Hi, I’m Mathan Raj, a Director and Animator. I created a mosaic of everything I’ve loved, a curated reel of my strongest animation work from the past year, spanning Action, Solo Acting, Mecha Animation, and more. I build with Maya, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve for editing and color, and I’m grateful to P2Design for shaping my fundamentals through their Alive the Animation course. I put the most effort into acting and reference, using that to animate with emphasis on exaggeration and style. My animation process is like sculpting—pose-to-pose to build up to a 2s sketch before Bezier smoothing. I was born in Madurai and studied in Guwahati. I led the Inter IIT 3D Animation Challenge project in 2025 as the lead animator and co-director, delivering a 10-second short from scratch in two weeks. I’m currently developing Cruel Angel’s Thesis, a short film whose pre-production was part of my Bachelor’s Thesis, covering story development, storyboarding, and shot planning.

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Hi, I’m Mathan Raj, a Director and Animator. I created a mosaic of everything I’ve loved, a curated reel of my strongest animation work from the past year, spanning Action, Solo Acting, Mecha Animation, and more. I build with Maya, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve for editing and color, and I’m grateful to P2Design for shaping my fundamentals through their Alive the Animation course. I put the most effort into acting and reference, using that to animate with emphasis on exaggeration and style. My animation process is like sculpting—pose-to-pose to build up to a 2s sketch before Bezier smoothing. I was born in Madurai and studied in Guwahati. I led the Inter IIT 3D Animation Challenge project in 2025 as the lead animator and co-director, delivering a 10-second short from scratch in two weeks. I’m currently developing Cruel Angel’s Thesis, a short film whose pre-production was part of my Bachelor’s Thesis, covering story development, storyboarding, and shot planning.

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Hi, I’m Mathan Raj, a Director and Animator. I created a mosaic of everything I’ve loved, a curated reel of my strongest animation work from the past year, spanning Action, Solo Acting, Mecha Animation, and more. I build with Maya, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve for editing and color, and I’m grateful to P2Design for shaping my fundamentals through their Alive the Animation course.

I put the most effort into acting and reference, using that to animate with emphasis on exaggeration and style. My animation process is like sculpting—pose-to-pose to build up to a 2s sketch before Bezier smoothing. I was born in Madurai and studied in Guwahati. I led the Inter IIT 3D Animation Challenge project in 2025 as the lead animator and co-director, delivering a 10-second short from scratch in two weeks. I’m currently developing Cruel Angel’s Thesis, a short film whose pre-production was part of my Bachelor’s Thesis, covering story development, storyboarding, and shot planning.

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English
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Tamil
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Hindi
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Education

Bachelor of Design at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
February 1, 2022 - July 3, 2026
F3 – Advanced Body Mechanics & Pantomime Acting at iAnimate.net
July 6, 2026 - September 6, 2026

Qualifications

First prize - Inter IIT 3D Animation Challenge
January 1, 2025 - July 3, 2026
Inter IIT 3D Animation Challenge — 1st Prize
January 1, 2025 - July 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet