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Ranjith
Ranjit or Renjith may refer to: Religion * Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo * Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Archbishop of Colombo Politics * Ranjith Aluvihare (born 1958), Sri Lankan politician * Ranjith Bandara (born 1961), Sri Lankan politician * Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Sri Lankan Minister of State Revenue and Finance and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Arts * Ranjith (director), a popular Indian screenwriter and film director in Malayalam cinema * Ranjith (singer), Indian playback singer who originally hails from Kerala * Ranjith (actor), character artist who appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films * Ranjith Sankar, Indian screenwriter and film director in Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (director)
Ranjith Balakrishnan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with ''Ravanaprabhu'', the sequel to ''Devasuram, Devaasuram''. He has won three National Film Awards, including one for his film Spirit (2012 film), Spirit, which received the National Award for Best Film on Social Issues. His films ''Thirakkatha'' and ''Indian Rupee (film), Indian Rupee'' won the National Film Awards, National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam, Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He has also received six Kerala State Film Awards. Early life Ranjith was born on 5 September 1964 in Balussery, Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Kerala. Career 1987 to 1992: Early career Ranjith's entry into Mollywood was accidental, he was inspired by his friend, the late film producer and director Alex I. Kadavil, in whose residence he had stayed for his debut i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (actor)
Ranjith (born 15 November 1972) is an Cinema of India, Indian actor and director who appears in Tamil language, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam language films. In 2024, he participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 8, Bigg Boss 8'' as a contestant. Acting career After completing a course in acting, Ranjith made his acting debut in 1993 with ''Pon Vilangu'', directed by K. S. Rajkumar, was produced by R. K. Selvamani. The critic K. Vijayan of ''New Straits Times'' praised Ranjith's acting citing that "Ranjith, despite his big build, impresses in his debut performance." The next year, he acted the lead role in the rural drama ''Sindhu Nathi Poo'' (1994). In 1996, he appeared in ''Minor Mappillai'' and in ''Avathara Purushan''. In the start of 1998, Ranjith played as an antagonist in ''Maru Malarchi'' opposite Mammooty, the film was released to critical acclaim and he won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain for his role. He later act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Ranjith
Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith (; born 15 November 1947) is a Sri Lankan Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Colombo since 2009. He was made a cardinal in 2010. Ranjith previously served as auxiliary bishop of Colombo (1991–1995), Bishop of Ratnapura (1995–2001), Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2001–2004), Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and East Timor (2004–2005), and Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2005–2009). Early life and education Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith was born on 15 November 1947 in Polgahawela, in what was then British Ceylon, to Patabendige Don William and Hettiarachchige Mary Winifred Perera. He had three younger sisters. Ranjith attributed his first interest in becoming a priest to the example set by a French missionary priest assigned to his parish. He studied in Rome, earning a degree in theology from the Pontifical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith Sankar
Ranjith Sankar is an Indian filmmaker who works in Malayalam films. He started his movie career with the 2009 thriller ''Passenger (2009 film), Passenger''. He launched his production house Dreams N Beyond in 2012 and his distribution house Punyalan Cinemas in 2017. Early life Ranjith was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India. He completed his education at St. Thomas College, Thrissur, St. Thomas College in Thrissur and studied B.Tech. Civil Engineering at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam. Ranjith's writing career began with television series ''Nizhalkal'' and ''American Dreams''. He won the Kerala State Award for Best Screenplay (Television) for American Dreams. Career In 2009, he made ''Passenger (2009 film), Passenger''. In 2011, his film ''Arjunan Saakshi'', starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prithviraj, was released. The film was inspired by his real-life experiences. It got positive reviews from the critics, but was a disappointment at the box office. ''Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (singer)
Ranjith K. Govind (born 21 February 1977), also known as K.G. Ranjith, is an Indian playback singer, working in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries and has sung more than 2500 songs. Early life Ranjith was born in Chennai, India into a Malayali family, hailing from Kalluvazhi, Kerala. He grew up listening to various kinds of music. He used to stay in a locality where there were many Keralites, and had a chance to participate in the local programs there. Later, a family friend suggested that he be trained in classical music. He learned Hindustani music and Carnatic music. He was trained by Vidwan Cuddalore Subramanian, K. S. Kanakasingam, Trichur P. Ramankutty and P. S. Narayana Swamy. He became popular when he won the Sun TV Saptha Swarangal singing contest in 2001. He is married to a trained Bharata Naatiyam dancer, Reshmi Menon. He has a daughter and a son. Career Mani Sharma introduced Ranjith as a playback singer, calling him to sing the song "Adugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith Bajpe
Ranjith Kumar, popularly known as Ranjith Bajpe is an Indian film director and Screen Writer known for his work in Tulu cinema. He is best known for directing First International Tulu film '' Nirel'' (2014) which won 5 awards including the best movie award at Tulu Cinemotsava 2015. He also written directed '' Dhand'' (2015) which is the first Tulu language movie released in Israel Australia and UK. Ranjith Bajpe usually casts new actors for his movies. Early life Ranjith Bajpe was born on 9 December 1985, in Bajpe, in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State. During his school days he acted in dramas and skits. His father's love of Yakshagana and brother's passion for drama contributed to his passion for movies. Currently working in Dubai, he is the only Tulu director who works on movies during annual leave of his company. Filmography List of Tulu Movies links *List of tulu films of 2016 *List of tulu films of 2015 *List of Tulu films of 2014 *List of Released Tulu fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith Bandara
Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara (born 4 November 1961) is a Sri Lankan economist, academic, politician and Member of Parliament. Bandara was born on 4 November 1961. He was educated at Sirimalwatte Rajakiya Vidyalaya. He has a BA degree in economics from the University of Peradeniya (1990) and a MA degree in economics from the University of Colombo (1992). He has a MSc degree in management of natural resources and sustainable agriculture from the Agricultural University of Norway (1995) and PhD in economics from the University of Queensland (2003). Bandara was a senior lecturer at the University of Colombo's Department of Economics before becoming a professor. He has been a consultant to several Sri Lankan businesses. Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (Abbreviation, abbreviated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirel
''Nirel'' () is a Tulu-language film directed by Ranjith Bajpe and produced jointly by Shodhan Prasad and San Poojary, starring Anoop Sagar, Varuna Shetty, Deepthi, Sachin Padil, Deepak Paladka. This will be the first film produced overseas and shot completely in Gulf Region. The film is based on the Kannada Script "Nadu Naduve" by Karthik Gowda and later converted to Tulu by Ranjith Bajpe. Karthik Gowda also wrote the screenplay for the movie, and dialogues written by Ranjith Bajpe. Cast for the movie was totally selected by an audition at Fortune Grand Hotel Dubai. The people behind ''Nirel'' is a group of four friends, San Poojary, Ranjith Bajpe, Rajneesh Amin and Sachin Padil. Plot The film revolves around 3 main characters, played by Anoop Sagar as Sachin, Varuna as Rashmi & Deepthi as Shweta. Anoop is an engineer by profession but wants to be a film hero by passion. Varuna is an to-day independent girl and works as a banker for one of the banking organizations of Dubai. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhand (film)
''Dhand'' () is a Tulu film directed by Ranjith Bajpe and produced by Shodhan Prasad under the banner of Sandhya Creations. It stars Arjun Kapikad, Sandeep Shetty, Anoop Sagar, Deepak Paladka, Gopinath Bhat, Umesh Mijar, Ranjan Boloor, Shilpa Suvarna, Anvitha Sagar, and Subhash Bangera in the lead roles. This was the first Tulu movie to be released in Australia, United Kingdom. and Israel Synopsis Inspired by actual events, ''Dhand'' is an account of one man's heroism in a battle against evil and injustice that antagonizes his loved ones. Cast * Arjun Kapikad * Sandeep Shetty * Anoop Sagar * Deepak Paladka * Gopinath Bhat * Pradeep Chandra Kuthpadi * Umesh Mijar * Ranjan Boloor * Subhash Bangera * Shilpa Suvarna * Anvitha Sagar * Nidhi Maroli * Manju Rai Muloor * Sudhakar Kudroli * Shwetha Surathkal * Riya Palekar * Sundeep Malani (Guest Appearance) * Shodhan Prasad * Ameeta Kulal (Special Appearance) * Lakshman Mallur * Mack Matrai * Shwetha Surathkal * Varsha Karanth * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam
Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, also known as Anton Ranjith, was born on September 23, 1966, in Jaffna. As of July 13, 2020, he is serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo. He has also been serving as the director of Tamil Theologate since 2009 and as the Rector of St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa since 2019. Career He pursued his primary and secondary education at St. Benedict's College, Colombo in 1973 in Colombo and at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna, St. Patrick's College from 1974 onwards. He studied philosophy at the St. Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Jaffna and studied theology at the National Seminary of Kandy. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Jaffna. He also received his master's degree in education from the University of Middlesex and Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Jaffna. He was ordained a priest on September 16, 2000, in the Cathedral of St. Lucia, Colombo. On July 13, 2020, he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Colombo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo () is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are within the archbishopric). It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The current archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops. The archdiocesan mother church and cathedral seat of its metropolitan archbishop is St. Lucia's Cathedral. Its other national shrines are the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatta and St. Anthony's National Shrine, a minor basilica in Kochchikade. Statistics As of 2014, it pastorally served 637,729 Catholics (8.8% of 7,281,000 total) on 3,838 km2 in 128 parishes with 592 priests (313 diocesan, 279 religious), 1,560 lay religious (380 brothers, 1,180 sisters) and 292 seminarians. History It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
Basnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (born 1 May 1961) (known as ''Ranjith Siyambalapitiya'') is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Shehan Semasinghe since 8 September 2022 until the newly elected president Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the parliament on September 24th, 2024. He was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of parliament for the Kegalle District. He had served as the former Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology. Early life and education Born to Basnayaka Ralalage Cyril Siyambalapitiya of Kegalle and Rajakumara Atapattu Mudiyanselage Kusumawathi of Wendala, Ruwanwella, he had his education at Ruwanwella Primary School and then at Royal College Colombo Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |