{{Short description|Indian lyricist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Mohan Rajan | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|9|26}} | birth_place = Meikalnaikanpatti | citizenship = India | alma_mater = Loyola College, Chennai | occupation = Lyricist | years_active = 2009-present | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = }}
'''Mohan Rajan''' is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KEhyElTQps|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/lyricist/mohan-rajan-movies-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607143112/http://spicyonion.com/lyricist/mohan-rajan-movies-list/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 June 2016|title = Mohan Rajan}}</ref>
==Career== Hailing from Meikalnaikanpatti near Thottiyam, Trichy, 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 Loyola College, Chennai. Mohan Rajan was launched as a lyricist by James Vasanthan 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.<ref name="hin">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/new-lyricists-of-tamil-cinema/article18400600.ece | title= A new crop of wordsmiths|first=Chitra Deepa|last=Anantharam|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 May 2017|accessdate=17 August 2020}}</ref> Notably, he wrote the song "Jilla Vittu" from ''Easan'' (2010) and then "Kondaadum Manasu" from ''Sundarapandian'' (2012) for Sasikumar's projects. Mohan studied in PSBB school, Chennai
Mohan Rajan's breakthrough song was "Kanave Kanave", a pathos song featured in Bejoy Nambiar's anthology film ''David'' (2013), featuring Vikram and Jiiva. The song was composed and sung by Anirudh Ravichander.<ref name="hin"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/david-tamil-music-review-the-soundtrack-boasts-of-trendsetting-music/|title=DAVID Tamil music review: The soundtrack boasts of trendsetting music|date=14 January 2013}}</ref> Since his breakthrough, he has worked on albums including Ilaiyaraaja's ''Tharai Thappattai'' (2016), the composer's thousandth album, which Bala chose him for after being impressed with his work in ''Chandi Veeran'' (2015). He later wrote popular songs such as "Yaanji Yaanji" in ''Vikram Vedha'' (2017), as well as songs in ''Kodiveeran'' (2017) and ''Padaiveeran'' (2018).<ref name="hin"/>
==As lyricist== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Film !! Songs !! Composer !! Singers !! class=unsortable |Notes |- | 2009 || ''Bayam Ariyaan'' || All songs || P. C. Shivan || || |- |rowspan=2|2010 | ''Yaathumagi'' | "Pesum Minsaaram" |rowspan=5|James Vasanthan | Benny Dayal | |- | ''Easan'' | "Jilla Veettu" | Thanjai Selvi | |- |rowspan=5|2011 |rowspan=3|''Marudhavelu'' |"Thokkanam Kuruvi Kudu" |Ananth, Sangeetha | |- |"Vaarome Kanavodu" |Velmurugan | |- |"Yetho Yetho" |Mathangi Jagdish | |- | rowspan=2|''Sankarankovil'' | "Thenpadi Makkalin" | rowspan=2|Rajini |Sriram | |- | "Enga Kulasami" |Rajini | |- |2012 | ''Sundarapandian'' | "Kondaadum Manasu" | N. R. Raghunanthan |Anand Aravindakshan | |- |rowspan=7|2013 |rowspan=6|''David'' |"Vaazhkaye" (The Theme of David) |Bramfatura |Siddharth Basrur | |- |"Kanave Kanave" |Anirudh Ravichander |Anirudh Ravichander | |- |"Mannamey" |Prashant Pillai, Tao Issaro |Karthik | |- |"Theerathu Poga Poga Vaanam" |Maatibaani |Nirali Kartik, Joyshanti |Co-written with Joyshanti |- |"Machi" |Modern Mafia |Sanjeev Thomas | |- |"Light House Symphony" |Remo Fernandes |Instrumental |Co-written with Remo Fernandes |- | ''Kutti Puli'' | "Thaattiyare Thaattiyare" | Ghibran | Gold Devaraj | |- |rowspan=9|2017 | ''Tharai Thappattai'' | "Vadhana Vadhana Vadivelane" | Ilaiyaraaja | Kavitha Gopi, Priyadarshini | |- |rowspan=4| ''Muthina Kathirika'' | "Aacha Pocha" |rowspan=4|Siddharth Vipin |Anthony Daasan | |- |"Summa Sollakoodathu" |Jagadeesh Kumar | |- |"Enakkenna Aacho" | Aandhi Joshi | |- |"Aahaa Ooho Electionee" |Guru | |- | ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' | "Ka Ka Ka Po" | Santhosh Narayanan | Santhosh Narayanan | |- | ''Jackson Durai'' | "Yethetho" | Siddharth Vipin | Chinmayi, Karthik | |- | ''Vikram Vedha'' | "Yaanji Yaanji" | Sam CS | Anirudh Ravichander, Shakthisree Gopalan, Sathyaprakash | |- |''Kodiveeran'' |"Ayyo Adi Aathe" |N.R.Raghunanthan |Jagadeesh, Vandana Srinivasan | |- |rowspan=12|2018 |rowspan=4|''Kalakalappu 2'' |"Karaikudi Ilavarasi" |rowspan=4|Hiphop Tamizha |Jassie Gift, Sudharshan Ashok | |- |"Thaarumaaru" |Sanjith Hegde, Sniggy, Hiphop Tamizha |rowspan=2|Co-written with Hiphop Tamizha |- |"Pudichiruka Illa Pudikalaya" |Hiphop Tamizha, Varun Parandhaman, Rajan Chelliah |- |"Krishna Mukundha" |Kaushik Krish, Padmalatha, Velmurugan | |- |rowspan=3|''Raja Ranguski'' |"Gift Of Life" |rowspan=3|Yuvan Shankar Raja |Silambarasan | |- |"Kadhal Gaana" |Faridha | |- |"Mr. X" |V. M. Mahalingham | |- |''Pyaar Prema Kaadhal'' |"Kaatre Un Kaaladiyai" |Yuvan Shankar Raja |Yuvan Shankar Raja | |- |''Padaiveeran'' |"Kombadhi Kombanadaa" |Karthik Raja |Mukesh | |- |''Ezhumin'' |"Minmini Kootame" |Ganesh Chandrasekaran |Jagadeesh, Yamini Ghantasala | |- |rowspan=2|''Kanaa'' |"Oonjala Oonjala " |rowspan=2|Dhibu Ninan Thomas |Niranjana Ramanan, Sid Sriram | |- |"Savaal" |Dhibu Ninan Thomas, Arunraja Kamaraj, Rabbit Mac | |- |rowspan=6| 2019 |rowspan=4| ''Sivappu Manjal Pachai'' |"Raakaachi Rangamma" |rowspan=4|Siddhu Kumar |Anitha Karthikeyan | |- |"Usure" |Sudharshan Ashok, Jothi Pushpa | |- |"Idhudhaan" |Naresh Iyer, Shashaa Tirupati | |- |"Aazhi Soozhndha" |Sreekanth Hariharan | |- |''Kaaviyyan'' |"Ethuvandha Enna" | Syam Mohan |Ananthu, Dhivakar | |- | ''Champion'' | "Vaa Maganey" | Arrol Corelli | Haricharan | |- |rowspan="5"|2020 |rowspan=4|''Varmaa'' |"Enthan Kannile" || rowspan=4|Radhan || Ranjith || |- | "Mazhai Illai Megham Illai" | Priyanka NK | |- | "Aazhiyin Nadhiye" |Ramya NSK | |- |"Poguthe Kaalame" |Jithan | |- |''Doctor'' |"Nenjame" |Anirudh Ravichander |Anirudh Ravichander | |- | rowspan=6|2021 | rowspan=2|''Aranmanai 3'' |"Rasavaachiye" | rowspan=2 |C. Sathya |Sid Sriram | |- |"Lojaku Mojaku" |Mukesh | |- |rowspan=4 |''Oh Manapenne!'' |"Oh Manapenne" |rowspan=4 |Vishal Chandrashekhar |Sinduri Vishal | |- |"Lazy song" |Sinduri Vishal, Lady Kash | |- | "Aao Ji Aao" |Gana Bala | |- |"Sakiye" |Yazin Nizar | |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''777 Charlie'' (Tamil) | "Travel Song" |Nobin Paul |Jassie Gift, Aravind Karneeswaran | |- |''O2'' |"Swasamae" |Vishal Chandrashekhar |Brindha Sivakumar | |- |rowspan=17|2023 |rowspan=7|''Good Night'' |"Naan Gaali" |rowspan=7|Sean Roldan |Sean Roldan, Kalyani Nair | |- |"Chill Makka" |Pradeep Kumar | |- |"PalaPattra" |Deva | |- |"Po" |Sean Roldan | |- |"Arukaani Angamma" |Meenakshi Elayaraja | |- |"Anbirkum" |M. Lalitha Sudha | |- |"Naan Gaali (Reprise)" |Sean Roldan | |- |''Kolai'' |"Nesam Maruma" |Girishh G. | Anjana Rajagopalan | |- |rowspan=9|''Animal'' (Tamil) |"Nee Vaadi" |Pritam, JAM8 |Raghav Chaitanya | |- |"Pogaadhe" |Shreyas Puranik |Karthik | |- |"Nee En Ulagam" |rowspan=2|Harshavardhan Rameshwar |rowspan=2|Sonu Nigam | |- |"Nee En Ulagam" (R. P. Krishaang) | |- |"Yaar Yaaro" |rowspan=2|Vishal Mishra |rowspan=2|Vishal Mishra | |- |"Yaar Yaaro(Soul Version)" | |- |"Theeraadha" |Manan Bhardwaj |Shreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar | |- |"Moochchaangoode" |rowspan=2|Jaani |rowspan=2|Mahalingam | |- |"Moochchaangoode(Extended Film Version)" | |- | rowspan="22" |2024 |rowspan=6|''Lover'' |"Thaensudare" |rowspan=6|Sean Roldan |Sean Roldan, Shakthisree Gopalan | |- |"Usura Uruvi" |Santhosh Narayanan | |- |"Velagaadha" |Kapil Kapilan, Aparna Harikumar | |- |"Uyir Vaasame" |G. V. Prakash Kumar | |- |"Ezhutha Kadhaiyo" |Sean Roldan, Meha Agarwal | |- |"Thaensudare (Reprise)" |Pradeep Kumar | |- |rowspan=4|''Demonte Colony 2'' |"Naraga Melangal" |rowspan=4|Sam C. S. |Sam C. S. | |- |"Naan Kaanum Kaan" |Shweta Mohan | |- |"Nodigaley" |Sam C. S., Iykki Berry | |- |"Mirugan" |Sam C. S. | |- |rowspan=2|''Virundhu'' |"Kana Kana Vizhiyoram" |Ratheesh Vegha |Sharanya Srinivas | |- |"Sakka Podu Podu" |Saanand George Grace |Jagatheesh | |- |rowspan=3|''Lubber Pandhu'' |"Chillanjirukkiye" |rowspan=3|Sean Roldan |Pradeep Kumar, Sivaangi Krishnakumar | |- |"Aasa Orave" |Sean Roldan | |- |"Damma Goli" |Gana Settu | |- |rowspan=2|''Miss You'' |"Dhama Dhama " |rowspan=2|Ghibran |Yazin Nizar, Guru Hariraj | |- |"Nee enna paathiye" |Siddharth | |- |rowspan="5"|''Emakku Thozhil Romance'' |"Paakura Thaakura" |rowspan=5|Nivas K. Prasanna |Kapil Kapilan, Nivas K. Prasanna | |- |"Un Goppamavale" |Nivas K. Prasanna, Reshma Shyam | |- |"Vaada Poda (Reprise)" |Shakthisree Gopalan | |- |"Nenjamelaam Kaadhal" |Varshini Muralikrishnan, Nivas K. Prasanna | |- |"Vaada Poda" |Vaishali, Nivas K. Prasanna | |- | rowspan="11" |2025 |''Vidaamuyarchi'' |"Thaniye" |Anirudh Ravichander |Anirudh Ravichander | |- | rowspan="7" |''Tourist Family'' |"Aachaley" | rowspan="14" |Sean Roldan |Sean Roldan | |- |"Vaazhndhu Paaru" |S. P. Charan | |- |"Iragey" |Vijay Yesudas | |- |"Iragey (Reprise)" |Venkatramanan | |- |"Mugai Mazhai" |Sean Roldan, Saindhavi | |- |"Maname" |Manoj Krishna, Sean Roldan | |- |"Ore Vaanam" |Yuvan Shankar Raja, Meha Agarwal | |- | rowspan="3" |''Love Marriage'' |"Bejaara Aanen" |Sivaangi Krishnakumar | |- |"Eduda Bottle" |Mysskin | |- |"Raasathorai" |Anthony Daasan, Meenakshi Elayaraja | |- |rowspan="4" |2026 |rowspan="4 |''With Love'' |"Aiyo Kadhaley" |Vijaynarain | |- |"Morattu Muttal" |Sean Roldan | |- |"Edhukku Dhan Indha Kaadhal" |Yuvan Shankar Raja | |- |"Kaadhal Kadhai" |Manoj Krishna, Sushmitha Narasimhan | |}
===Web Series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Series ! Song ! Composer ! Singers |- | 2024 | ''Parachute'' | "Aagasa Usaram" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Sriram Parthasarathy |- |}
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