Madhampatty Rangaraj

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T.P.Rangharaaj (publicly known as Madhampatty Rangharaaj) is an Indian chef, actor and the CEO of Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Pvt Ltd, which caters in Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring states. [1] [2] He made his acting debut with Mehandi Circus (2019), and later appeared in the thriller film Penguin (2020).

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Career

Cooking career

Rangaraj’s passion is animation and he studied engineering before working in the food industry for a job. [2] In 1999, he took over his family's businesses along with his brother. [3] Rangaraj moved to Bangalore and started a mess (restaurant). [2] When he returned to Madhampatty, he cooked for small functions. [2] Rangaraj went on to work with film crews and single-handedly providing them with meals. [2] Rangaraj has worked as a caterer for over four-hundred weddings including actor Karthi's wedding. [4] [2] [3] [5] Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality has also catered for events including the 2013 Coimbatore Marathon. [6] [2] [7] Rangaraj is credited for creating the recipe for green guava chutney. [8]

Acting career

Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama Mehandi Circus (2020). [9] [3] [10] In a review of the film by the Deccan Chronicle , the reviewer wrote that "Popular Chef turned hero Madampatti Rangaraj has been aptly cast as the lead protagonist". [11] His next film was the Tamil thriller Penguin (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw Mehandi Circus. [1] Rangaraj later signed on to appear in Casino, the directorial debut of Mark Joel which began filming in November 2020. [12]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2019 Mehandi Circus JeevaFilm Debut [3]
2020 Penguin Gautham Siddharth

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Cooku with Comali Himself (Judge) Season 5 [13]

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