FILMMAKER

DIRECTOR > SHORT FILM

CALLING

Psychological Drama | 2024

WRITER/DIRECTOR | DUBAI

Inspired by his own life, Raaj wrote and directed Calling, winning Best Director and over a dozen awards in the international film circuit.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Director’s cut of Calling has won 15 International Film Festivals Awards to date and was featured in Khaleej Times, Esquire Middle East as well as on air interviews.

DIRECTOR > SHORT FILM TEASER

MAGNIFICENT MAN

Thriller | 2020

DIRECTOR | DUBAI

Raaj directed & conceptualized the promotional teaser for Magnificent Man.

DIRECTOR > MOTIVATIONAL SHORT FILMS

motivational films

Drama | 2020

WRITER/DIRECTOR | DUBAI

Raaj was commissioned to write and direct 4 motivational films for Reach TV, a social media channel with a global audience. These films addressed social issues in today's world. Work in Progress and Calling went on to become international award winning films.

Compere

Timing

Work In Progress

Calling

DIRECTOR > COMMERCIAL

ALPAGO & LK fASHIONS

DIRECTOR | DUBAI

Conceptualized, directed and starred in a commercial for luxury masks for LK Fashions which led to increased sales and brand awareness all across UAE and the Philippines.

Raaj directed and conceptualised 2 TV commercials for Turkish Real Estate giants Alpago Properties as part of their launch campaign of their multi million dirham luxury villas at the Palm in Dubai

FIGHT ON FILM WORKSHOPS & FIGHT SCENE TRAINING

fight choreographer

ACTION DIRECTOR & FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER

Raaj Rao is trained in Krav Maga, Boxing, Karate and Kung fu. He has combined his martial arts training along with fight training at film school and used it in his action scenes as an actor and also has trained his co-stars and other actors for various films.

He was the fight choreographer for his own superhero short film Magnificent Man and for a sci-fi web series called New Angeles.