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Film director. screenwriter. producer. actor. Years active. 1987–present. Ranjith Balakrishnan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with Ravanaprabhu, the sequel to Devaasuram. He has won three National Film Awards, including one for his film ...
Ranjith Balakrishnan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with Ravanaprabhu, the sequel to Devaasuram. He has won three National Film Awards, including one for his film Spirit, which received the National Award for Best Film on Social Issues.
rank #1 ·. Raavanaprabhu (transl. Lord Ravana) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Ranjith in his directorial debut. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Devaasuram written by Ranjith. The film stars Mohanlal in the dual role of Mangalassery Neelakandan and M. N. Karthikeyan, father and son.
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Ranjith Balakrishnan was born on Saturday, 5 September 1964 (age 57 years; as of 2022) in Balussery, Kozhikode, Kerala. He did his graduation from the School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur, in 1985.
Writer
In the late 1980s, Ranjith worked on the skits and television serials for the Doordarshan channel. Ranjith made his writing debut with the Indian Malayalam language film ‘Oru Maymasa Pulariyil’ (1987). He has written the story of the film ‘Orkkappurathu’ (1988). Some other films written by Ranjith include ‘Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal’ (1989), ‘Pradeshika Varthakal’ (1989), ‘Pookkalam Varavayi’ (1991). During this period, he worked with the Indian film director, Viji Thampi and released some...
Director
After scripting various films, Ranjith made his directorial debut with the film ‘Raavanaprabhu’ in 2001. Some other Malayalam language films directed by Ranjith include ‘Nandanam’ (2002), ‘Mizhi Randilum’ (2003), ‘Black’ (2004), ‘Chandrolsavam’ (2005), ‘Prajapathi’ (2006), ‘Kaiyoppu’ (2007), ‘Rock N’ Roll’ (2007), ‘Thirakkatha’ (2008), ‘Indian Rupee’ (2011), ‘Spirit’ (2012), ‘Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty’ (2013), ‘Njaan’ (2014), ‘Loham’ (2015).
Producer
In 2009, Ranjith produced an Indian Malayalam language film named ‘Kerala Cafe.’ This film was directed by a team of ten directors. Some other films produced by Ranjith include ‘Pranchiyettan & the Saint’ (2010), ‘Bavuttiyude Namathil’ (2012).
His film ‘ Thirakkatha’ (2008) won the National Award for the Best Malayalam Feature Film.Ranjith Balakrishnan won the Filmfare Awards South for the Best Director category for the film, ‘Thirakkatha.’‘Thirakkatha’ film won the best film award in the Idea-Mathrubhumi-Amrita Film Awards 2009.He won the Filmfare Awards South for the Best Film and Best Director category for the film ‘Pranchiyettan & the Saint.’His film ‘Munnariyippu’ won the Best Film award in the Filmfare Awards South.The Malayalam film, ‘Indian Rupee,’ won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam language.The Indian Malayalam language film Loham (2015), directed by Ranjith, made a budget of Rupees 15 crore after its release.
Ranjith Balakrishnan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Ranjith made his directorial debut in 2001 with Ravanaprabhu, the sequel to Devaasuram. His films Thirakkatha and Indian Rupee won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He is also the current chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra ...
Ranjith's statement about honour killing is not violence, receives backlash At an interaction with the press after the release of Ranjith's directorial debut Kavundampalayam in August 2024, he made a statement in favour of the caste-based honour killing. His remark was justifying the action as a care shown by the parents.
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Ranjith Balakrishnan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for the films Raavanaprabhu (2001), Thirakkatha (2008), Paleri Manikyam (2009), Pranchiyettan & the Saint (2010), Indian Rupee (2011) and Spirit (2012). In the year 2001, Ranjith made his directorial debut with Ravanaprabhu, a sequel to Devaasuram. His ...
