Rajiv Krishna

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| birth_name = Rajiv Gopalakrishnan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|1|15}}

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| othername = Rajiv Krishna, Rajiv, Rajiv G. Menon

| yearsactive = 1996–present

| spouse = Dimple Varma

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenplay writer|author}}

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Rajiv_Krishna/8869 |title=Jointscene - Tamil actor Rajiv Krishna |work=Jointscene |access-date=2010-02-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031025330/http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Rajiv_Krishna/8869 |archive-date=31 October 2009 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies page |work=Indolink Tamil |access-date=2011-12-03 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }} In 2013, he wrote a novel called Thundergod — Ascendence of Indra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/interview-giving-new-life-to-old-myths-1772472|title=Giving new life to old myths|first=Malavika|last=Velayanikal|date=2 December 2012|website=DNA India}}

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".{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/JR2hUMe_Fro|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/soc.culture.malaysia/tamil$20cinema$20news/soc.culture.malaysia/IK1QB4s7svQ/vgNXGIm7utMJ|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com}} He made his Bollywood debut Bas Yun Hi (2003) under the name Rajiv Gopalakrishnan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/14bas.htm|title=Bas Yun Hi is cut too thin|website=Rediff}} In the film, he starred opposite Nandita Das; however, the film failed to make a mark.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nandita-Das-Bus-yun-hi-miffed-again/articleshow/28989266.cms|title=Nandita Das: Bus yun hi miffed again?|website=The Times of India}} He played negative roles in Newtonin Moondram Vidhi (2009) and Aasal (2010).{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/Technical-snag-in-Ajiths-Asal/articleshow/4609450.cms|title=Technical snag in Ajith's Asal|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-09-01/asal-01-06-09.html|title=Ajith approves Asal villain - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Rajiv Krishna Ajith Asal|website=www.behindwoods.com}} He portrayed a mill owner in Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012).{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Krishnaveni-Panjaalai-Foibles-and-consequences/article12642759.ece|title=Krishnaveni Panjaalai - Foibles and consequences|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|newspaper=The Hindu |date=9 June 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}

Menon is also a screenwriter, having written forDus Kahaniyaan and Dhaakad. He also played the lead in Zen Katha, a play by Lilette Dubey. He was assistant director to Revathy on Mitr, My Friend(2002) and Phir Milenge(2004).

Filmography

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Year	Film	Role	Language
class="wikitable sortable"
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
rowspan="2"\|2012	The King & the Commissioner	Major Abdul Jalal Rana	Malayalam
Krishnaveni Panjaalai	Krishnamoorthy	Tamil
2015	En Vazhi Thani Vazhi	Danveer	Tamil