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Born | Sasha Selvaraj 29 July 1970 (age 50) |
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Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation | Film actress Lawyer Entrepreneur Social-Activist |
Years active | 1985–1992 2014–present |
Malayalam Serial Actress Navel. She was introduced to films by famous director, a friend of her father. Gave her the screen name of 'Ranjini' for his 1985 film. Ranjini whose family was in Singapore then had flown down to Chennai taking a break from studies with the hope that the shooting would get over within two weeks.
Sasha Selvaraj, better known by her stage name Ranjini, is a Singapore born Indian actress known for her roles in Tamil , Malayalam films. She also did few Telugu films. She was the leading actress from 1985 to 1992.
Ranjini made her debut in the 1985 Tamil film Muthal Mariyathai directed by Bharathiraja.[1] In 1987, she acted in Lenin Rajendran's Swathi Thirunal, a biopic on the Travancore ruler of the same name. Her second Malayalam film Chithram (1988), written and directed by Priyadarshan, went on to become a huge box office success.
Mohanlal-Ranjini was considered a golden duo in Malaylam cinema as all their films were commercial successes.[2]Koothara, directed by Srinath Rajendran, marked her comeback to acting after a hiatus of two decades.
Career[edit]
Ranjini was born in Singapore as Sasha to Selvaraj and Lilly, belonging to fourth generation residents of Singapore, with roots from Tirunelveli.[3] She was introduced to films by famous director Bharathiraja, a friend of her father. Bharathiraja gave her the screen name of 'Ranjini' for his 1985 film Muthal Mariyathai. Ranjini, whose family was in Singapore then had flown down to Chennai taking a break from studies with the hope that the shooting would get over within two weeks.[4]
Her first Malayalam film was Swathi Thirunal in 1987, directed by Lenin Rajendran. The film was a critical success and she won The Cinema Express Award for Best Actress. She went on to act in Malayalam films like Chithram, Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu (1988) and Kottayam Kunjachan (1990).
Ranjini quit acting in films at the peak of her career to move to London, where she continued her studies.[5] Her last film was Customs Diary (1993), directed by TS Suresh Babu. In London, she also did a degree in credit management and later acquired a law degree. She also worked for the BBC for a short time.[4] She is a graduate lawyer and is currently working as a joint director in an overseas education institution in Kochi, Kerala. She is married to Malayali businessman Pierre Kombara.[4]
Ranjini was in the committee of 'Nirbhaya-Kochi', an initiative of district administration under Ernakulam District Collector, MG Rajamanickam IAS (The Welfare for Women & Children Safety) in 2014. She was also in the founding committee of 'Stree', a project for Women and Health under Maradu municipality in 2016. She regularly appears as a panelist on TV debates for various social topics on National, Malayalam and Tamil Channels. In 2018, she was one of 12 elite panelists invited by The National Commission for Women to a discussion on sexual harassment in the workplace.
Ranjini is known for her voice against The Supreme Court verdict on women-entry at Sabarimala.She was also instrumental in stopping TV counselling shows ie. Nijangal & Solvathellam Unmai.
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
Year | Program | Role | Channel | language |
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2014 | Lunars Comedy Express | Judge | Asianet Plus | Malayalam |
Comedy stars season 2 | Asianet | |||
Gruhalakshmi | Jaihind TV | |||
Patturumaal | Kairali TV | |||
Veruthey Alla Bharya | Mazhavil Manorama | |||
2015 | Yuvatharam | Jaihind tv | ||
2017 | Malayali Veettamma | Flowers TV | ||
2018 | Makkal Mandram | Panelist | Thanthi TV | Tamil |
2019-2020 | Sharp Shoot | Debate Moderator | Jaihind TV | Malayalam |
Beauty Pageants as Judge[edit]
- Miss India/Kerala 2010 (Miss World-Femina)
- Miss South India 2012 (Miss Asia-Manappuram)
- Mrs. Malayali 2019
Tamil films[edit]
Year | No: | Film | Character | Director | Notes |
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1985 | 1 | Mudhal Mariyathai | Sevuli | Bharathiraja | Debut Movie |
1986 | 2 | Avalai Cholli Kutramillai | A. A. Soman | ||
3 | Kadalora Kavithaigal | Gangamma | Bharathiraja | ||
4 | Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum | Saras | E. Ramdoss | ||
5 | Paru Paru Pattanam Paru | Manobala | |||
6 | Needhana Andha Kuyil | ||||
7 | Nalellam Pournami | ||||
8 | Mannukkul Vairam | Chitte | Manoj kumar | ||
1987 | 9 | Kudumbam Oru Koyil | A. C. Tirulokchandar | ||
10 | Aayusu Nooru | Ponmani Rajan | |||
11 | Paasam Oru Vesham | ||||
12 | Muthukkal Moondru | A. Jagannathan | |||
13 | Parisam Pottachu | K. Shozharajan | |||
14 | Arul Tharum Ayyappan | Dasarathan | |||
15 | Velicham | Sundar. K. Vijayan | |||
1988 | 16 | Thaimel Aanai | Meena | L.Raja | |
17 | Urimai Geetham | Ganga | R. V. Udayakumar | ||
1989 | 18 | Puthu Mappillai | B. S. Subramaniyan | ||
19 | Poruthadhu Podhum | P. Kalaimani | |||
20 | Neruppu Nila | ||||
21 | Sariyana Jodi | Bharathiraja | |||
22 | Dilli Babu | Pandiarajan | |||
23 | Sakalakala Sammandhi | Jhansi | Visu | ||
24 | Ellame En Thangachi | Visu | |||
25 | Samsarame Saranam | Jeevabalan | |||
1990 | 26 | Kalyana Rasi | K. Sivaprasad | 50 th Movie | |
1991 | 27 | Sir...I Love You | Lalitha | G. N. Rangarajan |
Malayalam films[edit]
No: | Year | Film | Character | Director | Notes |
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1 | 1987 | Swathi Thirunal | Sugandhavalli | Lenin Rajendran | Her debut film in Malayalam |
2 | 1988 | Chithram | Kalyani | Priyadarshan | |
3 | Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu | Sumitra | Priyadarshan | ||
4 | Adholokam | Thevalakkara Chellappan | |||
5 | 1989 | Varnam | Ammu | Ashokan | |
6 | News | Megha | Shaji Kailas | ||
7 | Kaalal Pada | Maya Menon | Viji Thampi | ||
8 | 1990 | Kauthuka Varthakal | Rose Mary | Thulasidas | |
9 | Rajavazhcha | Mini | Sasikumar | ||
10 | Anantha Vruthantham | Lateesha | P. Anil | ||
11 | Prosecution | Jyothi | Thulasidas | ||
12 | Orukkam | Radha | K. Madhu | ||
13 | Mukham | Usha | Mohan | ||
14 | Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan | Mary | Viji Thampi | ||
15 | Pavakkooth | Krishna | K. Sreekuttan | ||
16 | Thooval Sparsam | Sujatha | Kamal | ||
17 | Khandakavyam | Vasan | |||
18 | Sandram | Police Officer's wife | Thaha | ||
19 | Sunday 7 PM | Dilip's step moter/Dilip's lover | Shaji Kailas | ||
20 | Kottayam Kunjachan | Mollykkutty | T. S. Suresh Babu | ||
21 | Vembanad | Abused/Lead role | Prof. Sivaprasad | ||
22 | 1991 | Agni Nilavu | Rekha | N. Sankaran Nair | |
23 | 1992 | Kingini | Nandhini | A. N. Thampi | |
24 | 1993 | Customs Diary | Priya | T. S. Suresh Babu | |
25 | 2008 | Twenty:20 (film) | Ranjini | Joshiy | Archive footage |
26 | 2014 | Ring Master | Elizabeth | Rafi | Comeback film |
27 | 2014 | Koothara | Ram's mother | Srinath Rajendran | |
28 | 2016 | Pa Va | Lillykutty | Sooraj Tom | |
29 | 2018 | Mohanlal | Herself | Sajid Yahiya | Photo only /Archive footage/Uncredited role |
Telugu[edit]
Year | No: | Film | Character | Director |
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1987 | 1 | Brahma Rudrulu | Jyothi | |
1988 | 2 | August 15 Rathri | Sheela | P. N. Ramachandra Rao |
1989 | 3 | Police Report | Lakshmi | |
1989 | 4 | Maa Inte Maharajalu | ||
1989 | 5 | Paape Maa Pranam | Mary |
Notes[edit]
- ^'Interview with Ranjini'. Vanitha (in Malayalam).
- ^'People still call me Kalyani: Ranjini'. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^'Ranjini - Mangalam Varika'. Mangalam. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ abc'Will she? Won't she?'. Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^People still call me Kalyani: Ranjini (Navamy Sudhish) 24 September 2013 [1]
External links[edit]
Ranjini Krishnan Malayalam Serial Actress
- Ranjini on IMDb
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Career
Ranjini was born in Singapore as Sasha to Selvaraj and Lilly, belonging to fourth generation residents of Singapore, with roots from Tirunelveli.[3] She was introduced to films by famous director Bharathiraja, a friend of her father. Bharathiraja gave her the screen name of 'Ranjini' for his 1985 film Muthal Mariyathai. Ranjini, whose family was in Singapore then had flown down to Chennai taking a break from studies with the hope that the shooting would get over within two weeks.[4]
Her first Malayalam film was Swathi Thirunal in 1987, directed by Lenin Rajendran. The film was a critical success and she won The Cinema Express Award for Best Actress. She went on to act in Malayalam films like Chithram, Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu (1988) and Kottayam Kunjachan (1990).
Ranjini quit acting in films at the peak of her career to move to London, where she continued her studies.[5] Her last film was Customs Diary (1993), directed by TS Suresh Babu. In London, she also did a degree in credit management and later acquired a law degree. She also worked for the BBC for a short time.[4] She is a graduate lawyer and is currently working as a joint director in an overseas education institution in Kochi, Kerala. She is married to Malayali businessman Pierre Kombara.[4]
Ranjini Malayalam Serial Actresses
Ranjini was in the committee of 'Nirbhaya-Kochi', an initiative of district administration under Ernakulam District Collector, MG Rajamanickam IAS (The Welfare for Women & Children Safety) in 2014. She was also in the founding committee of 'Stree', a project for Women and Health under Maradu municipality in 2016. She regularly appears as a panelist on TV debates for various social topics on National, Malayalam and Tamil Channels. In 2018, she was one of 12 elite panelists invited by The National Commission for Women to a discussion on sexual harassment in the workplace.
Ranjini is known for her voice against The Supreme Court verdict on women-entry at Sabarimala.She was also instrumental in stopping TV counselling shows ie. Nijangal & Solvathellam Unmai.