K. Rajagopal

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 TitleDirectorScreenwriter 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