Rajesh Krishnan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education |
Bachelors of Commerce Post Graduate studies in Advertising and Communications |
Alma mater | Vivek Vidyalaya School Shri Chinai College of Commerce & Economics Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, screenwriter, producer |
Awards | 66th Filmfare Awards |
Rajesh Krishnan is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer predominantly known for his work on various humor-based television commercials. [1] [2] He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He made his directorial debut with Lootcase, a comedy thriller, [3] for which he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director, at the 66th Filmfare Awards. [4]
Rajesh was born into a Palakkad Iyer family and grew up in Mumbai. He did his schooling at Vivek Vidyalaya School in Goregaon and studied bachelor's in commerce from Shri Chinai College of Commerce & Economics. He finished his Post Graduate studies in Advertising and Communications at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies in 1995. [5]
Rajesh started his career as a copywriter and worked with agencies, including Contract, Enterprise Nexus, and Ogilvy for five years. [6] [7] In 2007, he founded Soda Films along with producer Ameya Dahibavkar, an advertising production house based in Mumbai. [5] [6] Rajesh ventured into OTT space by directing Tripling, a drama series, which was created by The Viral Fever [7] and awarded the Asian Television Awards in the year 2017. In 2020, he co-wrote and directed Kunal Khemu and Rasika Dugal starrer Lootcase [3] [8] for which he received two nominations for a Filmfare award for Best Story and Best Screenplay [9] and also won an award for Best Debut Director on 27 March 2021. [4] [5]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2020 | Lootcase | Yes | Yes | Also portrayed Classical singer |
2024 | Crew | Yes | No |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2016-2019 | TVF Tripling | Yes | No | 1st season; and portrayed Tharki uncle |
Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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Lootcase | 66th Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [9] |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | [9] | ||
Best Debut Director | Won | [4] [10] |