Ranjith (Bigg Boss Tamil Season 8)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ranjith (Actor)

• Ranjith did an acting course before starting his acting career in 1993. His first lead role was in the Tamil film Sindhu Nathi Poo (1994) as Thirukkaval (Sakthivel).

  

• Some of his notable roles in Tamil films are Natpukkaga (1998) as Sirusu, Dharma (1998) as Ranjith, Nesam Pudhusu (1999) as Ranjith, and Kann Thirandhu Paaramma (2000) as Prabhu.

• He was the voice artist in the film Kadal Pookkal (2001) for the character Peter played by actor Manoj K Bharathi.

• He also appeared in negative roles in Malayalam films such as Karnan in Natturajavu (2004), Simon Nadar in Rajamanikyam (2005), and Ramanunni in Chandrolsavam (2005).

• After divorce from his second wife actor Ragasudha, he reunited with his first wife Priya Raman. They worked together on the television series, Senthoora Poove (2020-2022).

• He was a member and spokesperson of Jayalalithaa-led political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) until she died in 2016.

• He supported the O Panneerselvam-led section of AIADMK until 2018 when he joined S. Ramadoss’s Pattali Makkal Katchi for over a year. Since 2019, he is a member of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).

• In October 2024, Ranjith appeared on the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil (Season 8) telecasted on Star Vijay channel and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.