Ranjith (Bigg Boss Tamil Season 8) Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actor, Producer, Director
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Tamil Film (as an actor): Pon Vilangu (1993) Telugu Film (as an actor): Sneham Kosam (1999) Malayalam Film (as an actor): Natturajavu (2004) Film (as a director and producer): Bheeshmar (2003) TV: Senthoora Poove (Tamil) as Duraisingam on Star Vijay
Awards	1998: Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in the category Best Villain for the role Manimaran in the Tamil film Maru Malarchi
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 November 1972 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	52 Years
Birthplace	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
College/ University	Government Arts College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Hinduism
Political Inclination	Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK)
Controversies	Ranjith's statement about honour killing is not violence, receives backlash At an interaction with the press after the release of Ranjith's directorial debut Kavundampalayam in August 2024, he made a statement in favour of the caste-based honour killing. He made a remark justifying the action as a care shown by the parents. This statement received backlash from the human rights activist and on the social media. He later issued a statement opposing his initial opinion and specially mentioning he is not in favour of any type of killing. [1]Hindustan Times
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Ragasudha (actor) • Priya Raman (actor)
Family
Wife/Spouse	• Priya Raman (actor) (m. 1999 - div. 2014) • Ragasudha (actor) (m. 2014 - div. 2015)
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Aadhithya Rao • Akash Rao
Parents

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ranjith (Actor)

• Ranjith did an acting course before starting his acting career in 1993. His first lead role was in the Tamil film Sindhu Nathi Poo (1994) as Thirukkaval (Sakthivel).
  

  Ranjith in a scene from the film Sindhu Nathi Poo

• Some of his notable roles in Tamil films are Natpukkaga (1998) as Sirusu, Dharma (1998) as Ranjith, Nesam Pudhusu (1999) as Ranjith, and Kann Thirandhu Paaramma (2000) as Prabhu.

• He was the voice artist in the film Kadal Pookkal (2001) for the character Peter played by actor Manoj K Bharathi.

• He also appeared in negative roles in Malayalam films such as Karnan in Natturajavu (2004), Simon Nadar in Rajamanikyam (2005), and Ramanunni in Chandrolsavam (2005).

• After divorce from his second wife actor Ragasudha, he reunited with his first wife Priya Raman. They worked together on the television series, Senthoora Poove (2020-2022).

• He was a member and spokesperson of Jayalalithaa-led political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) until she died in 2016.

• He supported the O Panneerselvam-led section of AIADMK until 2018 when he joined S. Ramadoss’s Pattali Makkal Katchi for over a year. Since 2019, he is a member of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).

• In October 2024, Ranjith appeared on the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil (Season 8) telecasted on Star Vijay channel and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
  

  Ranjith on the poster of the television show Bigg Boss