Radha Mohan

Radha Mohan
Mohan at a press Meet
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Sheeba Radhamohan

Radha Mohan is an Indian film director and screenwriter of the South Indian film industry. He is known for his work in the films Mozhi (2007) with Jyothika, Abhiyum Naanum (2008) with Prakash Raj, Payanam (2011) with Nagarjuna and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) with Jyothika.

Career

Radha Mohan began work on his first film 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. ^{[1] [2]} The film was later set for release during Diwali 1998 under the title of Ananthakrishnan, but still failed to clear financial hurdles. ^[3]

The director worked under R. V. Udayakumar before he did his first film release, Azhagiya Theeye (2004). Mozhi (2007) is his career's biggest hit, followed by Payanam (2011). ^[4]

Filmmaking style

Known for his strong storylines and sensible and realistic portrayal of women, Mohan's films have largely been clean family entertainment. He has a penchant for humor in his films, which have been rib-ticklers even though they carry strong messages and handle serious themes.

Filmography

• Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Notes
2004	Azhagiya Theeye
2005	Ponniyin Selvan
2007	Mozhi	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second Prize) Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second Prize)
2011	Payanam	Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Gaganam Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Director [5]
2013	Gouravam	Simultaneously shot in Telugu
2015	Uppu Karuvaadu
2017	Brindavanam
2018	60 Vayadu Maaniram
2018	Kaatrin Mozhi
2021	Malaysia To Amnesia
2023	Bommai
2024	Chutney Sambar	Web Series

Recurring collaborations

Elango Kumaravel has worked in ten of his works. Prakash Raj (producer and actor) and M. S. Bhaskar have worked in seven of his films. Dialogue writer Viji has worked on five of his films. Editor Kasi Viswanathan and Thalaivasal Vijay have worked in four of his films. Only people with three or more collaborations are listed.

Films	Elango Kumaravel	Prakash Raj	M. S. Bhaskar	Viji	Kasi Viswanathan	Thalaivasal Vijay	Vidyasagar	Mahesh Muthuswami	T. S. Jay	Mohan Raman	Mayilsamy	Manobala	Sricharan	Balaji
Azhagiya Theeye (2004)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y									Y
Ponniyin Selvan (2005)	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y				Y			Y
Mozhi (2007)	Y As dubbing artiste	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y							Y
Abhiyum Naanum (2008)	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y					Y
Payanam (2011)	Y	Y	Y			Y				Y		Y	Y
Gouravam (2013)	Y	Y	Y	Y									Y
Uppu Karuvaadu (2015)	Y		Y					Y	Y		Y
Brindavanam (2017)				Y		Y			Y				Y
60 Vayadu Maaniram (2018)	Y	Y							Y	Y
Kaatrin Mozhi (2018)	Y		Y					Y		Y	Y	Y
Malaysia To Amnesia (2021)			Y					Y
Bommai (2023)
Chutney Sambar (2024)	Y

Awards

Year	Film	Category
2007	Mozhi	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second Prize) Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second Prize) [6]
2011	Payanam	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Director [7]

References

1. "A-Z (V)". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
2. "'I will never act'". The Times of India. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
3. "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The films releasing in south India at and around Diwali". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. "Radha Mohan - Tamil Cinema Director Interview - Radha Mohan | Payanam | Mozhi | Prakash Raj | Nagarjuna - Behindwoods.com". www.videos.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
5. "TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years". The Hindu. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
6. "All you want to know about #RadhaMohan". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
7. "TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years". The Hindu. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.