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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name     = Ranjitha  
| name               = Ranjitha
| birth_name = Sri Valli
| birth_name         = Sri Valli
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|06|04}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|06|04}}
| occupation = Actress<br> Sannyasi
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active = 1992–2000<br> (Lead actress)<br/>2003–2010 <br>(Supporting actress)
| years_active       = 1991–2010
| spouse = Rakesh Menon <br>(m.2000; div.2002)
| spouse             =  
}}
}}
'''Ranjitha''' (born '''Sri Valli''') is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a number of [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 March 2006|title=Ranjitha's new plans|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/21063.html|access-date=6 March 2010|work=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-18|title=Ranjitha to direct Kareena? - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20660.html|access-date=2021-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018125425/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20660.html|archive-date=18 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ranjitha profile|url=http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/Ranjitha/2534|access-date=6 March 2010|work=jointscene.com}}</ref>


'''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>
== Career ==
In 1991, Ranjita, did her first Telugu film, under the screen name Madhu Bala '<nowiki/>''Kadapa Reddemma''<nowiki/>'. It was written by [[Paruchuri brothers|Parchuri Brothers]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-12-20|title='It was luck that made me an actor' - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/it-was-luck-that-made-me-an-actor/article3116637.ece|access-date=2021-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220035529/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/it-was-luck-that-made-me-an-actor/article3116637.ece|archive-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> She did her second film that year, Prema Panjaram. Both the films didn't do too well commercially, but after that she did the film '''[[Nadodi Thendral]]', directed by [[Bharathiraja]]a,'' which provided her a good platform.


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.
== Personal life ==
She got married in 2000 to an [[Indian Army]] [[Major (India)|Major]] and retired from acting after her wedding. The couple 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.<ref name="n4">{{cite web |title=Ranjitha Is Residing Here, Now |url=https://nettv4u.com/latest-tamil-celebrity-news/ranjitha-is-residing-here-now |website=nettv4u.com |language=en}}</ref>


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 2013, she took up ''[[sannyasa]]'' under  [[Nithyananda|Swami Nithyananda]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Ranjitha dons saffron, becomes Nithyananda's sanyasini 'Ma Anandmayi'|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/actress-ranjitha-dons-saffron-becomes-nithyanandas-sanyasini-ma-anandmayi|access-date=2021-07-23|website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India|language=en}}</ref>


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>
== Controversy ==
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."
In 2010, [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] telecasted a video recordings that claimed to show Ranjitha and Nithyananda in a bedroom. The story became viral among news media in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rao|first=Shakuntala|title=Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives|date=2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-35982-2|editor-last=Ward|editor-first=Stephen J. A.|pages=241|chapter=Justice and Indian Journalism|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgxvPXMk9c8C}}</ref> They both claimed the video to be fabricated and accused Sun TV of extortion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex tape footage aired by Sun TV doctored: Nithyananda|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sex-tape-footage-aired-by-sun-tv-doctored-nithyananda-461366|access-date=18 April 2019|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> A Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bengaluru confirmed that the video appeared to be that of Nithyananda and Ranjitha but did not discuss whether the tape was morphed.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|date=23 November 2017|title=Sex video and the Swami: Nithyananda and Ranjitha in 2010 tape, confirms forensic department|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/gossip/story/swami-nithyananda-ranjitha-sex-video-confirm-1092127-2017-11-22|access-date=18 April 2019|work=India Today}}</ref> Ranjitha filed a complaint with High Court of Karnataka against news channels.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karnataka high court bans airing of 'Nithya sex tape'|date=March 2011|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-karnataka-high-court-bans-airing-of-nithya-sex-tape-1514020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Karnataka High Court write petition dated 14 March 2012|url=http://judgmenthck.kar.nic.in/judgments/bitstream/123456789/667821/2/WP8619-11-14-03-2012.pdf}}</ref> Various news channels were ordered to apologize to Ranjitha upon acknowledging the content was morphed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Channel ordered to apologize to Ranjitha|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/sep/03/Channel-ordered-to-apologise-to-Ranjitha-512987.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/355108/bccc-tells-channel-apologise-airing.html|title=BCCC tells channel to apologise for airing 'morphed' video|date=3 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nithyananda cites U.S. experts to claim videotape is fake|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 March 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/nithyananda-cites-us-experts-to-claim-videotape-is-fake/article2999685.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In the matter of Complaint filed my Ms Ranitha|url=https://www.ibfindia.com/sites/default/files/Star%20Vijay_%20Revised%20Order.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Press Council of India, Index of Adjudications 2010-11|url=https://www.presscouncil.nic.in/OldWebsite/AR_Link/Index_of_Adjudications_2010-11_.pdf|pages=12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Press Council of India, Compendium of Adjudications 2011-2012|url=https://www.presscouncil.nic.in/OldWebsite/COMPENDIUM_OF_ADJUDICATIONS_2011-2012.pdf|pages=172–175}}</ref>


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>
== Filmography ==
 
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===
===Tamil===
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! class=unsortable|Notes
! Year !! Film !! Role !! class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Nadodi Thendral]]'' || Poonguruvi || Debut film
| rowspan="3" | 1992 || ''[[Nadodi Thendral]]'' || Poonguruvi ||
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Pondatti Rajyam]]'' || Bharathi ||
| ''[[Pondatti Rajyam]]'' || Bharathi ||
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''Kizhakku Veedhi'' || Kalpana ||
| ''Kizhakku Veedhi'' || Kalpana ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' || Meena ||
| rowspan="4" | 1993 || ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' || Meena ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Madurai Meenakshi (film)|Madurai Meenakshi]]'' || Meenakshi ||
| ''[[Madurai Meenakshi (film)|Madurai Meenakshi]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Mutrugai]]'' || Gowri ||
| ''[[Mutrugai]]'' || Gowri ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Band Master]]'' || Meenakshi ||
| ''[[Band Master]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Amaidhi Padai]]'' || Kuyili ||
| rowspan="9" | 1994 || ''[[Amaidhi Padai]]'' || Kuyili ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru]]'' ||Devi ||
| ''[[Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru]]'' ||Devi ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Captain (1994 film)|Captain]]'' || Gowri ||
| ''[[Captain (1994 film)|Captain]]'' || Gowri ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Adharmam]]'' || Ranjitham ||
| ''[[Adharmam]]'' || Ranjitham ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Jai Hind (1994 film)|Jai Hind]]'' || Priya ||
| ''[[Jai Hind (1994 film)|Jai Hind]]'' || Priya ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Thozhar Pandian]]'' || Soundarya ||
| ''[[Thozhar Pandian]]'' || Soundarya ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[En Aasai Machan]]'' || Meenakshi ||
| ''[[En Aasai Machan]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Periya Marudhu (film)|Periya Marudhu]]'' || Kaveri ||
| ''[[Periya Marudhu (film)|Periya Marudhu]]'' || Kaveri ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]'' || Pandiamma ||
| ''[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]'' || Pandiamma ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Karuppu Nila]]'' || Divya ||
| rowspan="8" | 1995 || ''[[Karuppu Nila]]'' || Divya ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thottil Kuzhandhai]]'' || Raani ||
| ''[[Thottil Kuzhandhai]]'' || Raani ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Karnaa]]'' || Amudha ||
| ''[[Karnaa]]'' || Amudha ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Chinna Vathiyar]]'' || Mythili ||
| ''[[Chinna Vathiyar]]'' || Mythili ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Thamizhachi]]'' || Thamizhselvi ||
| ''[[Thamizhachi]]'' || Thamizhselvi ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Paattu Vaathiyar]]'' || Deivanai ||
| ''[[Paattu Vaathiyar]]'' || Deivanai ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' || Parvathi ||
| ''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' || Parvathi ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Seethanam]]'' || Radha ||
| ''[[Seethanam]]'' || Radha ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Thayagam]]'' || Shakeela ||
| rowspan="3" | 1996 || ''[[Thayagam]]'' || Shakeela ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Musthaffaa]]'' || Kavitha ||
| ''[[Musthaffaa]]'' || Kavitha ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Purushan Pondatti]]'' || Rajeswari ||
| ''[[Purushan Pondatti]]'' || Rajeswari ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Pagaivan]]'' || Esther ||
| 1997 || ''[[Pagaivan]]'' || Esther ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Urimai Por]]'' || Ranji ||
| rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[Urimai Por]]'' || Ranji ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' ||  Machakanni's sister-in-law ||
| ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' ||  Machakanni's sister-in-law ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Independence Day (2000 film)|Independence Day]]'' || Ranjitha ||
| 2000 || ''[[Independence Day (2000 film)|Independence Day]]'' || Ranjitha ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu]]'' || ||
| 2003 || ''[[Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Amudhey]]'' || Susi || Guest appearance
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''Amudhey'' || Susi || Guest appearance
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Selvam (2005 film)|Selvam]]'' || Dr. Lakshmi ||
| ''[[Selvam (2005 film)|Selvam]]'' || Dr. Lakshmi ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Amirtham]]'' || Collector ||
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Amirtham]]'' || Collector ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sasanam]]'' || Saroji ||
| ''[[Sasanam]]'' || Saroji ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Nenjil Jil Jil]]'' || Kalyani ||
| ''[[Nenjil Jil Jil]]'' || Kalyani ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Maya Kannadi]]'' || Herself || Cameo appearance
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Maya Kannadi]]'' || Herself || Cameo appearance
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dhandayuthapani]]'' || Sandhya ||
| ''[[Dhandayuthapani]]'' || Sandhya ||
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Bommalattam (2008 film)|Bommalattam]]'' || Rana's wife ||
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Bommalattam (2008 film)|Bommalattam]]'' || Rana's wife ||
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]'' || || Special appearance
| ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]'' || || Special appearance
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || Malar ||
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || Malar ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || Pugazh's mother ||
| ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || Pugazh's mother ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Raavanan]]'' || Annam ||
| 2010 || ''[[Raavanan (2010 film)|Raavanan]]'' || Annam ||
|}
|}


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!class=unsortable| Notes
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' || Rekha ||
| rowspan="4" | 1993 || ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' || Rekha ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]]'' || Mridula ||
| ''[[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]]'' || Mridula ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chamayam (1993 film)|Chamayam]]'' || Ammu ||
| ''[[Chamayam (1993 film)|Chamayam]]'' || Ammu ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Customs Diary]]'' || Thara ||
| ''[[Customs Diary]]'' || Thara Anthony ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''Vishnu'' || Parvathi ||
| 1994 || ''Vishnu'' || Parvathi ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum]]'' || Radha ||
| rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum'' || Radha ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Sindoora Rekha]]'' || Ramani ||
| ''[[Sindoora Rekha]]'' || Ramani ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Karma (1995 film)|Karma]]'' || Reshma ||
| ''Karma'' || Reshma ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Suvarna Simhaasanam]]'' || Unnimaya ||
| rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''Suvarna Simhaasanam'' || Unnimaya/Swapnasundari ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' || Nandhini ||
| ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' || Nandhini ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Thattakam]]'' || Leena ||
| rowspan="4" | 1998 || ''Thattakam'' || Leena ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[British Market]]'' || Mercy ||
| ''British Market'' || Mercy ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Rakthasakshikal Sindabad]]'' || Kuttathi ||
| ''Rakthasakshikal Sindabad'' || Kuttathi ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kaikudunna Nilavu]]'' || Bhama ||
| ''[[Kaikudunna Nilavu]]'' || Bhama ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Puthumukhangal]]'' || Treesa Jacob ||
| 2010 || ''[[Puthumukhangal]]'' || Treesa Jacob ||
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===Telugu===
===Telugu===
* ''Kadapa Reddy'' (1991)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''Naga Shakti'' (1993)
!Year
* ''Captain'' (1994) as Gowri
!Film
* ''[[Maavichiguru]]'' (1996) as Sudha
!Role
* ''Tata Manavadu'' (1996) as Jyoti  
!Notes
* ''Rendu Kutumbala Katha'' (1996)
|-
* ''[[Shubhakankshalu]]'' (1997)
|1991
* ''Adirindi Guru'' (1997)
|''Kadapa Reddemma''
* ''[[Sri Ramulayya]]'' (1998)
|
* ''[[Maisamma IPS]]'' (2008) as Durga
|
|-
|1991
|''Prema Panjaram''
|
|
|-
|1993
|''Naga Shakti''
|
|
|-
|1994
|''Captain''
|Gowri
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1996
|''[[Maavichiguru]]''
|Sudha
|
|-
|''Tata Manavadu''
|Jyoti
|
|-
|''Rendu Kutumbala Katha''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|''[[Shubhakankshalu]]''
|
|
|-
|''Adirindi Guru''
|
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Sri Ramulayya]]''
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Maisamma IPS]]''
|Durga
|
|}


===Kannada===
===Kannada===
* ''[[Purushotthama (film)|Purushotthama]]'' (1992)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Shrungara Raja]]'' (1993)
!Year
* ''[[Agni IPS]]'' (1997)
!Film
* ‘’[[Ajju]]’’ (2004)
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1992
|''[[Purushotthama (film)|Purushotthama]]''
|
|
|-
|1993
|''Shrungara Raja''
|
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Agni IPS]]''
|Sneha
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Ajju]]''
|
|
|}


===Television===
===Television===
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* ''[[Krishnadasi (2000 TV series)|Krishnadasi]]'' as Krishnaveni (2000–2002)
* ''[[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>
* ''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]])
*[[Ammayi Kaapuram]] - [[Telugu language|Telugu]] (replaced [[Raadhika Sarathkumar|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)
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Manikoondu]]'' (2008-2010)
* ''Sigaram''
* ''Sigaram''


==Awards==
==Awards==
1996 – [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Maavichiguru''<ref name="hindu1"/>
*1996 – [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Maavichiguru]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>


==References==
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Ranjitha
Born
Sri Valli

(1975-06-04) 4 June 1975 (age 49)
OccupationActress
Years active1991–2010

Ranjitha (born Sri Valli) is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and Kannada films.[1][2][3]

Career[edit]

In 1991, Ranjita, did her first Telugu film, under the screen name Madhu Bala 'Kadapa Reddemma'. It was written by Parchuri Brothers.[4] She did her second film that year, Prema Panjaram. Both the films didn't do too well commercially, but after that she did the film 'Nadodi Thendral', directed by Bharathirajaa, which provided her a good platform.

Personal life[edit]

She got married in 2000 to an Indian Army Major and retired from acting after her wedding. The couple 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.[5]

In 2013, she took up sannyasa under Swami Nithyananda.[6]

Controversy[edit]

In 2010, Sun TV telecasted a video recordings that claimed to show Ranjitha and Nithyananda in a bedroom. The story became viral among news media in Tamil Nadu.[7] They both claimed the video to be fabricated and accused Sun TV of extortion.[8] A Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bengaluru confirmed that the video appeared to be that of Nithyananda and Ranjitha but did not discuss whether the tape was morphed.[9] Ranjitha filed a complaint with High Court of Karnataka against news channels.[10][11] Various news channels were ordered to apologize to Ranjitha upon acknowledging the content was morphed.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Filmography[edit]

Tamil[edit]

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

Malayalam[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Mafia Rekha
Johnnie Walker Mridula
Chamayam Ammu
Customs Diary Thara Anthony
1994 Vishnu Parvathi
1995 Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum Radha
Sindoora Rekha Ramani
Karma Reshma
1997 Suvarna Simhaasanam Unnimaya/Swapnasundari
Oru Yathramozhi Nandhini
1998 Thattakam Leena
British Market Mercy
Rakthasakshikal Sindabad Kuttathi
Kaikudunna Nilavu Bhama
2010 Puthumukhangal Treesa Jacob

Telugu[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
1991 Kadapa Reddemma
1991 Prema Panjaram
1993 Naga Shakti
1994 Captain Gowri
1996 Maavichiguru Sudha
Tata Manavadu Jyoti
Rendu Kutumbala Katha
1997 Shubhakankshalu
Adirindi Guru
1998 Sri Ramulayya
2008 Maisamma IPS Durga

Kannada[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
1992 Purushotthama
1993 Shrungara Raja
1997 Agni IPS Sneha
2004 Ajju

Television[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Ranjitha's new plans". IndiaGlitz. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ranjitha to direct Kareena? - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ranjitha profile". jointscene.com. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "'It was luck that made me an actor' - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu". The Hindu. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ranjitha Is Residing Here, Now". nettv4u.com.
  6. ↑ "Actress Ranjitha dons saffron, becomes Nithyananda's sanyasini 'Ma Anandmayi'". coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Rao, Shakuntala (2013). "Justice and Indian Journalism". In Ward, Stephen J. A. (ed.). Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives. John Wiley & Sons. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-118-35982-2.
  8. ↑ "Sex tape footage aired by Sun TV doctored: Nithyananda". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sex video and the Swami: Nithyananda and Ranjitha in 2010 tape, confirms forensic department". India Today. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Karnataka high court bans airing of 'Nithya sex tape'". March 2011.
  11. ↑ "Karnataka High Court write petition dated 14 March 2012" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Channel ordered to apologize to Ranjitha".
  13. ↑ "BCCC tells channel to apologise for airing 'morphed' video". 3 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Nithyananda cites U.S. experts to claim videotape is fake". The Hindu. 16 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "In the matter of Complaint filed my Ms Ranitha" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Press Council of India, Index of Adjudications 2010-11" (PDF). p. 12.
  17. ↑ "Press Council of India, Compendium of Adjudications 2011-2012" (PDF). pp. 172–175.
  18. ↑ "Roja". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  19. ↑ "From the master's stable". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  20. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links[edit]

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