Ranjini Haridas
Ranjini Haridas is an Indian television presenter, actress, model and YouTuber .[1]
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| Occupation | Actor Singer Anchor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Career
Hosting career
Ranjini Haridas went to London for her higher studies. On her return, she ventured into compering and found it lucrative.[2] Since then she has hosted several stage shows such as Asianet Film Awards, Amrita TV Film Awards, Asiavision Awards, Flowers TV awards, Jaihind Film Awards and SIIMA. Ranjini was crowned Miss Kerala at Femina Miss Kerala - 2000.[3]
Film appearances
Her first recognized film appearance was for a cameo roles in China Town and Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty (2013). Later she played as a police officer in the film Entry (2013) opposite Baburaj, it was her first leading role. From 2015 she has been an integral part of Flower TV both in program management and TV hosting. She hosted the Star Singer program on Asianet TV from 2007 to 2012. In 2017 she returned to Asianet with Run Baby Run, a revamped celebrity interview programme. She along with Santhosh Pandit in 2016 was voted as the most hated and trolled artists in Malayali social media related to entertainment fields.[4] She was a participant in Bigg Boss Malayalam (season 1).[5]
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Star Singer | Host | Malayalam | Asianet | |
| 2008 | Star Singer | Won , Asianet Television Awards - Best Anchor | |||
| 2009 | Star Singer (season 4) | ||||
| 2010 | Star Singer (season 5) | Won , Asianet Television Awards - Best Anchor | |||
| 2011-12 | Star Singer (season 6) | ||||
| 2013 | Sundari niyum sundaran njanum | Judge | |||
| 2013-14 | Cinema company season | Host | Kaumudy TV | ||
| 2014 | Vanitharathnam Season 3 | Amrita TV | |||
| Bhima Music India | Asianet | ||||
| 2015 | Indian Music League | Flowers (TV channel) | |||
| 2017 | Run Baby Run | Asianet Plus | |||
| Komedy Circus | Judge | Mazhavil Manorama | |||
| Hero ISL season 3 | Host | Asianet Movies | |||
| Ithanu Njga Paranja Nadan | Surya TV | ||||
| 2018 | Hero ISL season 4 | Asianet Movies | |||
| Bigg Boss Malayalam 1 | Contestant | Asianet | Evicted on day 63 | ||
| 2019 | Surya Super Singer | Host | Surya TV | ||
| 2020-Present | Ingane oru Bharyayum Bharthavum | flowers TV |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geetham | 1986 | School kid | Sajan | Child artiste
(uncredited) |
| China Town | 2011 | Herself | Rafi Mecartin | Cameo appearance |
| Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty | 2012 | Television presenter | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | Cameo appearance |
| Entry | 2013 | ACP Shreya | Rajesh Amanakara | Debut as heroine |
| What The F (WTF) | 2013 | Ranjini | Rupesh Paul | In one of the three segments. |
| Otta Oruthiyum Shariyalla | 2013 | Khayal | Syam-Praveen | Heroine |
| Mera Naam Shaji | 2019 | Diana Aby | Nadirshah | Cameo appearance |
Controversies
She was openly criticised by veteran actor Jagathy Sreekumar for overstepping her boundaries as an anchor in the singing contest Star Singer.[6] Jagathy was widely criticised of being sexist and what many felt was an unprovoked attack against the anchor publicly. There were allegations from contestants that she was doing so to influence judges in favour of certain contestants. Ranjini openly spoke about his verbal tirade and pointed out towards the inherent sexism in the Malayalam industry. She was shamed by a mob for her alleged use of unparliamentary words and physical attack on a passenger who grazed her in a jammed airport, for this she later responded the community was led by misogynists.[7] A similar incident happened when a passenger created ruckus when he alleged that she tried to bypass queue in Airport in an attempt to use special privileges, both the parties registered cases against each other for abusive verbal attack.[8][9]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ranjini Haridas. |
- "Around the World with Ranjini Haridas". manoramaonline. 21 November 2019.
- http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/04/14/stories/2003041401110200.htm
- http://www.ibtimes.co.in/popular-malayalam-tv-host-ranjini-haridas-holidays-macau-photos-635077
- http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/santhosh-pandit-man-kerala-loves-troll-opens-tv-show-54599
- https://behindtalkies.com/ranjini-haridas/
- Ranjini Haridas - Asianet Star Singer Finals, 03 Oct 2011
- Ranjini Haridas Altercation at Airport, 20 May 2013
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/case-against-ranjini-haridas/article4721653.ece
- http://www.doolnews.com/malayalis-envy-is-not-ends-and-campaign-against-ranjini-haridas-on-dance-with-maradona-208.html
| Preceded by Reshma George |
Miss Kerala 2000 |
Succeeded by Nova Krishnan |