Rajesh Krishnan is a well-known creative personality, famous film director, screenwriter, and ad maker from Mumbai. He has popularly known for his humor-centric advertisements. He won a lot of praise for his directorial venture ‘Lootcase’ and has been critically acclaimed as the best director of Bollywood in 2020 with his directorial debut ‘Lootcase’. Lootcase has been declared as the best comedy film of 2020 by the masses. Rajesh Krishnan belongs to a traditional Palakkad Iyer family and has completed his schooling in Mumbai itself. He has completed his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Shri Chinai College, Mumbai. He went on to pursue post-graduation in advertising and communications from Narsee Monjee Institute of management studies. Mel Brooks, Jacques Tati, and the Coen Brothers inspire him to work better. He has worked as a copywriter in some of the noteworthy firms like Contract, Enterprise Nexus, and O&M. Safe to say, Rajesh Krishnan is a true blue Mumbaikar.
In 2007, Rajesh Krishnan, along with Producer Ameya Dahibhavkar, founded Soda Films, a boutique advertising production house. His directorial skills for TVF’s critically acclaimed web series’ ‘Tripling’ was highly appreciated by critics as well as audiences.
Rajesh Krishnan co-wrote and directed ‘Lootcase’ in the year 2020. His company Soda Films co-produced the film along with FoxStar Entertainment. The theatrical release for his film ‘Lootcase‘ was canceled owing to the ongoing pandemic. The film was later released on Disney + Hotstar and garnered a lot of positive reviews.