Madhampatty Rangaraj

Rangaraj’s passion is animation and he studied engineering before working in the food industry for a job. In 1999, he took over his family's businesses along with his brother. Rangaraj moved to Bangalore and started a mess (restaurant). When he returned to Madhampatty, he cooked for small functions. Rangaraj went on to work with film crews and single-handedly providing them with meals. Rangaraj has worked as a caterer for over four-hundred weddings including actor Karthi's wedding.{{Cite web |last=Karthi |first=E. Sudharshan |title="கார்த்தி கல்யாணத்துக்கு கேட்டரிங், சூர்யா அண்ணனின் வாழ்த்து!" – 'மெஹந்தி சர்க்கஸ்' ரங்கராஜ் |trans-title="Catering to Karthi wedding, brother Surya's greeting!" – 'Mehandi Circus' Rangaraj |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/155993-mehandhi-circus-hero-madampatti-rangaraj-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610003953/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/155993-mehandhi-circus-hero-madampatti-rangaraj-interview |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=Ananda Vikatan |date=25 April 2019 |language=ta}}{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=20 March 2014 |title=Madhampatty virundhu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/madhampatty-virundhu/article5810253.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609171602/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/madhampatty-virundhu/article5810253.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=13 May 2019 |title=Shweta Tripathi taught me method acting: Madhampatty Rangaraj on 'Mehandi Circus' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/madhampatty-rangaraj-on-working-in-mehandi-circus/article27116546.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226091220/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/madhampatty-rangaraj-on-working-in-mehandi-circus/article27116546.ece |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=3 July 2011 |title=A wedding to remember |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-wedding-to-remember/article2155678.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170947/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-wedding-to-remember/article2155678.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=The Hindu}} Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality has also catered for events including the 2013 Coimbatore Marathon.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2018 |title=Over 15,000 likely to take part in Coimbatore Marathon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/over-15000-likely-to-take-part-in-coimbatore-marathon/article25102507.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170919/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/over-15000-likely-to-take-part-in-coimbatore-marathon/article25102507.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |date=3 November 2018 |title=Honoured |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/honoured/article25408369.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611135349/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/honoured/article25408369.ece |archive-date=11 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=The Hindu}} Rangaraj is credited for creating the recipe for green guava chutney.{{Cite web |last=Rajkumar |first=Shanthini |date=17 July 2018 |title='Cos now I'm living on green power: An ode to the green guava |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-green-guava-is-more-versatile-than-you-think/article24442766.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170945/https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-green-guava-is-more-versatile-than-you-think/article24442766.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=The Hindu}}

Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama Mehandi Circus (2020).{{Cite web |date=28 May 2019 |title=Music to our ears |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190528/282857962393648 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611023956/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190528/282857962393648 |archive-date=11 June 2020 |access-date=28 June 2020 |website=The Hindu |via=PressReader}}{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha |date=20 April 2019 |title=From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170943/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=Film Companion}} In a review of the film by the Deccan Chronicle, the reviewer wrote that "Popular Chef turned hero Madampatti Rangaraj has been aptly cast as the lead protagonist".{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=20 April 2019 |title=Mehandi Circus movie review: A breezy romantic entertainer |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627120358/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |archive-date=27 June 2019 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle}} His next film was the Tamil thriller Penguin (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw Mehandi Circus.{{Cite web |last=Karthi |first=E. Sudharshan |title=ஏழே கேரக்டர்ஸ்... கொடைக்கானலில் 32 நாள்... பென்ச்மார்க் கீர்த்தி! - 'பெண்குயின்' அப்டேட்ஸ் |trans-title=`` Seven Characters ... 32 Days in Kodaikanal ... Benchmark Keerthi! - `Penguin 'Updates |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/madhampatty-rangaraj-shares-about-his-experience-in-penguin-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610003952/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/madhampatty-rangaraj-shares-about-his-experience-in-penguin-movie |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=Ananda Vikatan |date=4 November 2019 |language=ta}} Rangaraj later signed on to appear in Casino'', the directorial debut of Mark Joel which began filming in November 2020.{{Cite news |date=26 November 2020 |title=Vani Bhojan begins shooting for Casino; shares photos from puja ceremony |work=Zoom |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/vani-bhojan-begins-shooting-for-casino-shares-photos-from-puja-ceremony/687050 |url-status=live |access-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608010847/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/vani-bhojan-begins-shooting-for-casino-shares-photos-from-puja-ceremony/687050 |archive-date=8 June 2021}}

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

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