K. Rajagopal (director)

K. Rajagopal is a Singaporean film director and screenwriter. He co-wrote and directed the social drama film A Yellow Bird, which was selected to be screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

K. Rajagopal
Born
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1995–present

Before he found filmmaking, he worked in the hotel industry and was also teaching in a school for mentally-challenged people.[1] His entry into filmmaking is a direct result of being a "frustrated actor" in the theatre world who was unable to get lead roles as a result of being a minority race in Singapore.[2]

Besides filmmaking, he has also worked onstage and collaborated with many notable theatre directors on projects such as Medea, Mother Courage, and Beauty World. He performed as King Lear in The King Lear Project at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, and at the Singapore Arts Festival in 2008, after an 11-year hiatus. In 2009, he played Faust in Film Faust for the Esplanade Presents Series.[3][4]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Screenwriter Awards Notes
1995 I Can't Sleep Tonight Yes Yes Special Jury Prize Singapore International Film Festival Short film
1996 The Glare Yes Yes Special Jury Prize Singapore International Film Festival Short film
1997 Absence Yes Yes Special Jury Prize Singapore International Film Festival Short film
1999 Brother Yes Yes Short film
2008 Lucky 7 Yes Yes Anthology film
2008 The New World Yes Yes Short film
2010 Timeless Yes Yes Short film
2015 7 Letters Yes Yes "The Flame" Anthology film
2015 Heartland [5] Yes No Telemovie
2016 A Yellow Bird Yes Yes Feature film
2016 The Day I Lost My Shadow Yes Yes Short film
2017 Sanjay Yes Yes Short film
2017 Song of the Waves Yes Yes Short film
2017 Lizard on the Wall Yes Yes Feature film
2019 A Dream I Did Not Dream Yes Yes Short film
2021 Sleep With Me Yes Yes Limited Series
2023 Under My Skin Yes No Limited Series

References

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  1. ^ "On the Record: K Rajagopal, award-winning Singaporean filmmaker". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "On the Record: K Rajagopal, award-winning Singaporean filmmaker". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "A Yellow Bird". Semaine de la Critique. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Singapore film A Yellow Bird to take flight in Cannes". Channel NewsAsia.
  5. ^ "Heartland". IMDb. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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