Krishnadev Yagnik

Krishnadev Yagnik (born 17 October 1984) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, known for his works primarily in Gujarati cinema. He is known for directing films such as Chhello Divas (2015), Karsandas Pay & Use (2017), and Shu Thayu? (2018).^[1][2] Shu Thayu? and Chhello Divas are the 3rd and 4th highest-grossing Gujarati films respectively. In 2016 he has also directed the Hindi remake of his film Chhello Divas, titled Days of Tafree.^[3][4][5]

Krishnadev Yagnik
Born	(1984-10-17) 17 October 1984 (age 40)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	KD
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, screenplay
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Twinkel Yagnik
Website	www.bigboxseries.com

He co-founded the film production house called Belvedere Films, under which the films Shu Thayu?, Chhello Divas and Karsandas Pay & Use were produced.^[6] He wrote and directed Raado (2022),^[7] Naadi Dosh (2022), and Vash (2023), which are all Gujarati films.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer
2015	Chhello Divas	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016	Days of Tafree	Yes	No	Yes
2017	Karsandas Pay and Use	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Shu Thayu?	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Vandha Villas	No	No	Yes
2022	Naadi Dosh	Yes	No	Yes
	Raado	Yes	No	Yes
2023	Vash	Yes	No	Yes
2024	Danny Jigar	Yes	No	Yes
	Kasoombo	No	Yes	No
	Jagat	No	Yes	No
	Trisha On The Rocks	Yes	No	Yes
2025	Mithada Maheman	No	Yes	No

Awards

Krishnadev was awarded as the best director for the film Karsandas Pay & Use at International Gujarati Film Festival in 2018.^[8]