Raj & DK
Raj & DK | |
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Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Alma mater | Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, are an Indian filmmaker duo. They are best known for their work, specifically as creators, directors, writers, and producers of the
They have also directed the films 99 (2009), Shor In The City (2011), Go Goa Gone (2013), Happy Ending (2014) and A Gentleman (2017), and written the film Stree (2018).
Early life
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. were born and brought up in
Career
Raj & DK's worked on the short Shaadi.com (2002) before working on the English-language feature film Flavors (2003) about Indian immigrants.[2] Their first Hindi feature film, 99, was an original crime-comic-thriller-historical-fiction set in Mumbai and Delhi. The New York Times called it "funny, inventive, refreshing"; Box Office magazine (USA) acclaimed that the film "sets new standards in Hindi cinema!"; and a number of Indian publications gave it four star reviews.[3][4] Rediff.com gave the film 4 stars and told the viewers that "they will leave the theater laughing and entertained".[5] Indiatimes gave it 3.5 stars.[6] They were originally going to direct the Telugu film Inkosaari (2010), but let their friend Suman Pathuri direct the film due to time constraints from 99.[7]
Their next,
Several years later, they came back with Go Goa Gone, which was a clutter-breaking film that introduced to India the first of its kind of a genre-bending film - a stoner/slacker comedy combined with horror and comedy. It became a cult film, especially among the younger audience.[18][19] [20]
In 2021, they started subsidiary of their production company, D2R Indie to produce indie films.
They have also signed for the Indian segment of
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Functioned as | Language | Notes | ||
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Directors | Writers | Producers | ||||
2003 | Flavors | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | |
2009 | 99 | Yes | Yes | No | Hindi | |
2010 | Inkosaari | No | Yes | No | Telugu | |
2011 | Shor In The City | Yes | Yes | No | Hindi | |
2013 | Go Goa Gone | Yes | Yes | No | ||
D For Dopidi | No | No | Yes | Telugu | ||
2014 | Happy Ending | Yes | Yes | No | Hindi | |
2017 | A Gentleman | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2018 | Stree | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2020 | Unpaused | Yes | Yes | Yes | Anthology film - Segment: "Glitch" Released on Amazon Prime Video | |
2021 | Cinema Bandi | No | No | Yes | Telugu | Released on Netflix Jury Special Mention Award at 53rd IFFI |
Web series
Year | Title | Functioned as | Language | Platform | |||
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Creators | Directors | Writers | Producers | ||||
2019–present | The Family Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video |
2023 | Farzi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Guns & Gulaabs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Netflix | ||
2024 | Citadel: Honey Bunny | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Amazon Prime Video | |
Gulkanda Tales † | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Short films
Year | Title | Language | Ref. |
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2002 | Shaadi.com | English | [2] |
2008 | Shor | Hindi | [7] |
Awards
- Best Series (Critics) - The Family Man[30]
- Best Director (Critics) - Raj & DK (The Family Man)[30]
- Best Dialogues (Critics) - Raj & DK, Suman Kumar, Sumit Arora (The Family Man)[30]
- Star Screen Awards
References
- ^ a b c "Interview with Raj and DK about Stree Manu by Bala Tirumalasetty - Telugu cinema directors". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b Bala Subramanyam. "Interview with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK". Idle Brain.com. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "99 is a very funny film". Rediff. 18 May 2009.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem. "99 is a very funny film". Movies.rediff.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "99: Movie Review". The Times of India. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Raj and DK interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film directors". www.idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK: People had trust issues with us initially". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (28 April 2011). "Shor in the City Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (25 April 2011). "Shor in the City: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Guha, Aniruddha (29 April 2011). "Shor in the City is funny and engrossing". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- IBN Live. Archived from the originalon 2 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- Rediff. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (29 April 2011). "Review: Shor In The City". NDTV. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (29 April 2011). "Shor in the City". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- MiD DAY. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Anshuman, Karan (30 April 2011). "Shor in the City Review". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Go Goa Gone is our kind of film: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK". India Today. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "With D2R Films (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Raj Nidimoru Krishna DK working on two micro-series". The Week. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Entertainment, Quint (30 April 2021). "Cinema Bandi Trailer: Everyone Is a Filmmaker at Heart". TheQuint. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Cinema Bandi trailer: Raj and DK present an innocent take on filmmaking". The Indian Express. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Codingest. "Review: Cinema Bandi". NTV Telugu. Retrieved 14 May 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (14 May 2021). "'Cinema Bandi' review: A rollicking and rambling ode to the magic of the movies". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Cinema Bandi Movie Review: Honest Effort to Explore an Autorickshaw Driver's Passion for Filmmaking". www.news18.com. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Cinema Bandi movie review: Slice-of-life drama about the joy and pain of making films". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Narman (28 June 2021). "Russo Brothers' Amazon Multi-Series 'Citadel' India Details Revealed, 'The Family Man' Season 2 Unpacked (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ PTI (9 April 2022). "Raj and DK wrap up shoot of Netflix series 'Guns & Gulaabs'". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao wraps 'Guns and Gulaabs'". The Times of India. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Entertainment, Quint (20 December 2020). "Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: 'Paatal Lok', 'The Family Man' Win Big". TheQuint. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Star Screen Awards 2018 full list of winners: Stree, Raazi and Badhaai Ho win laurels". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "The Family Man Season 2 Review". Xappie. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
- Raj Nidimoru at IMDb
- Krishna D.K. at IMDb