Ranjitha

Ranjitha
Born	(1975-09-09) September 9, 1975 (age 37)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992-1999, 2001-2010
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)	Rakesh Menon ^[1]

Ranjitha (born Sri Valli)^[2] is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.^[3]^[4]^[5] Her first film was a Telugu film titled 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 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. She married army major Rakesh Menon.^[2]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Tamil^[11]^[12]

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1992	Nadodi Thendral		Tamil
	Pondatti Rajyam		Tamil
	Kizhakku Veedhi		Tamil
1993	Band Master		Tamil
	Madurai Meenakshi	Meenakshi	Tamil
	Mutrugai		Tamil
1994	Captain		Tamil
	Adharmam		Tamil
	En Aasai Machan	Meenakshi	Tamil
	Jai Hind	Priya	Tamil
	Veetai Paaru Naattai Paaru		Tamil
	Amaithipadai	Uchamma	Tamil
	Thozhar Pandian		Tamil
	Periya Marudhu	Kaveri	Tamil
	Athaimagal rathinamae		Tamil
1995	Thottil kuzhandhai		Tamil
	Karuppu Nila	Divya	Tamil
	Thamizhachi		Tamil
	Karna	Amutha	Tamil
	Chinna Vaathiyaar		Tamil
	Seethanam		Tamil
	Paattu Vaathiyaar		Tamil
	Makkal Aatchi		Tamil
1996	Musthafa		Tamil
1996	Thayagam	Shakeela	Tamil
1997	Purushan Pondatti		Tamil
1997	Pagaivan		Tamil
1998	Nilavae Unakkaga		Tamil
1998	Urimai Por	Ranji	Tamil
1999	Naga Devi		Tamil	Dubbed version of Naga Sakthi
2000	Taj Mahal		Tamil
2001	Maayan		Tamil
2003	Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu		Tamil
2005	Selvam	Dr. Lakshmi	Tamil
2005	Amudhey		Tamil
2006	Sasanam		Tamil	^[13]
	Nenjil Jil Jil	Kalyani	Tamil
	Amirtham		Tamil	^[14]
2007	Maya Kannadi		Tamil
2008	Odum Megangalae		Tamil	^[15]
2008	Saroja		Tamil	Special appearance
2009	Villu		Tamil
	Bommalattam		Tamil
	Azhagar Malai		Tamil	Guest appearance^[16]
2010	Raavanan		Tamil	Annam
2013	Maryan		Tamil	Filming

Malayalam

Mafia
Johnnie Walker
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum
Sindoora Rekha - Ramani
Chamayam - Ammu
Rakthasakshikal Zindabad
Kaikudunna Nilavu - Bhama
Oru Yathramozhi
Vishnu Parvathi
Suvarna Simhaasanam - Unnimaya
Thattakam

Telugu

Anjeneyalu
Kuberalu
Maavichiguru
Kadapa Reddemma
Naga Sakthi

Television

Krishna Dassi
Roja (2003)^[17]
Thekkathi ponnu^[18]

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Awards

1996 - Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for Maavichiguru^[2]

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Notes

^ "It was luck that made me an actor". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 8 June 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c "On the comeback trail". The Hindu. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Ranjitha’s new plans". IndiaGlitz. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Ranjitha to direct Kareena?". IndiaGlitz. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Ranjitha profile". jointscene.com. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Ashok Kumar, S. R (8 June 2006). "`It was luck that made me an actor'". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "விஜய் அம்மாவாக ரஞ்சிதா!". Thats Tamil (in Tamil). 17 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Ranjitha not marriage jinxed". Oneindia. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Prasad, Ayyappa (24 September 2004). "SOUTHERN BYTES". Screen India. Indian Express. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "மீண்டும் களமிறங்கிய ரஞ்சிதா". Yahoo Entertainment (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Ranjitha Filmography". Cinesouth. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Film News Anandan 2004, pp. 28:328–445
^ "Sasanam Preview". webindia123. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Ashok Kumar, S. R (10 February 2006). "Love across social divide". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Uma Kannan (4 November 2008). "A film on anti-social theme". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Settu Shankar (10 August 2009). "Azhagar Malai – Review". One India. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Roja". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 20 June 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "From the master’s stable". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.