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

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, '' Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008) with Prakash Raj, '' Payanam'' (2011) with

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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 Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English language, Engl ...

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'' (2004). '' Mozhi'' (2007) is his career's biggest hit, followed by '' Payanam'' (2011).

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, and his films have been rib-ticklers even though they carry strong messages and handle serious themes.

Filmography

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

Recurring collaborations

Elango Kumaravel has worked in ten of his works.

(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.

Awards

References

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