K. Rajagopal (born 21 September 1965) is a Singaporean film director and screenwriter. He co-wrote and directed the social drama film ''

A Yellow Bird ''A Yellow Bird'' is a 2016 Singaporean-French drama film directed and co-written by K. Rajagopal and starring Sivakumar Palakrishnan, Huang Lu, and Seema Biswas. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film ...

'', which was selected to be screened at the

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Mar ...

. Before he found filmmaking, he worked in the hotel industry and was also teaching in a school for mentally-challenged people. 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. 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. He calls himself a late bloomer and encourages other students to chase after their dreams.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajagopal, K. 1965 births Living people Singaporean film directors Singaporean screenwriters