biography

Mahesh Pailoor is an Indian American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His award winning films have been championed at festivals and institutions around the world, including SXSW, Cannes Lions and the Smithsonian, where his films have been showcased to represent a changing Indian diaspora.

He directed and co-wrote the independent feature film “Brahmin Bulls,” starring Sendhil Ramamurthy, Roshan Seth and Academy Award® Winner Mary Steenburgen. He has also directed for television with multiple episodes of “The Blacklist” on NBC and “SWAT” on CBS. 

Mahesh is supported by the NBC Emerging Director Program, Disney/ABC Directing Program, Berlin Talent Campus, and Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab and Project:Involve. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch and earned an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute.

Next up is the indie feature, “Paper Flowers” starring Kapil Talwalkar, Olivia Liang, Karan Soni, and Tom Everett Scott, set to release in 2024.