Directing
K. Rajagopal
Born September 21, 1965 · Singapore (age 61)
K. Rajagopal has won the Singapore International Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize for 3 consecutive years with his short films: I CAN’T SLEEP TONIGHT (1995), THE GLARE (1996) and ABSENCE (1997). In 2010, he wrote and directed TIMELESS, a short film commissioned by the National Museum of Singapore which won Best Cinematography and Best Editing at the 2011 Singapore Short Film Awards. In 2015, his…
Known For
A Yellow Bird · 2016A Yellow Bird
★ 5.42016
MovieDrama
It is an unwelcome homecoming for Siva, a Singaporean-Indian ex-convict, haunted by a tragedy in his past. Released after eight years behind bars and dejected by his mother’s coldness, he leaves home in search of his ex-wife and daughter. His old friend denies any knowledge of their whereabouts and instead leads him back into crime. Finding him sheltering in ‘void decks’ (the open public access corridors found beneath government-built residential housing in Singapore), the police force him to meet with a social worker; a woman also dealing with her own fears.
Lucky7 · 2008Lucky7
2008
Movie
Seven young directors from Singapore produce a cinematic cadavre exquis.
Sanjay · 2017Sanjay
2017
Movie
Sanjay and his wife, Divya, have recently moved to Singapore from India. In the face of an impending cutback by his company management, Sanjay struggles to juggle work and adjust to life in Singapore. How will they fare in such a trying scenario?
7 Letters · 20157 Letters
★ 6.52015
MovieComedyDrama
An emotive anthology by seven of Singapore's most illustrious filmmakers, celebrating SG50 through the lives and stories of Singaporeans. Directed by Eric Khoo, Jack Neo, K. Rajagopal, Royston Tan, Tan Pin Pin, Boo Junfeng, Kelvin Tong.
Goal · 2007Goal
★ 6.52007
MovieDramaRomance
Sam, a football player, gets admission in a prestigious international school under sports quota. His life changes for the better when he falls in love with a girl from the same school.
A Dream I Did Not Dream · 2019A Dream I Did Not Dream
2019
Movie
The dance of life is one we dance alone but with many silent and invisible partners. Meena celebrates the lives she lived and the people she loves in a film about the rejuvenating power of time.
The Day I Lost My Shadow · 2016The Day I Lost My Shadow
2016
Movie
A trilogy set in three iconic locations within Singapore's Little India district: Race Course Road, Campbell Lane and Syed Alwi Road. The notion of re-examining history by truth and myth through visual storytelling serves as the inter-connecting thread between the three short films, and the films offer glimpses of Little India through the 19th and 20th centuries.
Lizard on the Wall · 2017Lizard on the Wall
2017
Movie
Inspired by the first English-language novel "Inheritance" of acclaimed Singaporean novelist Balli Kaur Jaswal about Singapore's Punjabi-Sikh diaspora, the film surrounds the story of a Punjabi family and the characters' struggles against traditions and belonging. The project involves the local Punjabi community, who has often been left out of the larger Singaporean narrative even when they are such an important part of our cultural landscape.



