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{{short description|Indian | {{short description|Indian filmmaker and screenwriter}} | ||
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'''Mohan Raja''' is an Indian | '''Mohan Raja''' is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who has primarily worked in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]], along with a few films in the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film industry]]. | ||
After making his debut with the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[Hanuman Junction (film)|Hanuman Junction]]'' (2001), he went on to remake several successful Telugu films into Tamil, beginning with ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'' (2003) which also launched his brother [[Jayam Ravi|Ravi]] as a leading actor. Raja then collaborated with Ravi for three consecutive commercially successful films, ''[[M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi]]'' (2004), ''[[Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum]]'' (2006) and ''[[Santosh Subramaniam]]'' (2008), all of which were remakes of successful Telugu films. After a period of mixed success, he returned with his first original script, ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' (2015) which went on to become one of the most profitable Tamil films of 2015. | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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| 2001 || ''[[Hanuman Junction (film)|Hanuman Junction]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | 2001 || ''[[Hanuman Junction (film)|Hanuman Junction]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film | | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film. Remake of ''[[Thenkasipattanam]]''. | ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | 2003 || ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| | | Remake of Telugu film [[Jayam (2002 film)|with the same name]]. | ||
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| 2004 || ''[[M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | 2004 || ''[[M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| | | Remake of ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]''. Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]] | ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Unakkum Enakkum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | 2006 || ''[[Unakkum Enakkum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| | | Remake of ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''. | ||
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| 2008 || ''[[Santosh Subramaniam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | 2008 || ''[[Santosh Subramaniam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] (Third prize)<br/> Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]] | | Remake of ''[[Bommarillu]]''. [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] (Third prize)<br/> Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]] | ||
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| 2010 || ''[[Thillalangadi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | 2010 || ''[[Thillalangadi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| | | Remake of ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]''. | ||
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| 2011 || ''[[Velayudham]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | | 2011 || ''[[Velayudham]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | ||
| | | First film in which [[Jayam Ravi|his brother]] is not in it. | ||
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| 2015 || ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || '''Winner''', [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Best Director]]<br/>'''Winner''', [[1st IIFA Utsavam|IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Director]] <br/> '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil]]<br />Remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' | | 2015 || ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || '''Winner''', [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Best Director]]<br/>'''Winner''', [[1st IIFA Utsavam|IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Director]] <br/> '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil]]<br />Remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' | ||
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| 2017 || ''[[Velaikkaran (2017 film)|Velaikkaran]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || | | 2017 || ''[[Velaikkaran (2017 film)|Velaikkaran]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || | ||
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| {{Pending film|[[Godfather (upcoming film)|Godfather]]}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | | {{Pending film|[[Godfather (upcoming film)|Godfather]]}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | ||
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film. Remake of ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]''. | | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film. Remake of ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]''. | ||