Ranjini Haridas

Ranjini Haridas
Ranjini Haridas
Occupation(s)	Actor; Singer; Anchor
Years active	2001–present

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.

Career

Hosting career

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

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

Year	Show	Role	Language	Channel	Notes
2007	Sahasikante Lokam	Host	Malayalam	Asianet
2007	Star Singer
2008	Star Singer				Won , Asianet Television Awards - Best Anchor
2009	Star Singer 4
2010	Star Singer 5				Won , Asianet Television Awards - Best Anchor
2011-12	Star Singer 6
2013	Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum	Judge
2013-14	Cinema Company	Host		Kaumudy TV
2014	Vanitharathnam 3			Amrita TV
2014	Bhima Music India			Asianet
2015	Indian Music League			Flowers (TV channel)
2017	Run Baby Run			Asianet Plus
	Komedy Circus	Judge		Mazhavil Manorama
	Indian Super League 3	Host		Asianet Movies
	Ithanu Njan Paranja Nadan			Surya TV
2018	Indian Super League 4			Asianet Movies
2018	Bigg Boss Malayalam 1	Contestant		Asianet	Evicted on Day 63
2019	Surya Super Singer	Host		Surya TV
2020-2021	Ingane Oru Bharyayum Bharthavum	Host		Flowers TV
2021	Star Magic	Mentor		Flowers TV
	Onamamankam	Host		Surya TV	special show
	Asianet Big B Dhamaka			Asianet
2023	Surajum bossaya Tharangalum
2024	Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) season 6				Mohanlal Birthday special episode
2024	Star Singer season 9				Grand finale

Filmography

Films

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

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

^ "Around the World with Ranjini Haridas". manoramaonline. 21 November 2019.
^ "The Hindu : The new face of compering". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Ranjini Haridas Bigg Boss, Wiki , profile, DOB, Age, Images". 23 June 2018.
^ "First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ Ranjini Haridas - Asianet Star Singer Finals, 3 October 2011
^ Ranjini Haridas Altercation at Airport, 20 May 2013
^ "Case against Ranjini Haridas". The Hindu. 17 May 2013.
^ "ഒന്നും പറയേണ്ട രഞ്ജിനി; മലയാളികള്‍ ഇങ്ങനെയൊക്കെയാണ്".
^ "Friendship Day". 29 July 2022.
^ "Ranjini Haridas reacts to woman setting dog and seven pups on fire in Kochi; says, '#humanityisdead' - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

Preceded by Reshma George	Miss Kerala 2000	Succeeded by Nova Krishnan

[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. 18 March 2023. 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". 29 July 2022.

[10] "Ranjini Haridas reacts to woman setting dog and seven pups on fire in Kochi; says, '#humanityisdead' - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

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