Rajiv Krishna

Rajiv krishna
Born
Rajiv Gopalakrishnan

(1972-01-15) 15 January 1972 (age 52)
Other namesRajiv Krishna, Rajiv, Rajiv G. Menon
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenplay writer
  • author
Years active1996–present
SpouseDimple Varma
Children1

Rajiv Krishna (born 15 January 1972) is an Indian actor from Bangalore. He has appeared in Tamil films in leading and supporting roles.

He also wrote the screenplay for the Hindi films Woodstock Villa and Soundtrack. He is the nephew of producer Suresh Menon.[1][2] In 2013, he wrote a novel called Thundergod — Ascendence of Indra.[3]

Career

Rajiv Krishna made his Tamil debut with Aahaa..! (1997). Regarding his performance, one critic noted that "Rajiv's role is such that there is much scope for him to display his acting skills and he has utilised the opportunity well".[4] Following the success of Aahaa, Rajiv Krishna received several other offers to continue appearing in lead roles. He signed on to a film titled Kai Vilakku featuring him alongside Sangita, but the film failed to release despite entering production.[5] He made his Bollywood debut Bas Yun Hi (2003) under the name Rajiv Gopalakrishnan.[6] In the film, he starred opposite Nandita Das; however, the film failed to make a mark.[6][7] He played negative roles in Newtonin Moondram Vidhi (2009) and Aasal (2010).[8][9] He portrayed a mill owner in Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012).[10]

Menon is also a screen-writer, having written forDus Kahaniyaan and Dhaakad. He also played the lead in Zen Katha, a play by Lilette Dubey. He was assistant director to Revathy on Mitr, My Friend(2002) and Phir Milenge(2004).

Filmography

Actor

Films
Year Film Role Language Notes
1996 Devaraagam Parthasarathy Malayalam
1997 Aahaa..! Sriram Tamil
1999 Manam Virumbuthe Unnai Prakash Tamil
2002 Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke! Bharath Tamil
2003 Bas Yun Hi Rohan Hindi
2009 Newtonin Moondram Vidhi Jaiprakash Narayanan (JP) Tamil
2010 Aasal Vicky Jeevanandhan Tamil
2012 The King & the Commissioner Major Abdul Jalal Rana Malayalam
Krishnaveni Panjaalai Krishnamoorthy Tamil
2015 En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Danveer Tamil
Television
Year Series Role Language Notes
1997 Doctors
1994-1995 Chinna Chinna Aasaigal Acted in stories "Pooja", "Manasu" and "Aarambam"

Writer

References

  1. ^ "Jointscene - Tamil actor Rajiv Krishna". Jointscene. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. ^ "1997-98 Kodambakkam babies page". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Velayanikal, Malavika (2 December 2012). "Giving new life to old myths". DNA India.
  4. ^ "Google Groups". groups.google.com.
  5. ^ "Google Groups". groups.google.com.
  6. ^ a b "Bas Yun Hi is cut too thin". Rediff.
  7. ^ "Nandita Das: Bus yun hi miffed again?". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Technical snag in Ajith's Asal". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Ajith approves Asal villain - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Rajiv Krishna Ajith Asal". www.behindwoods.com.
  10. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (9 June 2012). "Krishnaveni Panjaalai - Foibles and consequences". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.