VJ Stajan

About

A director who thinks like a strategist.

VJ Stajan has directed more than 300 television commercials for over 100 brands, working across categories from banking and jewellery to sportswear, hospitality and mobility.

Portrait of VJ Stajan

“A film that people love but a business can't use is only half the job. So is a strategy nobody feels.”

VJ began on sets as an assistant, learning that the most persuasive frames are usually the quietest. Over two decades he has built a body of work that trusts audiences — long silences, real faces, restraint where the category expects volume.

In parallel, he became the person brand teams call before the brief exists. That consulting practice now shapes positioning, narrative architecture and communication direction for founders and CMOs who want distinctiveness rather than category-average competence.

He works closely with agencies and in-house teams, and is equally comfortable running a leadership workshop as he is running a crew of eighty through a night shoot.

See the films

Timeline

2004

First commercial directed — a regional spot shot on a single location in two days.

2011

Crossed 100 films; began advising founders on positioning alongside directing.

2018

Built a consulting practice around narrative strategy for category challengers.

2024

Launched POD with VJ Stajan, a conversation series on business and culture.

Crew setting lights on an ad film set
Director reviewing a take on the monitor

Selected brands

  • Meridian Bank
  • Anantha
  • Kinetic
  • Velan
  • Zipp
  • Tamarind
  • Norwood
  • Suryan
  • Halcyon
  • Marut
  • Indigo Peak
  • Ekam
  • Vayu
  • Northbridge
  • Saral
  • Orenda