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{{Infobox person
| name = Ranjitha
| birth_name = Sri Valli
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|06|04}}
| occupation = Actress Sannyasi
| years_active = 1992–2000 (Lead actress) 2003–2010 (Supporting actress)
| spouse = Rakesh Menon (m.2000; div.2002)
}}

'''Ranjitha''' (born '''Sri Valli''')<ref name="hindu1"/> is a [[Hindus|Hindu]] [[sannyasi]] and former film and television actress. She has acted in a number of [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/21063.html|title=Ranjitha's new plans|date=16 March 2006|work=IndiaGlitz|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20660.html|title=Ranjitha to direct Kareena?|date=27 February 2006|work=IndiaGlitz|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Ranjitha/2534|title=Ranjitha profile|work=jointscene.com|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref>

Her first film was a Telugu film, ''Kadapa Reddemma''. She made her Tamil film debut in the 1992 [[Bharathiraja]] film, ''Nadodi Thendral''. She played lead roles in Tamil films from 1992 until 2000.

She wed Army Major Rakesh Menon in 2000 and retired from acting after her wedding. The couple have got divorced in 2002. She made a comeback in 2003, and been acting in supporting roles in films and lead roles in television shows until 2010.

In 2010, she was met with widespread controversy after alleged footage of her with self-proclaimed [[Godman (India)|godman]] [[Nithyananda]] was leaked by [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/09/16/stories/0416401y.htm|title=On the comeback trail |date=16 September 2001|work=The Hindu|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="hindu2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/08/stories/2006060816180200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617235404/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/08/stories/2006060816180200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2006|title= 'It was luck that made me an actor' |last=Ashok Kumar|first=S. R|date=8 June 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 March 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thatstamil.oneindia.mobi/movies/specials/2008/11/142542.html|title=விஜய் அம்மாவாக ரஞ்சிதா!|date=17 November 2008|work=Thats Tamil|language=ta|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/ranjitha080307.html|title=Ranjitha not marriage jinxed|date=17 August 2007|work=Oneindia|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=9115|title= SOUTHERN BYTES|last=Prasad|first=Ayyappa |date=24 September 2004|work=Screen India|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://in.tamil.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/0811/04/1081104021_1.htm|title=மீண்டும் களமிறங்கிய ரஞ்சிதா|work=[[Yahoo]] Entertainment|language=ta|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-medical-tests-exonerate-nithyananda-of-rape-charge-2026394|title = Medical tests exonerate Nithyananda of rape charge?|date = 15 October 2014|access-date = 7 February 2016}}</ref>
Ranjitha has dismissed claims that the footage shows any inappropriate behavior with Nithyananda. Ranjitha also held a press conference to announce [that], "The video is fabricated. I am not the person in it. In fact, at that time, I was in a room that I was sharing with another female devotee in the Dhyanapeetham ashram. I blame myself for this. It has affected my career though some people still have faith in me."

Ranjitha also alleged that “some vested interests, including politicians” were responsible for associating her with the footage and that she “was threatened not to speak about the tapes. Vested interests have been threatening me not to divulge any information.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Ive-been-made-a-scapegoat-Ranjitha/article15501063.ece}}</ref>

On 27 December 2013, she took up ''[[sannyasa]]'' under godman [[Swami Nithyananda]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/news/content/state/Actress-Ranjitha-takes-up-Sanyas|location=Bangalore, India|title=Actress Ranjitha Takes up Sanyasashrama|work=News Karnataka|date=27 December 2013}}</ref> She took the name "Nithyananda Moyi" right now {{when|date=March 2019}} she is serving as a [[Mahant|Sri Mahant]] at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham.

==Filmography==

===Tamil===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Nadodi Thendral]]'' || Poonguruvi || Debut film
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Pondatti Rajyam]]'' || Bharathi ||
|-
| 1992 || ''Kizhakku Veedhi'' || Kalpana ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Madurai Meenakshi (film)|Madurai Meenakshi]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Mutrugai]]'' || Gowri ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Band Master]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Amaidhi Padai]]'' || Kuyili ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru]]'' ||Devi ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Captain (1994 film)|Captain]]'' || Gowri ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Adharmam]]'' || Ranjitham ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Jai Hind (1994 film)|Jai Hind]]'' || Priya ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Thozhar Pandian]]'' || Soundarya ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[En Aasai Machan]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Periya Marudhu (film)|Periya Marudhu]]'' || Kaveri ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]'' || Pandiamma ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Karuppu Nila]]'' || Divya ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thottil Kuzhandhai]]'' || Raani ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Karnaa]]'' || Amudha ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Chinna Vathiyar]]'' || Mythili ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thamizhachi]]'' || Thamizhselvi ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Paattu Vaathiyar]]'' || Deivanai ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' || Parvathi ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Seethanam]]'' || Radha ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Thayagam]]'' || Shakeela ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Musthaffaa]]'' || Kavitha ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Purushan Pondatti]]'' || Rajeswari ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Pagaivan]]'' || Esther ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Urimai Por]]'' || Ranji ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' || Machakanni's sister-in-law ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Independence Day (2000 film)|Independence Day]]'' || Ranjitha ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Maayan (film)|Maayan]]'' || Gurumayi ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Amudhey]]'' || Susi || Guest appearance
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Selvam (2005 film)|Selvam]]'' || Dr. Lakshmi ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Amirtham]]'' || Collector ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sasanam]]'' || Saroji ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Nenjil Jil Jil]]'' || Kalyani ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Maya Kannadi]]'' || Herself || Cameo appearance
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dhandayuthapani]]'' || Sandhya ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Bommalattam (2008 film)|Bommalattam]]'' || Rana's wife ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]'' || || Special appearance
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || Malar ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || Pugazh's mother ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Raavanan]]'' || Annam ||
|}

===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' || Rekha ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]]'' || Mridula ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chamayam (1993 film)|Chamayam]]'' || Ammu ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Customs Diary]]'' || Thara ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Vishnu'' || Parvathi ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum]]'' || Radha ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Sindoora Rekha]]'' || Ramani ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Karma (1995 film)|Karma]]'' || Reshma ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Suvarna Simhaasanam]]'' || Unnimaya ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' || Nandhini ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Thattakam]]'' || Leena ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[British Market]]'' || Mercy ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Rakthasakshikal Sindabad]]'' || Kuttathi ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kaikudunna Nilavu]]'' || Bhama ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Puthumukhangal]]'' || Treesa Jacob ||
|-
|}

===Telugu===
* ''Kadapa Reddy'' (1991)
* ''Naga Shakti'' (1993)
* ''Captain'' (1994) as Gowri
* ''[[Maavichiguru]]'' (1996) as Sudha
* ''Tata Manavadu'' (1996) as Jyoti
* ''Rendu Kutumbala Katha'' (1996)
* ''[[Shubhakankshalu]]'' (1997)
* ''Adirindi Guru'' (1997)
* ''[[Sri Ramulayya]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Maisamma IPS]]'' (2008) as Durga

===Kannada===
* ''[[Purushotthama (film)|Purushotthama]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Shrungara Raja]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Agni IPS]]'' (1997)
* ‘’[[Ajju]]’’ (2004)

===Television===
* ''Chinna Chinna Aasia : Bandham''
* ''[[Krishnadasi (2000 TV series)|Krishnadasi]]'' as Krishnaveni (2000–2002)
* ''Roja'' (2003)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/20/stories/2003062001470601.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050105033645/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/20/stories/2003062001470601.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2005|title= Roja |date=20 June 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 March 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
*[[Ammayi Kaapuram]] - [[Telugu language|Telugu]] (replaced [[Raadhika]])
* ''[[Thekkathi Ponnu]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/news/content/state/Actress-Ranjitha-takes-up-Sanyas|title= From the master's stable |date=10 April 2008|work=The Hindu|access-date=6 March 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> as Poun Thaayi (2008–2009)
* ''[[Manikoondu]] (2008-2010)
* ''Sigaram''

==Awards==
1996 – [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Maavichiguru''<ref name="hindu1"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1043431|name=Ranjitha}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu television]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
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