Ranjith (actor)

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Ranjith
Born (1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 (age 51)
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • politician
Years active
  • 1993–2015
  • 2020–present (Television)
Spouses
(m. 1999;div. 2014)
[1]
(m. 2018)
[ citation needed ]
(m. 2014;div. 2015)
[3]
Children2 [4]

Ranjith (born 15 November 1972 [5] ) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil and Malayalam language films. [6] [7]

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Acting career

After completing a course in acting, Ranjith made his acting debut in 1993 with Pon Vilangu , directed by K. S. Rajkumar, was produced by R. K. Selvamani and he acted alongside Rahman, Sivaranjani and Ramya Krishnan. The critic K. Vijayan of New Straits Times praised Ranjith's acting citing that "Ranjith, despite his big build, impresses in his debut performance." [8] The next year, he acted the lead role in the rural drama Sindhu Nathi Poo .

In 1996, he appeared in Minor Mappillai as the second lead and in Avathara Purushan. In 1997, he appeared in a guest appearance in Cheran's Bharathi Kannamma which was a critical and commercial success. [9] In the start of 1998, Ranjith played as an antagonist in Maru Malarchi opposite Mammooty, the film was released to critical acclaim and he won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain for his role. [10] Subsequently, he was flooded with offers. [11] In the mid of 1998, he acted in the blockbuster Natpukkaga and played the villain role in Dharma . In the end of 1998, he acted in supporting role in Desiya Geetham and Pudhumai Pithan while he played one of the leads in the low-budget film Cheran Chozhan Pandian . From 1999 to 2001, he had predominantly appeared in supporting and villain roles except in Nesam Pudhusu (1999) and Kann Thirandhu Paaramma (2000) where he played the lead role.

In 2003, Ranjith directed, produced and played the title role in Bheeshmar (2003). The film became a flop in the box office. Following the failure of the film, Ranjith was not able to produce his next own film because of the lack of fund. Ranjith then ventured to do a couple of character roles in Malayalam films. [12] [13] [14]

In 2005, he acted in the political satire film Padhavi Paduthum Paadu and the long delayed film Aadhikkam . [15]

Political career

Ranjith was a member and spokesperson of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for many years. After the death of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa in December 2016, Ranjith started to support O. Panneerselvam's faction of AIADMK. [16] In July 2018, Ranjith left the AIADMK and joined the Pattali Makkal Katchi as the new deputy leader of the party. [17] On 26 February 2019, Ranjith, the vice president of PMK, quit the party citing that he could not digest S. Ramadoss and Anbumani Ramadoss' change of stance in supporting the AIADMK in the 2019 Indian general election. [18] The next day, Ranjith met Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam's generel secretary T. T. V. Dhinakaran and joined the party officially. [19]

Filmography

Tamil films

List of Ranjith's Tamil film credits
YearFilmRoleNotes
1993 Pon Vilangu Muthu
1994 Sindhu Nathi Poo Thirukkaval (Sakthivel)
1996 Minor Mappillai Moses
Avathara Purushan Anand
1997 Bharathi Kannamma Maayan
1998 Maru Malarchi ManimaranWon—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain
Ninaithen Vandhai Vignesh
Natpukkaga Sirasu
Adra Sakka Adra SakkaRanjith
Dharma Ranjith
Desiya Geetham Ganga
Pudhumai Pithan Mahesh
Cheran Chozhan Pandian Cheran
1999 Ninaivirukkum Varai Sadha
Poomaname Vaa Nadaraj
Kummi Paattu Selvarasu
Ponvizha Velusamy
Nesam Pudhusu Ranjith
Manaivikku Mariyadhai Naresh
Hello Sekhar
Iraniyan Police officer
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum Sivaramakrishnan
2000 Eazhaiyin Sirippil DoctorGuest appearance
Sudhandhiram Vikram
Kannan Varuvaan Raghu
Magalirkkaga Subramani
Ennamma Kannu Vishwa
Kann Thirandhu Paaramma Prabhu
Sabhash Dharan
2001 Narasimha C. P. Sharma
Kanna Unnai Thedukiren
Aandan Adimai Ranjith
Pandavar Bhoomi DhanapalGuest appearance
Manadhai Thirudivittai Ranjith
2003 Bheeshmar BheeshmarAlso director
2005 Aadhikkam Naaga/Durai
Padhavi Paduthum Paadu Malayappan
2006 Don Chera Cheran (Don Chera)
2007 En Uyirinum Melana VikramGuest appearance
Pasupathi c/o Rasakkapalayam Pasupathi
Thirumagan Sivankaalai
2008 Valluvan Vasuki Anandha Konar
Kasimedu Govindan Govindan
2009 Munnar Karthikeyan
2010 Thambikku Indha Ooru Thirumalai
Gowravargal Nainar
2015 Sagaptham Chinrasu
Adhibar Easwaran

Malayalam films

List of Ranjith's Malayalam film credits
YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Natturajavu Karnan
2005 Rajamanikyam Simon Nadar
Chandrolsavam Ramanunni
Lokanathan IAS Brahmanandan
2007 Janmam
2010 Thanthonni Neelakantan
2011 August 15 Kannan
2012Oru Kudumba ChithramVarunagiri
2014 Little Superman Wilson
2017My School
2019Mangalath Vasundhara
2024Kadakan [20]

Telugu film

List of Ranjith's Telugu film credits
YearFilmRole
1999 Sneham Kosam Chinababu

Television series

List of television series credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2020–2022 Senthoora Poove DuraiSingamTamil Star Vijay
2023–Present Baakiyalakshmi PazhaniswamiTamil Star Vijay

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