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{{short description|Indian radio jockey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = RJ Renu
| image = RenuJospeph1.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Renu Joseph Elenjical
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kothamangalam]], [[Kerala]]
| parents =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername = RJ VJ Renu Love Bytes Renu
| yearsactive = 2007–present
| website =
| occupation = [[Radio jockey]] [[Video jockey]] [[Sports Anchor]] [[Sports Commentator]] [[News Presenter]]
| known for = Love Bytes (Kappa TV) Star Jam (Club FM)
}}
'''Renu Joseph''' popularly known as '''RJ Renu''', is an Indian [[radio personality|radio jockey]], [[video jockey]], TEDx speaker,<ref>{{Citation |title=Verbal immunity; a path to serenity {{!}} Renu Joseph {{!}} TEDxTKMCE | date=5 May 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gOokXiC2g0 |language=en |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> sports presenter, and celebrity interviewer based in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. She is best known as the host of the [[94.3 Club FM|Club FM 94.3/104.8]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1258364.ece |title=Honour for Club FM 94.3 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 May 2008 |accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> show ''Love Bytes'' that ran for eight years, on [[radio]] and [[TV]] simultaneously,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article413193.ece?service=print |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817015451/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article413193.ece?service=print |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2016 |title=Living the RJ dream |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=31 January 2011 |accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> and also for being the sports presenter in Jio Cinema for FIFA 2022 World cup Malayalam stream.<ref name=":1" />

==Early life==
Renu completed the BA degree in communicative English (Journalism and Advertising) from [[St. Teresa's College]], [[Ernakulam]], and [[MBA]] from [[Rajagiri College of Social Sciences]] before choosing a career as video jockey and [[radio personality|radio jockey]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=RJ's-പുത്തൻ ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ |journal=[[Mangalam Weekly]] |date=15 March 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
Renu had her first break as the host of [[Kairali TV]]'s ''Hello Good Evening'' as a replacement for the actress [[Remya Nambeesan]] and later continued with the shows ''Spicy India'' for [[Asianet Plus]] and ''Dream Home'' for [[Asianet News]]. She then joined the [[Mathrubhumi]] group as radio jockey as the host of the Club FM 94.3/104.8 show ''Love Bytes''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/Love-has-a-huge-market-Renu/articleshow/37370359.cms |title=Love has a huge market: Renu |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 June 2014 |accessdate=3 July 2016}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.exchange4media.com/radio/my-fav-rjrenu-club-fm_48241.html |title=My fav RJ: Renu, Club FM |website=exchange4media |date=28 September 2012 |accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> The show became a huge success, prompting the makers to convert it to a TV show with the same name for [[Kappa TV]]. She also does ''Tube Grid'', a show about viral videos on the same channel, and ''Star Jam'', a celebrity chat show on [[94.3 Club FM|Club FM 94.3/104.8]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=റേഡിയോ ജോക്കികളുടെ കാലം |journal=[[Vanitha]] |date=September 2014}}</ref>

She was also the host for FIFA 2022 World Cup at Jio Cinemas live Malayalam streaming<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Malayali commentators get ready ahead of #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3zKdwk0qaw |language=en |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> service.

She does a celebrity interview show ''The Uncensored Show'' in Radio Mirchi Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite web |last=vipinvk |title=റേറ്റിംഗ് എല്ലാം ഫേക്ക് ആണ്, 80 ശതമാനം റിവ്യൂകള്‍ പെയ്ഡാണ്: നിര്‍മ്മാതാവ് വിജയ് ബാബു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/80-percentage-of-movie-reviews-and-ratings-are-paid-and-fake-said-vijay-babu-vvk-rpqswk |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Vijay Babu {{!}} Film Promotions | date=13 February 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCDfkwdG0y8 |language=en |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>

== Radio Host ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Show
!Channel
!Topic
|-
|Love Bytes<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=CLUB FM LOVE BYTES JAN 22 RJ RENU PART 1 | date=23 January 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ94Y9p-ivo |language=en |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
|Club FM 94.3/104.8, (Kerala, India)
|Love and relationships
|-
|Star Jam<ref>{{Citation |title=Nivin Pauly - Star Jam (Part 1) {{!}} Feb 2016 - Club FM | date=24 February 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrI6EI_HKAY |language=en |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
|Club FM 94.3/104.8, (Kerala, India)
|Celebrity chat
|-
|Uncensored
|Radio Rasam-online radio, (UAE)
|Relationships
|-
|Mornings with Renu
|Radio Mirchi-online radio, (Qatar, Bahrain)
|Morning drive time show
|-
|Crazy love
|Radio Mirchi 104 FM, (Kerala, India)
|Love and relationships
|-
|The Uncensored Show
(Radio version)
|Radio Mirchi 104 FM, (Kerala, India)
|Celebrity interviews
|}

==Television host==
{| class="wikitable"
!Show
!channel
!Topic
|-
|''Hello Good Evening''||[[Kairali TV]]||Phone in program
|-
|''Spicy India''||[[Asianet Plus]]||Lifestyle show
|-
|''Dream Home''||[[Asianet News]]||Reality show
|-
|''Master Craft''||[[Mathrubhumi News]]||Reality show
|-
|''Love Bytes'' || rowspan="4" |[[Kappa TV]]||Music show
|-
|''Tube Grid''||
|-
|''Dine Out With Celebrities''||Chat show
|-
|''Face of the week''||Fashion
|-
|FIFA 2022 World Cup Malayalam stream
|Jio Cinema
|Football
|-
|IPL Auction 2022-23
|Jio Cinema
|Cricket
|-
|IPL Match Centre 2022-23 Malayalam stream
|Jio Cinema
|Cricket
|-
|IPL Match Centre 2023-24 Malayalam stream
|Jio Star
|Cricket
|-
|IPL Match Centre 2024-25 Malayalam stream
|Jio Star
|Cricket
|-
|News Presenter
|BIG TV
|Live news
|}

== Podcast ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Show
!Platform
|-
|Crazy Love by RJ Renu
|Mirchi Plus
|-
|RJ Renu Malayalam Podcast
|Spotify, Apple Podcast, Gaana
|}

==Social media==
{| class="wikitable"
!Show
!Media
!Topic
|-
|The Uncensored Show
|Mirchi Malayalam, YouTube
|Celebrity interviews
|-
|''Crazy Love'' (Malayalam version)||Instagram TV (IGTV)||Love and relationships
|-
|''Crazy Love'' (English version)||[[YouTube]]||Love and relationships
|}

==References==
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[[Category:People from Ernakulam district]]
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[[Category:Women artists from Kerala]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:St. Teresa's College alumni]]

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