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

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Age: 52 Years
Religion: Hinduism
Hometown: Chennai

Ranjith (actor)

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionActor, Producer, Director
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutTamil Film (as an actor): Pon Vilangu (1993)
The poster of the film Pon Vilangu
Telugu Film (as an actor): Sneham Kosam (1999)
The poster of the Telugu film Sneham Kosam
Malayalam Film (as an actor): Natturajavu (2004)

Film (as a director and producer): Bheeshmar (2003)
The poster of the Tamil film Bheeshmar
TV: Senthoora Poove (Tamil) as Duraisingam on Star Vijay
The poster of the television series Senthoora Poove
Awards1998: Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in the category Best Villain for the role Manimaran in the Tamil film Maru Malarchi
Ranjith with Tamil Nadu State Best Villain Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth15 November 1972 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)52 Years
BirthplaceCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac signScorpio
NationalityIndian
HometownChennai
College/ UniversityGovernment Arts College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Educational QualificationGraduate
ReligionHinduism
Political InclinationAmma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK)
ControversiesRanjith'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. His remark was justifying the action as a care shown by the parents. This statement received backlash from the human rights activists 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 MediaInstagram
Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Girlfriends• Ragasudha (actor)
• Priya Raman (actor)
Family
Wife/Spouse• Priya Raman (actor) (m. 1999 - div. 2014)
Ranjith with Priya Raman
• Ragasudha (actor) (m. 2014 - div. 2015)
Ranjith with Ragasudha
ChildrenSon(s)- 2
• Aadhithya Rao
• Akash Rao
ParentsActor Ranjith's mother

An image of Ranjith

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

    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

    Ranjith on the poster of the television show Bigg Boss

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