Philomin Raj

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Philomin Raj
Philomin Raj.jpg
Born
Munnayampatti, Thanjavur
NationalityIndian
OccupationEditor
Years active2016–present
Notable work
Maanagaram, Kaithi, Master

Philomin Raj is a film editor who works in Tamil films. He is a frequent collaborator with Lokesh Kanagaraj.[1]

Career[edit]

Philomin Raj worked as an editor for the third season of Naalaya Iyukunar. He worked as an editor for Lokesh Kanagaraj for 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]

He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Date Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 10th Vijay Awards Best Editor Maanagaram Won [7]
2020 Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best Editor Kaithi Won [8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 S, Srivatsan (19 October 2019). "Lokesh Kanagaraj on 'Kaithi' and 'Thalapathy 64'". The Hindu.
  2. Karthik, Sudarshan. ""எனக்கான முழு சுதந்திரம் பாடல்களில் இல்லை!" ["I don't have complete freedom in songs"]". Vikatan (in தமிழ்).
  3. Shivakumar, S. (16 March 2017). "Shining without stars". The Hindu.
  4. "Kaithi director Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals plan to expand film into a franchise: 'I have the idea for both a prequel and sequel' - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 7 November 2019.
  5. "How solid word-of-mouth made Kaithi successful at the box office despite releasing alongside Bigil - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 31 October 2019.
  6. "Vijay's Master editor Philomin Raj gets hitched". The Times of India. 4 February 2021.
  7. "Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2018.
  8. "11th NTFF 2020 – Winners list of Awardees – Tamilar Viruthu – Tamil Nadu". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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