Rangaraj Pandey

Rangaraj Pandey
Pundai at the 12th We Awards 2016
Born	Rangaraj Pandey Ragunathacharya (1975-11-16) 16 November 1975 (age 49)[ citation needed ] Bihar, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Madurai Kamaraj University
Occupations	Former Editor-in-Chief of Thanthi TV Youtuber Chanakyaa (YouTube Channel) Journalist
Years active	1998 – present
Notable credit(s)	Doubtu Dhanabalu, Ayutha Ezhuthu, Kelvikenna Bathil , Nerkonda Paarvai
Children	2

Rangaraj Pandey Ragunathacharya is an Indian journalist and actor. ^[1]

He started his career at Dinamalar and Visual Media Career at Thanthi TV. Later he started his YouTube channel Chankyaa Network.^{[ citation needed ]}

Early life and education

He was born in a Brahmin family ^[2] of Bihari origin in Srivilliputhur. ^[3] His parents, who were from Buxar district, Bihar, migrated to Tamil Nadu before his birth. He did his schooling at a Tamil medium government school in Srivilliputhur. ^{[4] [5]} He pursued a Master of Arts degree in Tamil literature, from Madurai Kamaraj University. Pandey currently resides in Chennai along with his family.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Pandey hosted Kelvikku Enna Badhil (transl. What is the answer to the question?) and Ayutha Ezhuthu on Thanthi TV. ^[6]

He quit Thanthi TV on 9 December 2018. ^[7]

He currently hosts a personal blog channel on YouTube called Chanakyaa.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Wagah	Himself	Uncredited role
2019	Nerkonda Paarvai	Advocate Sathyamoorthy		[8]
2020	Ka Pae Ranasingam	Tamizhkumaran		[9]

Awards and accolades

Year	Award	Honouring body
2018	The Most Talked About Host Award	Galatta Nakshathra Awards

References

1. Web Desk, India Today (8 August 2019). "Nerkonda Paarvai actor Rangaraj Pandey opens up about Chinmayi's allegations against Vairamuthu". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. அனைத்து சாதியினரும் அர்ச்சகர் ஆக கூடாதா Sir? Rangaraj Pandey-வுடன் காரசார விவாதம் , retrieved 30 November 2021
3. "Rangaraj Pandey quits Thanthi TV - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. "For the First Time in Thanthi TV..!! "Pandey-vukku Enna Kelvi.?" (13/11/2015) - Thanthi TV". YouTube.
5. "The star-anchors driving Tamil TV news uprising". The News Minute. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
6. "The 'unflappable' Arnab Goswamis of the South: Meet news anchors setting TRPs afire". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
7. "நான் ஏன் Thanthi TV விட்டு விலகினேன்". YouTube.
8. Upadhyaya, Prakash (13 March 2019). "Nerkonda Paarvai: Journalist Rangaraj Pandey to play this role in Ajith-starrer". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
9. "Rangaraj Pandey on board for 'Ka Pae Ranasingam'!". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020.