Rajiv Krishna

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. In 2013, he wrote a novel called Thundergod — Ascendence of Indra.

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". 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 (2002) and Phir Milenge (2004). He made his Bollywood debut Bas Yun Hi (2003) 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 (2009) and Aasal (2010). He portrayed a mill owner in Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012).

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 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 Notes1997 Doctors 1994-1995 Chinna Chinna Aasaigal Acted in stories "Pooja", "Manasu" and "Aarambam"

Writer Year Film Writer Language Notes 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Hindi Anthology film; segment: "Zahir" 2008 Woodstock Villa Hindi 2011 Soundtrack Hindi 2016 Girls MalayalamTamil 2022 Dhaakad Hindi