Ranjini Haridas

Summary

Ranjini Haridas is an Indian television presenter, actress, model and YouTuber .[1] She became popular through the Star Singer TV show of Asianet.Throughout 5 seasons of the show, she was the host.

Ranjini Haridas
Occupation(s)Actor
Singer
Anchor
Years active2001–present

Career edit

Hosting career edit

Ranjini Haridas went to London for her higher studies. On her return, she ventured into compering and found it lucrative.[2] Since then she has hosted several stage shows such as Asianet Film Awards, Amrita TV Film Awards, Asiavision Awards, Flowers TV awards, Jaihind Film Awards and SIIMA. Ranjini was crowned Miss Kerala at Femina Miss Kerala - 2000.[citation needed]

Film appearances edit

Her first recognized film appearance was for a cameo roles in China Town and Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty (2013). Later she played as a police officer in the film Entry (2013) opposite Baburaj, it was her first leading role. Since 2015 she has been an integral part of Flower TV both in program management and TV hosting. She hosted the Star Singer program on Asianet TV from 2007 to 2012. In 2017 she returned to Asianet with Run Baby Run, a revamped celebrity interview. She was a participant in Bigg Boss Malayalam (season 1).[3]

Television edit

 
Ranjini in 2009
Year Show Role Language Channel Notes
2007 Star Singer Host Malayalam Asianet
2008 Star Singer Won , Asianet Television Awards - Best Anchor
2009 Star Singer (season 4)
2010 Star Singer (season 5) Won , Asianet Television Awards - Best Anchor
2011-12 Star Singer (season 6)
2013 Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum Judge
2013-14 Cinema Company Host Kaumudy TV
2014 Vanitharathnam (Season 3) Amrita TV
Bhima Music India Asianet
2015 Indian Music League Flowers (TV channel)
2017 Run Baby Run Asianet Plus
Komedy Circus Judge Mazhavil Manorama
Hero ISL (Season 3) Host Asianet Movies
Ithanu Njan Paranja Nadan Surya TV
2018 Hero ISL (Season 4) Asianet Movies
Bigg Boss Malayalam 1 Contestant Asianet Evicted on Day 63
2019 Surya Super Singer Host Surya TV
2020-2021 Ingane Oru Bharyayum Bharthavum Flowers TV
2021 Star Magic Mentor
Onamamankam Host Surya TV special show
Asianet Big B Dhamaka Asianet
2023 Surajum bossaya Tharangalum

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Geetham School kid Child artiste (uncredited)
2011 China Town Herself Cameo appearance
2012 Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty Television presenter Cameo appearance
2013 Entry ACP P. Shreya Debut in Leading Role
What The F (WTF) Ranjini In one of the three segments
Otta Oruthiyum Shariyalla Khayal
2019 Mera Naam Shaji Diana Aby Cameo appearance
2023 Khali Purse of the Billionaires
Maheshum Marutiyum Ranjini
Pookkaalam Swamini [4]
Valatty Margaret voice artist

Controversies edit

She was openly criticised by veteran actor Jagathy Sreekumar for overstepping her boundaries as an anchor in the singing contest Star Singer.[5] There were allegations from contestants that she was doing so to influence judges in favour of certain contestants. Ranjini openly spoke about his verbal tirade and pointed out towards the inherent sexism in the Malayalam industry. She was shamed by a mob for her alleged use of unparliamentary words and physical attack on a passenger who grazed her in a jammed airport, for this she later responded the community was led by misogynists.[6] A similar incident happened when a passenger created ruckus when he alleged that she tried to bypass queue in Airport in an attempt to use special privileges, both the parties registered cases against each other for abusive verbal attack.[7][8]

Ranjini appeared in an interview with Ranjini Jose for Grihalakshmi Magazine.[9] On Friendship Day, they spoke about how good friendships are interpreted as lesbian relationship in Kerala.

She reacted against the cruelty to animals, specifically to street dogs in Kerala. She responded that 'Humanity is dead' when a woman set fire on a dog & 7 puppies at Kochi, Kerala.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Around the World with Ranjini Haridas". manoramaonline. 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hindu : The new face of compering". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Ranjini Haridas Bigg Boss, Wiki , profile, DOB, Age, Images". 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ "First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ Ranjini Haridas - Asianet Star Singer Finals, 3 October 2011
  6. ^ Ranjini Haridas Altercation at Airport, 20 May 2013
  7. ^ "Case against Ranjini Haridas". The Hindu. 17 May 2013.
  8. ^ "ഒന്നും പറയേണ്ട രഞ്ജിനി; മലയാളികള്‍ ഇങ്ങനെയൊക്കെയാണ്".
  9. ^ "Friendship Day".
  10. ^ "Ranjini Haridas reacts to woman setting dog and seven pups on fire in Kochi; says, '#humanityisdead' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Preceded by
Reshma George
Miss Kerala
2000
Succeeded by
Nova Krishnan