Philomin Raj

Philomin Raj
Born
Thanjavur
NationalityIndian
OccupationEditor
Years active2016 - present
Notable workMaanagaram, 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

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

In Bharathidasan University, he majored B.Sc - Design and Visual Communications.[6] He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021.[7]

Filmography

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

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

  1. ^ a b S, Srivatsan (19 October 2019). "Lokesh Kanagaraj on 'Kaithi' and 'Thalapathy 64'". The Hindu.
  2. ^ Karthik, Sudarshan (9 September 2021). ""எனக்கான முழு சுதந்திரம் பாடல்களில் இல்லை!" ["I don't have complete freedom in songs"]". Vikatan (in Tamil).
  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'". Firstpost. 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ "How solid word-of-mouth made Kaithi successful at the box office despite releasing alongside Bigil". Firstpost. 31 October 2019.
  6. ^ "LinkedIn - Philomin Raj". LinkedIn. 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Vijay's Master editor Philomin Raj gets hitched". The Times of India. 4 February 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ "11th NTFF 2020 – Winners list of Awardees – Tamilar Viruthu – Tamil Nadu". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. ^ "திறமைகளைக் கொண்டாடும் பிரமாண்ட மேடை; நேரில் காண ஒரு வாய்ப்பு!".