Anjana Rangan (born 25 August 1989) better known as V. J. Anjana, is one of the leading

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video jockey and anchor. She is known as an anchor in the Tamil channel

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. She is also credited as one of the ''Most Desirable Women'', according to the

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. She made her first acting on screen in the 2008 television personality competition ''Miss Chinnathirai 2008'' where she emerged as the winner of the competition. She later started her career as a

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and hosted successful shows such as ''Paattu.Com'' (2010), ''Paattu Pudusu'' (2011), ''Namma Star'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013-2017), ''Box Office'' (2013), ''Konjam Uppu Konjam Karam'' (2014), ''Dance Jodi Dance 3.0 '' (2014), ''Neengalum Naangalum'' (2015), ''Cafe Tea Area'' (2016), ''Junior Super Stars'' (2017), ''Sunday Kondattam'' (2017), ''Freeya Vidu'' (2017) and ''Vazhthukkal'' (2018).

Career

Anjana Rangan was born on 25 August 1989 in Chennai. Before becoming a video jockey, she was a television host. Anjana also won ''Miss Chinnathirai 2008'' before becoming an anchor or a video jockey. Anjana also anchored in television shows such as ''Neengalum Naangalum'', ''Namma Star'', Konjam Uppu Konjam Karam and ''Paattu Pudusu''. In early-2018, Anjana decided to go on a break after 10 years in the entertainment industry and Sun TV to prioritize family commitments. After her break Anjana returned to anchoring in 2019, she anchored in shows like ''Junior Super Stars'', ''

'' on

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and ''Sunday Kondattam'' on Sun TV. She was also ranked 15 in

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''20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019''. She was also yet again listed in 2020 ranking her 11th. Anjana faced cyber bullying and harassment over social media, she received vulgar and

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messages on

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and

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from audiences and followers, eventually Anjana and her husband reported the issue to

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security and

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. During the launch event of the film '' Pushpa: The Rise'' which was hosted by Anjana, fans criticized Anjana saying that the main actor of the film

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walked away from the stage due to how Anjana treated him. However Anjana later clarified that all those rumors were false on social media.

Personal life

Anjana married actor

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on March 10 in 2016. In 2018 the couple had a son named rudraksh.

Filmography

Selected Television

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* Miss Chinnathirai 2008Contestant (winner) * Paattu.ComHost * Paattu PudusuHost * Namma StarHost * Konjam Uppu Konjam KaramHost * Dance Jodi Dance 3.0Host * Box OfficeHost * Neengalum NaangalumHost *

Host * Cafe Tea AreaHost * Junior Super StarsHost * Sunday KondattamHost * Freeya ViduHost * VazhthukkalHost

Health

Anjana Rangan was tested positive to

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on 19 January 2022, However she later recovered from the virus.

References

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