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.

Career

Before he found filmmaking, he worked in the hotel industry and was also teaching in a school for mentally-challenged people. 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.
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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter	Awards	Notes	-	-	-	-	-	-
Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter	Awards	Notes	1995	I Can't Sleep Tonight			Special Jury Prize Singapore International Film Festival	Short film
1996	The Glare			Special Jury Prize Singapore International Film Festival	Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Absence			Special Jury Prize Singapore International Film Festival	Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Brother				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Lucky 7				Anthology film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	The New World				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Timeless				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	7 Letters			"The Flame"	Anthology film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Heartland				Telemovie	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	A Yellow Bird				Feature film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	The Day I Lost My Shadow				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Sanjay				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Song of the Waves				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Lizard on the Wall				Feature film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	A Dream I Did Not Dream				Short film	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	Sleep With Me				Limited Series	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Under My Skin				Limited Series	-	-	-	-	-	-