K. Rajagopal is a filmmaker and theatre practitioner with over fifteen years of experience across stage and screen. As a short filmmaker, Rajagopal gained early recognition at the Singapore International Film Festival, where he won the Special Jury Prize for three consecutive years. His debut feature film, A Yellow Bird, premiered at the 55th Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and later won Best Film at the ASEAN Film Awards in 2017. In addition to his work in film and theatre, Rajagopal has directed multilingual television commercials for a wide range of corporate and government clients.