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Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, is an Indian filmmaking duo who primarily work in Hindi films. They write, direct, and produce feature films and original series, under their banner D2R Films.[2] They are best known for creating and directing The Family Man, Stree, Go Goa Gone, Shor In The City, and 99. The duo has also started an initiative, D2R Indie, to encourage new formats and new filmmakers.[3] Their first film with D2R is Cinema Bandi, which released on Netflix.

Raj and D.K.
Raj (left) and DK (right) in 2019
Born	Raj Nidimoru Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India Krishna Dasarakothapalli[1] Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Film directors screenwriters producers
Years active	2003–present

Early life

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. were born and brought up in Tirupati and Chittoor, respectively.[4] Their mother tongue is Telugu.[5] They both graduated from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, where they also met. After graduation, they emigrated to the U.S. to pursue a career in software engineering.[4]

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.[6][7]

Their next, Shor in the City, 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.[8]

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.[9]

In 2021, they started subsidiary of their production company, D2R Indie to produce indie films.[10] The first project produced under the banner was the 2021 Telugu film Cinema Bandi by debutant director Praveen Kandregula.[11] They have also signed for the Indian segment of Citadel by Russo Brothers whose production is expected to begin in 2022.[12] More recently, they signed a multi-year deal with Netflix.[13] [14][15][16]

Filmography

• All works are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Work	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2003	Flavours	Yes		Yes
2009	99	Yes		Yes
2011	Shor In The City	Yes		Yes
2013	Go Goa Gone	Yes		Yes
2013	D For Dopidi		Yes		Telugu film
2014	Happy Ending	Yes		Yes
2017	A Gentleman	Yes		Yes
2018	Stree		Yes	Yes
2020	Unpaused	Yes	Yes	Yes	Anthology film
2021	Cinema Bandi		Yes		Telugu film; Netflix original

Television

Year	Title	Functioned as				Notes
		Directors	Writers	Producers	Creators
2019–present	The Family Man	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2022	Farzi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Completed[17]
	Gulkanda Tales	No	Yes	Yes	TBA	Completed[18]
TBA	Guns & Gulaabs	Yes	Yes	Yes	TBA	Completed[19]
TBA	Citadel	Yes	Yes	No	No	Filming[20]

Awards

Filmfare OTT Awards

• Best Series (Critics) - The Family Man[21]
• Best Director (Critics) - Raj & DK (The Family Man)[21]
• Best Dialogues (Critics) - Raj & DK, Suman Kumar, Sumit Arora (The Family Man)[21]

Star Screen Awards

• Best Film 2018 - Stree[22][23]

References

External links

• Raj Nidimoru at IMDb
• Krishna D.K. at IMDb

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