Ranjitha
Born
Sri Valli
OccupationActress
Years active1991–2016

Ranjitha (born Sri Valli) is an Indian former actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.

Career

In 1991, Ranjita, did her first Telugu film, under the screen name Madhu Bala Kadapa Reddemma. It was written by Parchuri Brothers.[1] She did her second film that year, Prema Panjaram. Both the films didn't do too well commercially, but after that she did the film Nadodi Thendral, directed by Bharathiraja, which provided her a good platform.

Personal life

She got married in 2000 to an Indian Army Major and retired from acting after her wedding. The couple got divorced in 2002. She made a comeback in 2003, and had acted in supporting roles in films and lead roles in television shows until 2010.

In 2013, she took up sannyasa under Swami Nithyananda.[2]

Controversy

In 2010, Sun TV telecasted a video recording that claimed to show Ranjitha and Nithyananda in a bedroom. The story became viral among news media in Tamil Nadu.[3] They both claimed the video to be fabricated and accused Sun TV of extortion.[4] A Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bengaluru confirmed that the video appeared to be that of Nithyananda and Ranjitha.[5] Ranjitha filed a complaint with High Court of Karnataka against news channels.[6][7] Various news channels were ordered to apologize to Ranjitha for violating the complainant’s privacy and dignity.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Filmography

Tamil

YearFilmRoleNotes
1992Nadodi ThendralPoonguruvi
Pondatti RajyamBharathi
Kizhakku VeedhiKalpana
1993Walter VetrivelMeena
Madurai MeenakshiMeenakshi
MutrugaiGowri
Band MasterMeenakshi
1994Amaidhi PadaiKuyili
Veettai Paaru Naattai PaaruDevi
CaptainGowri
AdharmamRanjitham
Jai HindPriya
Thozhar PandianSoundarya
En Aasai MachanMeenakshi
Periya MarudhuKaveri
Atha Maga RathinamePandiamma
1995Karuppu NilaDivya
Thottil KuzhandhaiRaani
KarnaaAmudha
Chinna VathiyarMythili
ThamizhachiThamizhselvi
Paattu VaathiyarDeivanai
Makkal AatchiParvathi
SeethanamRadha
1996ThayagamShakeela
MusthaffaaKavitha
Purushan PondattiRajeswari
1997PagaivanEsther
1998Urimai PorRanji
Taj MahalMachakanni's sister-in-law
2000Independence DayRanjitha
2001MaayanGurumayi
2003Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
2005AmudhaeSusiGuest appearance
SelvamDr. Lakshmi
2006AmirthamCollector
SasanamSaroji
Nenjil Jil JilKalyani
2007Maya KannadiHerselfCameo appearance
DhandayuthapaniSandhya
2008SarojaSpecial appearance
BommalattamRana's wife
2009Azhagar MalaiMalar
VilluPugazh's mother
2010RaavananAnnam

Malayalam

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

Telugu

Year Film Role Notes
1990 Kadapa Reddyamma
Prema Panjaram
1993 Naga Shakti
1994 Captain Gowri
1996 Maavichiguru Sudha
Tata Manavadu Jyoti
Rendu Kutumbala Katha
1997 Super Heroes
Shubhakankshalu
Adirindi Guru
1998 Sri Ramulayya
2008 Maisamma IPS Durga

Kannada

Year Film Role Notes
1992 Purushotthama
1993 Shrungara Raja
1997 Agni IPS Sneha
2000 Independence Day
2004 Ajju

Hindi

Year Film Role Notes
2016Final Cut of DirectorRana's wife

Television

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "'It was luck that made me an actor' - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu". The Hindu. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Actress Ranjitha dons saffron, becomes Nithyananda's sanyasini 'Ma Anandmayi'". coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Rao, Shakuntala (2013). "Justice and Indian Journalism". In Ward, Stephen J. A. (ed.). Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives. John Wiley & Sons. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-118-35982-2.
  4. ↑ "Sex tape footage aired by Sun TV doctored: Nithyananda". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sex video and the Swami: Nithyananda and Ranjitha in 2010 tape, confirms forensic department". India Today. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka high court bans airing of 'Nithya sex tape'". March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Karnataka High Court write petition dated 14 March 2012" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Channel ordered to apologize to Ranjitha".
  9. ↑ "BCCC tells channel to apologise for airing 'morphed' video". 3 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nithyananda cites U.S. experts to claim videotape is fake". The Hindu. 16 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "In the matter of Complaint filed my Ms Ranitha" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Press Council of India, Index of Adjudications 2010-11" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Press Council of India, Compendium of Adjudications 2011-2012" (PDF). pp. 172–175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Roja". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "From the master's stable". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  16. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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