Rajiv Kanakala is an Indian actor and producer of television and films. After being associated with several short films and TV shows, Rajiv ventured into films in 1996. He has since then appeared in movies such as Auto Driver (1998), Aadi (2002), Sye (2004), Athadu (2005), Athidi (2007), Hare Ram (2008), Dookudu (2011), Janatha Garage (2016), Appatio Okadundevadu (2016), Ungarala Rambabu (2017), Parichayam (2018), Rakshasudu (2018), Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Sashi (2021).