Ranjitha

Ranjitha
Born Sri Valli
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–1999 (Lead actress)
2001–2010 (Supporting actress)

Ranjitha (born Sri Valli)[1] is an Indian film and television actress and a former volleyball player at the state and national level. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.[2][3][4]

Her first film was a Telugu film, Kadapa Reddemma. She made her Tamil film debut in the 1992 Bharathiraja film, Nadodi Thendral. She played lead roles in Tamil films till 1999.

She wed Army Major Rakesh Menon in 2000. She briefly retired from acting after her wedding. Since her comeback in 2001, she has been acting in supporting roles in films and lead roles in television shows. In 2010, she was met with widespread controversy after a sex tape with self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda was leaked by Sun TV.[1][5][6][7][8][9][10]

On 27 December 2013 she took up sannyasa under Swami Nithyananda.[11] She took the name "Nithyananda Moyi." Right now she is serving as a Sri Mahant at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham.

Filmography

Tamil

Year Film Role Notes
1992Nadodi ThendralPoonguruviDebut film
1992Pondatti RajyamBharathi
1992Kizhakku Veedhi
1993Walter VetrivelMeena
1993Madurai MeenakshiMeenakshi
1993Band Master
1993MutrugaiGowri
1994Amaidhi PadaiKuyili
1994Veettai Paru Naattai Paru
1994CaptainGowri
1994Adharmam
1994Jai HindPriya
1994Thozhar Pandian
1994En Aasai MachanMeenakshi
1994Periya MarudhuKaveri
1994Atha Maga RathinamePandiamma
1995Karuppu NilaDivya
1995Thottil KuzhandhaiRaani
1995KarnaaAmudha
1995Chinna VathiyarMythili
1995ThamizhachiThamizhselvi
1995Paattu VaathiyarDeivanai
1995Makkal AatchiParvathi
1995SeethanamRadha
1996ThayagamShakeela
1996MusthaffaaKavitha
1996Purushan PondattiRajeswari
1997Pagaivan
1998Urimai PorRanji
1998Nilave Unakkaga
1998Taj Mahal
1999Poovaasam
2000Independence Day
2001Maayan
2003Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
2005Amudhey
2005SelvamDr. Lakshmi
2006SasanamSaroji
2006Nenjil Jil JilKalyani
2007Maya KannadiRanjitha
2008BommalattamRana's wife
2008SarojaSpecial appearance
2009Azhagar MalaiMalar
2009VilluPugazh's mother
2010RaavananAnnam

Malayalam

Year Film Role Notes
1993MafiaRekha
1993Johnnie WalkerMridula
1993ChamayamAmmu
1993Customs DiaryThara
1994VishnuParvathi
1995Sundari Neeyum Sundaran NjanumRadha
1995Sindoora RekhaRamani
1995KarmaReshma
1997Suvarna SimhaasanamUnnimaya
1997Oru YathramozhiNandhini
1998ThattakamLeena
1998British MarketMercy
1998Rakthasakshikal SindabadKuttathi
1998Kaikudunna NilavuBhama
2010PuthumukhangalTreea Jacob

Telugu

Kannada

Television

Awards

1996 – Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for Maavichiguru[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "On the comeback trail". The Hindu. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ranjitha's new plans". IndiaGlitz. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ranjitha to direct Kareena?". IndiaGlitz. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ranjitha profile". jointscene.com. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R (8 June 2006). "`It was luck that made me an actor'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "விஜய் அம்மாவாக ரஞ்சிதா!". Thats Tamil (in Tamil). 17 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Ranjitha not marriage jinxed". Oneindia. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  8. ↑ Prasad, Ayyappa (24 September 2004). "SOUTHERN BYTES". Screen India. Indian Express. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "மீண்டும் களமிறங்கிய ரஞ்சிதா". Yahoo Entertainment (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Medical tests exonerate Nithyananda of rape charge?". 15 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Actress Ranjitha Takes up Sanyasashrama". News Karnataka. Bangalore, India. 27 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Roja". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "From the master's stable". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.


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