Ravichandran Manoranjan is an Indian actor who appears in
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
films.
The son of Kannada film star actor-director
V. Ravichandran
Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravi ...
, Manoranjan made his debut with the
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
film ''
Saheba'' (2017), directed by Bharath, which was released to mixed reviews, but earned him good reviews.
Early and personal life
Manoranjan Ravichandran was born to Kannada Legacy Film making family of Actor, Director and filmmaker Crazy Star
V. Ravichandran
Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravi ...
and Sumathy. 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. 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
Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravi ...
''. However in 2015, it was reported that this film was indefinitely postponed and he would not direct the film. 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''.
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
Nanda Kishore is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada film industry. He is known for directing films like '' Victory'' (2013), '' Adyaksha'' (2014), and '' Ranna'' (2015).
Family
Nanda Kishore is the son of Kannada fi ...
for the
Rockline Venkatesh
Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh (born 23 March 1963), better known by his stage name Rockline Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Kannada, and Hindi cinemas. He is the founder and owner of the production and d ...
's production titled ''
Brihaspathi
Brihaspati ( sa, बृहस्पति, ), also known as Guru, is a Hindu deity. In the ancient Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Brihaspati is a deity associated with fire, and the word also refers to a rishi (sage) who counsels the devas (god ...
''. The film was a remake of Tamil film ''
Velaiilla Pattadhari
''Velaiilla Pattadhari'' (), popularly referred to as ''VIP'', is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Velraj, in his directorial debut. The film stars Dhanush and Amala Paul, while Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan ...
'' (2014) in which he reprises the role played by actor
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...
. The film was released on 5 January 2018.
Filmography
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1987 births
Living people
Male actors from Bangalore
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors