Mohan Rajan is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films.

Career

Hailing from

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near

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, Mohan Rajan arrived in Chennai in 2001, hoping to become a lyricist in the Tamil film industry. However, he failed to get a breakthrough and instead qualified himself by pursuing master's degree in Tamil literature and later media arts at

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. Mohan Rajan was launched as a lyricist by

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during the making of '' Yathumaagi'' (2010). Soon after the release of the song, he became acquainted with Vasanthan's friend, the film-maker Sasikumar, who began to regularly hand lyric-writing assignments to Mohan for his projects. Notably, he wrote the song "Jilla Vittu" from ''

Easan ''Easan'' ( ta, ஈசன் - The Lord Shiva) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, directed and produced by Sasikumar, directing his second film after the blockbuster, ''Subramaniapuram''. It stars Samuthirakani, Vaibhav, produce ...

'' (2010) and then "Kondaadum Manasu" from ''

Sundarapandian ''Sundarapandian'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. R. Prabhakaran. Sasikumar played the title character, besides producing the film, while Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon, Soori, Appukutty, Inigo P ...

'' (2012) for Sasikumar's projects. Mohan Rajan's breakthrough song was "Kanave Kanave", a pathos song featured in

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's anthology film ''

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'' (2013), featuring Vikram and

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. The song was composed and sung by

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. Since his breakthrough, he has worked on albums including

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's ''

Tharai Thappattai ''Tharai Thappattai'' or ''Thaarai Thappattai'' is a 2016 Tamil-language musical art film written, produced and directed by Bala. The film features Sasikumar and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the leading roles, while Ilaiyaraaja composed the film' ...

'' (2016), the composer's thousandth album, which Bala chose him for after being impressed with his work in ''

Chandi Veeran ''Chandi Veeran'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by A. Sarkunam and produced by director Bala. The film stars Atharvaa and Anandhi, while Lal, Rajashree, and Bose Venkat essay supporting roles. The music was com ...

'' (2015). He later wrote popular songs such as "Yaanji Yaanji" in ''

Vikram Vedha ''Vikram Vedha'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by S. Sashikanth under his banner YNOT Studios. The film stars R. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Sri ...

'' (2017), as well as songs in ''

Kodiveeran ''Kodiveeran'' ( Flag Warrior) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Sasikumar and Mahima Nambiar are playing as the lead pair in this movie alongside Vidharth, Pasupathy, Shamna Kasim, Sanush ...

'' (2017) and ''

Padaiveeran ''Padaiveeran'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Dhana. The film features Vijay Yesudas and debutant Amritha Aiyer in the lead roles, with Bharathiraja and Akhil in supporting roles. The film features music ...

'' (2018).

Filmography

References

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