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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox person
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|name = Ranjit Jeyakodi
|birth_place = [[Theni]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|occupation = Film director
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|years active = 2017-present
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'''Ranjit Jeyakodi''' is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil and Telugu language films. He rose to fame through the thriller drama ''[[Puriyatha Puthir]]'' (2017), and has gone on to make feature films including the romantic drama ''[[Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum]]'' (2019) and the Telugu action drama ''[[Michael (2023 film)|Michael]]'' (2023).

==Career==
Ranjit had learned filmmaking during his time studying for the Visual Communications degree at [[Loyola College, Chennai]] and later went on to become an associate of director [[Ram (director)|Ram]]. Ranjit made his directorial debut through ''[[Puriyatha Puthir]]'' (2017), a thriller film starring [[Vijay Sethupathi]] and [[Gayathrie]] in the lead roles. The shoot of the film was completed by 2014 under the title of ''Mellisai'', but the production house's financial troubles meant that it eventually had a delayed release three years later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 June 2014 |title=Mosters make their debut in Kollywood |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/mosters-make-their-debut-in-kollywood/article6086401.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727100210/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/mosters-make-their-debut-in-kollywood/article6086401.ece |archive-date=27 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=subhakeerthana |first=s |date=12 September 2015 |title=Vijay moulded himself to the character in Mellisai: Ranjit Jeyakodi |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150912/entertainment-kollywood/article/vijay-moulded-himself-character-mellisai-ranjit-jeyakodi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301132951/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150912/entertainment-kollywood/article/vijay-moulded-himself-character-mellisai-ranjit-jeyakodi |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

His second film ''[[Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum]]'' (2019) was a romantic drama featuring [[Harish Kalyan]] and [[Shilpa Manjunath]] in the lead roles. Prior to the film, Ranjit described the film as a "dark love story".<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=13 March 2019 |title='Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum' is a violent love story: Ranjit Jeyakodi |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ranjit-jeyakodi-interview-ispade-rajavum-idhaya-raniyum/article26521394.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331224511/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ranjit-jeyakodi-interview-ispade-rajavum-idhaya-raniyum/article26521394.ece |archive-date=31 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I feel we overrate love, says Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raaniyum director Ranjit Jeyakodi |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/mar/13/i-feel-we-overrate-love-says-ispade-rajavum-irudhaya-raaniyum-director-ranjit-jeyakodi-10528.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523091421/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/mar/13/i-feel-we-overrate-love-says-ispade-rajavum-irudhaya-raaniyum-director-ranjit-jeyakodi-10528.html |archive-date=23 May 2022 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> A critic noted "it’s impressive that despite being a toxic romance between a broken man and a healing woman, Ranjith’s treatment of how love occurs between them is surprisingly respectable".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum Review: A romance that isn't afraid to tread uncomfortable zones |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/mar/15/ispade-rajavum-idhaya-raniyum-review-harish-kalyan-shilpa-manjunath-ranjit-jeyakodi-10551.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808171050/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/mar/15/ispade-rajavum-idhaya-raniyum-review-harish-kalyan-shilpa-manjunath-ranjit-jeyakodi-10551.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

Ranjit subsequently worked on the Telugu-language action film ''[[Michael (2023 film)|Michael]]'' (2023) starring [[Sundeep Kishan]] in the titular role. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics. Neeshita Nyayapati of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Michael'' is a genre film that achieves what it sets out to do – tell a dark coming-of-age tale of a young man who knows what it means to be human for better or worse. Watch it if that’s your kind of cinema."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyayapati |first=Neeshita |date=3 February 2023 |title=Michael Movie Review : Sundeep Kishan steals the show as the broody titular character |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/michael/movie-review/97576247.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230301133731/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/michael/movie-review/97576247.cms |archive-date=1 March 2023}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan of ''[[India Today]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Michael'' is a gangster flick that’s more style than story for the most part. Having said that, Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi and Sam CS are the absolute highlights of this film."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Movie Review: Sundeep, Vijay Sethupathi shine in technically sound film that's bogged down by weak storyline |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/michael-movie-review-sundeep-vijay-sethupathi-shine-in-technically-sound-film-thats-bogged-down-by-weak-storyline-2330121-2023-02-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216180541/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/michael-movie-review-sundeep-vijay-sethupathi-shine-in-technically-sound-film-thats-bogged-down-by-weak-storyline-2330121-2023-02-03 |archive-date=16 February 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=India Today}}</ref>

His next release will be ''Yaarukkum Anjael'', a film starring [[Bindu Madhavi]] and [[Darshana Banik]] in the lead roles. Production on the film was completed by 2020, though Ranjit's commitments to making ''Michael'' delayed its theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi and Ranjit Jeyakodi team up for Michael |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/aug/27/sundeep-kishan-vijay-sethupathi-and-ranjit-jeyakodi-team-up-for-michael-26298.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528175412/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/aug/27/sundeep-kishan-vijay-sethupathi-and-ranjit-jeyakodi-team-up-for-michael-26298.html |archive-date=28 May 2022 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Notes
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| 2017 || ''[[Puriyatha Puthir]]'' ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum]]'' ||
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| 2023 || ''[[Michael (2023 film)|Michael]]'' || Telugu film<br />partially reshot in Tamil
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| 2023 || ''Yaarukkum Anjael'' || Filming
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|2026
|Untitled Arjun Das Movie
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|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6352742}}

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