As Kevin G., Rajiv Surendra made a massive impression in Mean Girls . The Mathelete and MC delivered an iconic verse and stood out alongside the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Tina Fey in the cult classic movie.
While many of his costars have gone on to land successful roles in Hollywood, Mean Girls was Rajiv ‘s final big gig. Why did he leave the industry and what has he been doing instead of acting? In honor of Mean Girls Day, we recapped his career evolution. Read more about Mean Girls star Rajiv Surendra.
.. In 2023, Rajiv told GQ that he had intentions to land another big role after Mean Girls wrapped – the lead in The Life of Pi .
However, things did not go according to plan. “While we were shooting Mean Girls during my first year of college, I found out they were turning The Life of Pi into a film. I was determined to get that part.
So I dropped out of college to go to the little town in India where the book takes place so that I could do some indepth research,” he recalled. “I did that for a few months and came back and was just waiting for them to start production. I assumed that it was going to happen any day now and it didn’t.
They lost their director and the project ended up getting put on hold so I went back to college.” The delay was constantly expanded, and Rajiv went back to school while he was waiting. “ Life of Pi was attached to four different directors over the years so every time a new director [came aboard], I’d go to the library and get out.