was a lifelong bachelor, and was survived by his mother and siblings.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
* 2010 - [[T. D. Dasan Std. VI B]] - Director & Writer
{{unreferenced section|date= August 2022}}
* 2008 - Kariyachan v/s Kariyachan (Tele film)
* 1994 - ''Kadal'' - Associate Director
* 2001 - [[Diary of a Housewife (film)|Diary of a Housewife]] - Writer
* 2001 - ''[[Diary of a Housewife (film)|Diary of a Housewife]]'' - Writer
* 1994 - Kadal - Associate Director
* 2008 - ''Kariyachan v/s Kariyachan'' (Tele film)
* 2010 - ''[[T. D. Dasan Std. VI B]]'' - Director & Writer


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Awards won through [[T. D. Dasan Std. VI B]] (2010)
Awards won through [[T. D. Dasan Std. VI B]] (2010){{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director]]{{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
* New York Indian Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2011/awards.htm|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2011 Award Winners}}</ref>
* New York Indian Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2011/awards.htm|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2011|website=www.iaac.us}}</ref>
* [[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]] Award for Best Film (Director)
* [[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]] Award for Best Film (Director){{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] for Best Story
* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] for Best Story{{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
* Special Jury Award by World Malayali Council Awards
* Special Jury Award by World Malayali Council Awards{{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
* INSPIRE Awards for Best Debutant Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/188116/|title=Inspire Film Awards 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525050004/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/188116/|archivedate=2011-05-25}}</ref>
* INSPIRE Awards for Best Debutant Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/188116/|title=Inspire Film Awards 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525050004/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/188116/|archivedate=2011-05-25}}</ref>
* [[Amrita TV|Amrita]]-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Film (Director)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2011/06/amrita-fefka-film-awards-announced/|title=Amrita FEFKA Film Awards Announced|date=2 June 2011|publisher=Best Media Info|accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref>
* [[Amrita TV|Amrita]]-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Film (Director)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2011/06/amrita-fefka-film-awards-announced/|title=Amrita FEFKA Film Awards Announced|date=2 June 2011|publisher=Best Media Info|accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref>
* [[Amrita TV|Amrita]]-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Director
* [[Amrita TV|Amrita]]-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Director{{citation needed|date= August 2022}}
* [[Jaihind TV]] Film Awards for Best Screenplay ([[wikt:posthumous|posthumous]])
* [[Jaihind TV]] Film Awards for Best Screenplay ([[wikt:posthumous|posthumous]])


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Latest revision as of 23:17, 8 February 2026


Mohan Raghavan
File:Mohan Raghavan.jpg
Born(1964-01-22)22 January 1964
India Annamanada, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Died25 October 2011(2011-10-25) (aged 47)
Kundai, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation

Mohan Raghavan (22 January 1964 – 25 October 2011)[1] was a Malayalam film director. He studied at the School of Drama, Thrissur, and in Theatre Arts at Madurai Kamaraj University.[2][1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Raghavan is from Annamanada, Thrissur district.[citation needed] He undertook post-graduate studies in Theatre Arts from the Madurai Kamaraj University.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Awards won through T. D. Dasan Std. VI B (2010)[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mathrubhumi Latest News സംവിധായകന്‍ മോഹന്‍ രാഘവന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Manmadhan, Prema (31 March 2010). "Refreshing story, treatment". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  3. ↑ "New York Indian Film Festival 2011". www.iaac.us.
  4. ↑ "Inspire Film Awards 2010". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Amrita FEFKA Film Awards Announced". Best Media Info. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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