Rangaraj Pandey Ragunathacharya is an Indian journalist and actor. He started his career at Dinamalar and Visual Media Career at Thanthi TV. Later he started his Youtube channel Chankyaa Network.

Early life and education

He was born in a

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family of Bihari origin in Srivilliputhur. His parents, who were from

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, migrated to

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before his birth. He did his schooling at a Tamil medium government school in Srivilliputhur. He pursued a

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degree in Tamil literature, from

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. Pandey currently settled in

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along with his family.

Career

Pandey hosted ''Kelvikku Enna Badhil'' () and Ayutha Ezhuthu on Thanthi TV He resigned his post and quit Thanthi TV on 9 December 2018. He currently hosts a personal blog channel on

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called ''Chanakyaa''.

Acting career

In 2019, he was chosen to make his acting debut alongside

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in ''

Nerkonda Paarvai ''Nerkonda Paarvai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by H. Vinoth. Produced by Boney Kapoor, it is a remake of the Hindi film ''Pink'' (2016). The film stars Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam and ...

'' produced by

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Filmography

* ''

'' (2019) - Advocate Sathyamoorthy. * ''

Ka Pae Ranasingam ''Ka Pae Ranasingam'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language political drama film directed by P. Virumaandi in his directorial debut. The film stars Aishwarya Rajesh and Vijay Sethupathi. Based on a true story, the film follows Ariyanachi (Aishwary ...

'' (2020) - Tamizhkumaran, Ramanathapuram district Collector.

Awards and accolades

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pandey, Rangaraj Living people 21st-century Indian journalists Indian television executives Indian television news anchors Indian television talk show hosts Indian male journalists Indian male television journalists Indian political journalists 1975 births