Radha Mohan is an Indian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of the

South Indian film industry The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long p ...

. He is known for his work in the films '' Mozhi'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008), '' Payanam'' (2011) and ''

Kaatrin Mozhi ''Kaatrin Mozhi'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Radha Mohan, and starring Jyothika in lead role. The film also features Vidharth and Lakshmi Manchu in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi ...

'' (2018).

Career

Radha Mohan began work on his first film was ''Smile Please'' in 1996, which had dialogues written by his friend Babu, who had appeared in the lead role in ''

En Uyir Thozhan ''En Uyir Thozhan'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Bharathiraja. The film was released on 16 February 1990 with positive reviews but failed at box-office; however it garnered cult following. Plot The film revolves aroun ...

'' (1990). The film was to star

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in the lead role, but financial restraints meant that the film was later shelved. The film was later set for release during Diwali 1998 under the title of ''Ananthakrishnan'', but still failed to clear financial hurdles. The director worked under R. V. Udayakumar before he did his first film release, ''

Azhagiya Theeye ''Azhagiya Theeye'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair. The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a significant character in the film, while R ...

'' (2004). Known for his strong story lines and sensible and realistic portrayal of women, Mohan's films have largely been clean family entertainment. He has a penchant for humour in his films, and his films have been rib ticklers even though they carry strong messages and handling serious themes. '' Mozhi'' (2007) is his career's biggest hit, followed by '' Payanam'' (2011).

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan, Radha Tamil film directors Telugu film directors Film directors from Chennai Living people Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Chennai Year of birth missing (living people)