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 the 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] he also won an award for Best Debut Director on 27 March 2021.[4][5]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lootcase | Yes | Yes | Also portrayed Classical singer |
| 2024 | Crew | Yes | No |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2019 | TVF Tripling | Yes | No | 1st season; and portrayed Tharki uncle |
| Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lootcase | 66th Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | [9] | ||
| Best Debut Director | Won | [4][10] |
