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Manoranjan Ravichandran

In this Indian name, the name Ravichandran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manoranjan.
Ravichandran Manoranjan
Born (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
FatherV. Ravichandran
RelativesN. Veeraswamy (grandfather)

Ravichandran Manoranjan is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films.[1]

The son of Kannada film star actor-director V. Ravichandran, Manoranjan made his debut with the Kannada film Saheba (2017), directed by Bharath, which was released to mixed reviews, but earned him good reviews.[2]

Early and personal life

Manoranjan Ravichandran was born to Kannada actor and director V. Ravichandran and Sumathy.[3] He has a sister Geethanjali and a brother Vikram. He is a grandson of notable South Indian film producer N. Veeraswamy.

Manoranjan has attended acting classes at Abhinaya Tharanga and was trained by A S Murthy's daughter. He has learnt dance in Chennai and martial arts in Bangalore. His initial interest was in Cricket which he wanted to shape up as his career. He played tournaments at the district level and was about to play at the state level when he met with a hand injury.[4] He eventually landed up in films and took up his father's production film.

Film career

Manoranjan's film career took off after his father actor V. Ravichandran announced his project titled Premalokadalli Ranadheera in 2014. He had mentioned to direct the new film after completing his film Manjina Hani.[5] However in 2015, it was reported that this film was indefinitely postponed and he would not direct the film.[6] It was also reported that director Bharath would instead direct the film with Manoranjan as lead. The project was finalized in 2016 and titled as Saheba.[7] The film released in August 2017 and received mixed reviews with critics praising his performance as a promising one. His next film was with director Nanda Kishore for the Rockline Venkatesh's production titled Brihaspathi. The film was a remake of Tamil film Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014) in which he reprises the role played by actor Dhanush. The film was released on 5 January 2018.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2017 Saheba Mano Nominated—South Indian International Movie Award for Best Debutant Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Kannada
2018 Brihaspathi Sudhir
2021 Mugilpete Raja
2022 Prarambha Manthan
TBA Ranadheera-Premalokadalli† TBA Delayed[8]

References

  1. ^ "Manoranjan Ravichandran biography". Bookmyshow.com.
  2. ^ "Saheba movie review: Manoranjan Ravichandran gets an unconventional debut". International Business Times. 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Everything is planned for Ravichandran's son Manoranjan". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Time for some crazy Manoranjan". Deccan Chronicle. 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Ravichandran's son all set to make a debut?". The Times of India. 28 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Ravichandran won't direct son's debut!". The Times of India. 17 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Manoranjan stays off glamour, trusts story instead". The New Indian Express. 22 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Time for some crazy Manoranjan". Deccan Chronicle.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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