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'''Madhampatty Rangaraj''' is an Indian chef, actor and the CEO of Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Pvt Ltd, which caters in Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring states.<ref name="P" /><ref name="A" /> He made his acting debut with ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019), and later appeared in the | '''Madhampatty Rangaraj''' is an Indian chef, actor and the CEO of Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Pvt Ltd, which caters in Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring states.<ref name="P" /><ref name="A" /> He made his acting debut with ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019), and later appeared in the thriller film ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' (2020). | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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=== Acting career === | === Acting career === | ||
Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2019 |title=Music to our ears |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190528/282857962393648 |access-date=28 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]] |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref><ref name="m" /><ref name="fc">{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha |date=20 April 2019 |title=From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170943/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> In a review of the film by the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'', the reviewer wrote that "Popular Chef turned hero Madampatti Rangaraj has been aptly cast as the lead protagonist".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=20 April 2019 |title=Mehandi Circus movie review: A breezy romantic entertainer |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627120358/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |archive-date=27 June 2019 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> His next film was the Tamil | Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2019 |title=Music to our ears |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190528/282857962393648 |access-date=28 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]] |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref><ref name="m" /><ref name="fc">{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha |date=20 April 2019 |title=From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170943/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> In a review of the film by the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'', the reviewer wrote that "Popular Chef turned hero Madampatti Rangaraj has been aptly cast as the lead protagonist".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=20 April 2019 |title=Mehandi Circus movie review: A breezy romantic entertainer |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627120358/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |archive-date=27 June 2019 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> His next film was the Tamil thriler ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw ''Mehandi Circus''.<ref name="P">{{Cite web |last=Karthi |first=E. Sudharshan |title=``ஏழே கேரக்டர்ஸ்... கொடைக்கானலில் 32 நாள்... பென்ச்மார்க் கீர்த்தி!’’ - `பெண்குயின்’ அப்டேட்ஸ் |trans-title=`` Seven Characters ... 32 Days in Kodaikanal ... Benchmark Keerthi! '' - `Penguin 'Updates |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/madhampatty-rangaraj-shares-about-his-experience-in-penguin-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610003952/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/madhampatty-rangaraj-shares-about-his-experience-in-penguin-movie |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> Rangaraj later signed on to appear in ''Casino'', the directorial debut of Mark Joel which began filming in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 November 2020 |title=Vani Bhojan begins shooting for Casino; shares photos from puja ceremony |work=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]] |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/vani-bhojan-begins-shooting-for-casino-shares-photos-from-puja-ceremony/687050 |url-status=live |access-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608010847/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/vani-bhojan-begins-shooting-for-casino-shares-photos-from-puja-ceremony/687050 |archive-date=8 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' || Gautham || | | 2020 || ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' || Gautham Sidharth || Amazon Prime Film|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2019 |title=Keerthy Suresh completes 'Penguin' |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/keerthy-suresh-completes-penguin-news-tamil-tlfkpQdghdjif.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222111901/https://www.sify.com/movies/keerthy-suresh-completes-penguin-news-tamil-tlfkpQdghdjif.html |archive-date=22 December 2019 |access-date=16 December 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> | ||
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| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Casino (2021 film)|Casino]]'' {{dagger}} | | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Casino (2021 film)|Casino]]'' {{dagger}} | ||
| | | Sanjay | ||
|Filming | |Filming | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2020 |title=Vani Bhojan, Madhampatty Rangaraj team up for 'Casino' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vani-bhojan-madhampatty-rangaraj-team-up-for-casino/articleshow/79425381.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126150033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vani-bhojan-madhampatty-rangaraj-team-up-for-casino/articleshow/79425381.cms |archive-date=26 November 2020 |access-date=26 November 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2020 |title=Vani Bhojan, Madhampatty Rangaraj team up for 'Casino' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vani-bhojan-madhampatty-rangaraj-team-up-for-casino/articleshow/79425381.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126150033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vani-bhojan-madhampatty-rangaraj-team-up-for-casino/articleshow/79425381.cms |archive-date=26 November 2020 |access-date=26 November 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> | ||
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Madhampatty Rangaraj is an Indian chef, actor and the CEO of Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Pvt Ltd, which caters in Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring states.[1][2] He made his acting debut with Mehandi Circus (2019), and later appeared in the thriller film Penguin (2020).
Career[edit | edit source]
Cooking career[edit | edit source]
Rangaraj's passion is animation and studied engineering before working in the food industry for a job.[2] In 2002, he took over his family's businesses along with his brother.[3] Rangaraj moved to Bangalore and started a mess (restaurant).[2] When he returned to Madhampatty, he cooked for small functions.[2] Rangaraj went on to work with film crews and single-handedly providing them with meals.[2] Rangaraj has worked as a caterer for over four-hundred weddings including actor Karthi's wedding.[4][2][3][5] Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality has also catered for events including the 2013 Coimbatore Marathon.[6][2][7] Rangaraj is credited for creating the recipe for green guava chutney.[8]
Acting career[edit | edit source]
Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama Mehandi Circus (2019).[9][3][10] In a review of the film by the Deccan Chronicle, the reviewer wrote that "Popular Chef turned hero Madampatti Rangaraj has been aptly cast as the lead protagonist".[11] His next film was the Tamil thriler Penguin (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw Mehandi Circus.[1] Rangaraj later signed on to appear in Casino, the directorial debut of Mark Joel which began filming in November 2020.[12]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Mehandi Circus | Jeeva | Debut Tamil Film | [3] |
| 2020 | Penguin | Gautham Sidharth | Amazon Prime Film | [13] |
| 2021 | Casino
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Sanjay | Filming | [14] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karthi, E. Sudharshan. "``ஏழே கேரக்டர்ஸ்... கொடைக்கானலில் 32 நாள்... பென்ச்மார்க் கீர்த்தி! - `பெண்குயின்' அப்டேட்ஸ்" [`` Seven Characters ... 32 Days in Kodaikanal ... Benchmark Keerthi! - `Penguin 'Updates]. Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Rao, Subha J. (20 March 2014). "Madhampatty virundhu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jeshi, K. (13 May 2019). "Shweta Tripathi taught me method acting: Madhampatty Rangaraj on 'Mehandi Circus'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ Karthi, E. Sudharshan. ""கார்த்தி கல்யாணத்துக்கு கேட்டரிங், சூர்யா அண்ணனின் வாழ்த்து!" – 'மெஹந்தி சர்க்கஸ்' ரங்கராஜ்" ["Catering to Karthi wedding, brother Surya's greeting!" – 'Mehandi Circus' Rangaraj]. Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ Rao, Subha J (3 July 2011). "A wedding to remember". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Over 15,000 likely to take part in Coimbatore Marathon". The Hindu. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Honoured". The Hindu. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ Rajkumar, Shanthini (17 July 2018). "'Cos now I'm living on green power: An ode to the green guava". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Music to our ears". The Hindu. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020 – via PressReader.
- ↑ Rao, Subha (20 April 2019). "From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (20 April 2019). "Mehandi Circus movie review: A breezy romantic entertainer". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Vani Bhojan begins shooting for Casino; shares photos from puja ceremony". Zoom. 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ↑ "Keerthy Suresh completes 'Penguin'". Sify. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ "Vani Bhojan, Madhampatty Rangaraj team up for 'Casino'". The Times of India. 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.