Raja Mohammad

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Raja Mohammad is an Indian film editor, who works in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. [1] He won the National Film Award for Best Editing for his work in Paruthiveeran (2007).

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Career

Raja Mohammed primarily edited Malayalam films during his early career and his first Tamil venture was through Kamal Haasan's production, Nala Damayanthi (2003). [2] [3] He won the National Film Award for Best Editing for his work in Paruthiveeran (2007); the honour fetched him further opportunities to work in the Tamil film industry. [4] He also won the Vijay Award for Best Editor for his work in M. Sasikumar's directorial debut, the period film, Subramaniapuram (2008). [5]

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Malayalam

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References

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  3. "'Paruthiveeran' hogs the limelight". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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  5. "Univercell 3rd Vijay Awards Winners List". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2015.