About Karundhel Rajesh

Karundhel Rajesh is a screenwriter and a script consultant. He was working as an IT Consultant with various software companies such as AIG Insurance, IBM, ITC Infotech etc before his film career. Even while he was working in IT, Karundhel Rajesh has worked in films like Soodhu Kavvum and Indru Netru Naalai. He then quit his job in 2015, since he wanted to embrace his passion, to enter in to films, full time.

Karundhel Rajesh has written Five books about films. His first book, ‘Thiraikkadhai ezudhalaam vaanga’ focuses on the theories set by the father of screenwriting, Syd Field, and the book talks about developing a good screenplay for tamil films. His second book, ‘Cinema Rasanai’ is about film appreciation, and it focuses on the top filmmakers and artists throughout the world, along with their films. His third book, ‘Isaikka seyyum isai’ talks about 33 of the best musicians the world has seen, and it analyses their contribution to the film industry. His ‘Thiraikkadhai ennum Poonai’ is all about the guidelines presented by the screenwriting guru Blake Snyder, and how to apply them to the Tamil film screenplay process. His latest book ‘Stallonin Nottu puthagam’ is a collection of in depth articles written about Indian and international films about their genre specific stories and characters.

Before all these books, Karundhel Rajesh & his friends released a 280 paged free e-book about the making of the Lord of the Rings, in 2012. The free book can be downloaded here.

In his blog – www.karundhel.com, Rajesh writes critiques of the films he watches. It also has his articles about screenwriting, music and Computer games.

He also is a guest lecturer – screenplays in film Institutes and colleges (such as Mindscreen film Institute, SRM college & Loyola). Karundhel Rajesh was the course director for the screenplay department in Blue Ocean Film & Television Academy (BOFTA) – Chennai during it’s inception in 2015.

Filmography- Released films – Soodhu Kavvum, Kaadhalum Kadanthu Pogum, Indru Netru Naalai, Maragadha Naanayam, Peechangai, Agni Devi (dialogues), Naduvan, Kasadathapara (Directed by Chimbu Devan), Victim – web series, Bodygod (kannada), Nitham oru Vaanam and Fall (adapted screenplay & dialogues – web series – Hotstar).

To be released & Work in progress – Ayalaan (Alien themed Sci-fi starring
Sivakarthikeyan and music by A.R Rahman),  RajaBheema, Imsai Aasan 24th Pulikesi (Produced by Shankar), Daali (kannada. Also debuting as a villain) and an untitled comedy horror with a leading superstar in Tamil.