Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, is an Indian filmmaking duo known for their works in

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and

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films. They write, direct, and produce feature films and original series, under their banner D2R Films. They are best known for creating and directing ''

The Family Man ''The Family Man'' is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Brett Ratner, from a screenplay by David Diamond and David Weissman. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni, with Don Cheadle, Saul Rubinek, and Jeremy ...

'', '' Stree'', ''

Go Goa Gone ''Go Goa Gone'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language zombie action comedy film directed by Raj and D.K. The film features Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari and Puja Gupta. It was released on 10 May 2013. Almost one third of the film ...

'', ''

Shor In The City ''Shor in the City'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor starring Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Preeti Desai, Girija Oak, Radhika ...

'', and '' 99''. The duo has also started an initiative, D2R Indie, to encourage new formats and new filmmakers. Their first film with D2R is ''

Cinema Bandi ''Cinema Bandi'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language Neo-noir dramedy film directed by debutant Praveen Kandregula. Produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., the film features several debutant actors. Set in a village near the Andhra–Karnat ...

'', which released on

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Early life

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. were born and brought up in

Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...

and

Chittoor Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division, respectively. The city has a popul ...

, respectively. Their mother tongue is Telugu. They both graduated from

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, where they also met. After graduation, they emigrated to the U.S. to pursue a career in software engineering.

Career

Raj & DK's 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. Their next, ''

Shor in the City ''Shor in the City'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor starring Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Preeti Desai, Girija Oak, Radhika ...

'', was the acclaimed Hindi film of the year. It has received glowing reviews from across media publications. The film was made at a micro-budget, making it profitable even before the film's release. The film was also selected to various high-profile film festivals across the world. Several years later, they came back with ''

'', 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. In 2021, they started subsidiary of their production company, D2R Indie to produce indie films. The first project produced under the banner was the 2021 Telugu film ''

'' by debutant director Praveen Kandregula. They have also signed for the Indian segment of ''

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'' by

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whose production is expected to begin in 2022. More recently, they signed a multi-year deal with Netflix.

Filmography

*''All works are in

unless otherwise noted.''

Film

Television

Awards

;

Filmfare OTT Awards The Filmfare OTT Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language original programming over-the-top space. The first edition of the awards were held on 19 December 2020. It included films and web seri ...

* Best Series (Critics) - The Family Man * Best Director (Critics) - Raj & DK (The Family Man) * Best Dialogues (Critics) - Raj & DK, Suman Kumar, Sumit Arora (The Family Man) ;

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* Best Film 2018 - Stree

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK Indian filmmaking duos Indian screenwriting duos Living people Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Telugu film directors 20th-century births Hindi-language film directors Indian emigrants to the United States Telugu film producers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian film directors People from Chittoor district Film producers from Andhra Pradesh