Rajendra Thakurathi

Editorial DepartmentProduction DepartmentProducer
Awards
3 wins, 6 nominations

Rajendra Thakurathi is a writer, director, and producer with experience across studio films, television, and indie projects. His credits include 20th Century Fox's sleeper-hit Barbarian (2022), Locked (2025) starring Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skarsgård, Arcadian (2024) starring Nicolas Cage, and…

Biography

Rajendra Thakurathi is a writer, director, and producer with experience across studio films, television, and indie projects. His credits include 20th Century Fox's sleeper-hit Barbarian (2022), Locked (2025) starring Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skarsgård, Arcadian (2024) starring Nicolas Cage, and Disney Pixar's Onward (2020). A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he began his storytelling career at Pixar, BuzzFeed, and The New York Times.

Named a Filmmaker to Watch by Cinephilia and Beyond, his work has screened worldwide. My Claire (2016) was the subject of an Oxford University journal article. His feature film Six Feet, starring Raymond Cruz (Breaking Bad) was executive produced by Adam Somer (Monkey Man, Ghostbusters: Afterlife).

Director

MasalaMasala(2025)
Camera ShyCamera Shy(2024)
ImpulsesImpulses(2024)
Six FeetSix Feet(2022)
Ethics & Philosophy 101(2020)

Writer

Camera ShyCamera Shy(2024)
ImpulsesImpulses(2024)
Six FeetSix Feet(2022)
Happy EndingHappy Ending(2019)
Love in the RainLove in the Rain(2019)

Cinematographer

Ice Scream ManIce Scream Man(2014)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

A Sensorial RideA Sensorial Ride(2017)
Undone(2016)
The Lotus GunThe Lotus Gun(2015)

Art Department

Romance at Hope RanchRomance at Hope Ranch(2026)
LockedLocked(2025)

Sound Department

Tea & Therapy(2016)
The DishwasherThe Dishwasher(2014)

Visual Effects

The World's Happiest ManThe World's Happiest Man(2025)

Camera and Electrical Department

2Cha2Cha(2021)
ALYA: AnimalsALYA: Animals(2018)
Koreatown Between Two and Three in the MorningKoreatown Between Two and Three in the Morning(2017)
Obscured(2013)
We're GoingWe're Going(2013)

Casting Department

Fuzz BallsFuzz Balls(2019)

Script and Continuity Department

StairwaysStairways(2015)

Additional Crew

DiabloDiablo(2025)

Thanks

Kate & LilyKate & Lily(2016)

Known for

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