Philomin Raj

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

Philomin
Born
Thanjavur
NationalityIndian
OccupationEditor
Years active2016 - present
Notable workMaanagaram, Kaithi, Master, Jai Bhim, Vikram

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

He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021.[6]

Filmography

Awards and nominations
Date Award Category Work Result Ref.
201810th Vijay AwardsBest EditorMaanagaramWon [7]
2020 Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best Editor Kaithi Won [8]

References
  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 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' - 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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