Mathivanan Rajendran is an Indian Film and Stage Actor and Director and a Media Producer. He is the Founder of Stray Factory a Performance Arts and Digital Media company based out of Chennai. He is known for his work in Mayakkam Enna and Sawaari. He is also the co-founder of Rascalas an online platform for South Indian content. In 2016 he produced one of South India’s first web series Black Sheep, a coming of age story of a college drop out.
His plays have been performed at festivals across the globe including National Arts Festival and Hollywood Fringe Festival. His notable plays include My Name is Cine-maa, Who is your Osama and Carpouram and feature his frequent collaborators Pooja Devariya and Venkatesh Harinathan. He studied automobile engineering in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Short+Sweet Theatre Festival South India 2017: Won the Best Ensemble for ‘The History Boys’. The play won the Mithran Devanesan award for the Best Production.
Short+Sweet Theatre Festival South India 2016: Won Best Scriptwriter for ‘Chennai Pattinam 2065’.
Short+ Sweet Theatre Festival Chennai 2014: Won Best Director for ‘Carpouram’. The play was the runner-up for Best Play Award.
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