Rajiv Krishna is an Indian

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from

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. He has appeared in

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films in leading and supporting roles. He also wrote the screenplay for the Hindi films ''

Woodstock Villa ''Woodstock Villa'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor. It features newcomers Sikandar Kher, Neha Oberoi and Arbaaz Khan in the primary roles while Shakt ...

'' and ''

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''. 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 made his Bollywood debut ''

Bas Yun Hi ''Bas Yun Hi'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Raja Menon. The film stars Purab Kohli, of Channel V fame, and Nandita Das. Cast *Purab Kohli as Aditya *Nandita Das as Veda * Rajiv Gopalakrishnan as Rohan * ...

'' (2003) under the name Rajiv Gopalakrishnan. In the film, he starred opposite

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; however, the film failed to make a mark. He played negative roles in ''

Newtonin Moondram Vidhi ''Newtonin Moondram Vidhi'' () is a 2009 Tamil language action drama film directed by debutant Thai Muthuselvan, who earlier directed television series "Kaathu Karuppu" for Vijay TV. It stars S. J. Suryah, Rajiv Krishna, and Sayali Bhagat, whi ...

'' (2009) and ''

Aasal ''Aasal'' () () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Saran. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the lead role, who is also credited for the story, dialogues, screenplay and co-direction of the film, while Sameera Reddy a ...

'' (2010). He portrayed a mill owner in '' Krishnaveni Panjaalai'' (2012). Menon is also a screen-writer, having written for''

Dus Kahaniyaan ''Dus Kahaniyaan'' () is a 2007 Indian anthology film comprising ten short films telling ten different stories which are directed by a host of six directors: Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Meghna Gulzar, Rohit Roy, Hansal Mehta and Jasmeet Dhod ...

'' 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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Writer

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'' (2016; Malayalam) (screenplay consultant)

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