Rajiv Krishna


Rajiv Krishna 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 [Chandra Menon|Suresh Menon]. In 2013, he wrote a novel called Thundergod — Ascendence of Indra.

Career

Rajiv Krishna made his Tamil debut with Aahaa..!. 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". 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. He was assistant director to Revathy on Mitr, My Friend and Phir Milenge. He made his Bollywood debut Bas Yun Hi under the name Rajiv Gopalakrishnan. In the film, he starred opposite Nandita Das; however, the film failed to make a mark. He played negative roles in Newtonin Moondram Vidhi and Aasal. He portrayed a mill owner in Krishnaveni Panjaalai.
Menon is also a screenwriter, having written for Dus Kahaniyaan and Dhaakad. He also played the lead in Zen Katha, a play by Lilette Dubey.

Filmography

Actor

;Films
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996DevaraagamParthasarathyMalayalam
1997Aahaa..!SriramTamil
1999Manam Virumbuthe UnnaiPrakashTamil
2002Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke!BharathTamil
2003Bas Yun HiRohanHindi
2009Newtonin Moondram VidhiJaiprakash Narayanan Tamil
2010AasalVicky JeevanandhanTamil
2012The [King & the Commissioner]Major Abdul Jalal RanaMalayalam
2012Krishnaveni PanjaalaiKrishnamoorthyTamil
2015En Vazhi [Thani Vazhi (2015 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]DanveerTamil

;Television
YearSeriesRoleNotes
1997Doctors
1994-1995Chinna Chinna AasaigalActed in stories "Pooja", "Manasu" and "Aarambam"

Writer