{{short description|Indian film editor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Philomin Raj | image = Philomin Raj.jpg | birth_place = Thanjavur | occupation = Editor | years_active = 2016 - present | notable_works = ''Maanagaram'', ''Kaithi'', ''Master'', ''Jai Bhim'', ''Vikram'', ''Leo'', Coolie }} '''Philomin Raj''' is a film editor who works in Tamil films. He is a frequent collaborator of Lokesh Kanagaraj, T. J. Gnanavel and Madonne Ashwin.<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kaithi-is-not-your-regular-action-film/article29744340.ece|title=Lokesh Kanagaraj on 'Kaithi' and 'Thalapathy 64'|first=Srivatsan|last=S|date=19 October 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
== 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/cinema-editor-philomin-raj-interview|title="எனக்கான முழு சுதந்திரம் பாடல்களில் இல்லை!" ["I don't have complete freedom in songs"]|first=Sudarshan|last=Karthik|work=Vikatan|date=9 September 2021 |language=ta}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shining-without-stars/article17474025.ece|title=Shining without stars|first=S.|last=Shivakumar|date=16 March 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Raj garnered acclaim for his work in ''Kaithi'' (2019).<ref name="H" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kaithi-director-lokesh-kanagaraj-reveals-plan-to-expand-film-into-a-franchise-i-have-the-idea-for-both-a-prequel-and-sequel-7609941.html|title=Kaithi director Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals plan to expand film into a franchise: 'I have the idea for both a prequel and sequel' |date=7 November 2019|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-solid-word-of-mouth-made-kaithi-successful-at-the-box-office-despite-releasing-alongside-bigil-7578111.html|title=How solid word-of-mouth made Kaithi successful at the box office despite releasing alongside Bigil |date=31 October 2019|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
== Personal life == In Bharathidasan University, he majored B.Sc - Design and Visual Communications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/philomin-raj-194932150/?originalSubdomain=in|title= LinkedIn - Philomin Raj |work= LinkedIn |date=29 July 2024}}</ref> He married Dhivya Pradeepa in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijays-master-editor-philomin-raj-gets-hitched/articleshow/80684718.cms|title=Vijay's Master editor Philomin Raj gets hitched|work=The Times of India|date=4 February 2021}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016 | ''Aviyal'' | Segment: ''Kalam'' |- | 2017 | ''Maanagaram'' | |- | 2018 | ''Vella Raja'' | Prime Video web series |- | rowspan="3" |2019 | ''Mehandi Circus'' | |- | ''Raatchasi'' | |- | ''Kaithi'' | |- | rowspan="3" |2021 | ''Master'' | |- | ''Mandela'' | |- | ''Jai Bhim'' | |- | rowspan="4" |2022 | ''Taanakkaran'' | |- | ''Vikram'' | |- | ''Gulu Gulu'' | |- | ''Witness'' | |- | rowspan="4" |2023 | ''Maaveeran'' | |- | ''Leo'' | |- | ''Japan'' | |- |''Parking'' | |- | rowspan=3 | 2024 || ''Maharaja'' || |- | ''Vettaiyan'' || |- | ''Black'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-09-25 |title=Black Trailer: Jiiva-Priya Bhavani Shankar play a distraught couple in this home invasion thriller |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Sep/25/black-trailer-jiiva-priya-bhavani-shankar-play-a-distraught-couple-in-this-home-invasion-thriller |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2" |2025 | ''Coolie'' | |- | ''Sirai'' | |- | 2026 | {{pending film|Benz}} | |- |}
== Accolades == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Date !Award !Category !Work !Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | 2018 || Vijay Awards || Best Editor || ''Maanagaram'' || {{won}} | style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/vijay-awards-2018-nayanthara-vijay-sethupathi-win-best-actor-award-dhanush-and-anirudh-perform-together-see-pics/story-QsajbLa5X2dkIoywp6vxlL.html|title=Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics|date=4 June 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> |- | 2020 | Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | Best Editor | ''Kaithi'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntff.no/11th-ntff-2020-winners-list-of-awardees-tamilar-viruthu-tamil-nadu/|title=11th NTFF 2020 – Winners list of Awardees – Tamilar Viruthu – Tamil Nadu|date=15 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026071804/https://ntff.no/11th-ntff-2020-winners-list-of-awardees-tamilar-viruthu-tamil-nadu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2023 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Editor | ''Maaveeran'', ''Parking'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards/?pfrom=sub-menu-header|title = திறமைகளைக் கொண்டாடும் பிரமாண்ட மேடை; நேரில் காண ஒரு வாய்ப்பு!}}</ref> |- | 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Editor | ''Maharaja'', ''Black'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | |}
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