Manoranjan Ravichandran

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| name = Ravichandran Manoranjan

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2017–present

| father = V. Ravichandran

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| relatives = N. Veeraswamy (grandfather)

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Ravichandran Manoranjan is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films.{{cite web|title=Manoranjan Ravichandran biography|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/manoranjan-ravichandran/1085459|publisher=Bookmyshow.com}}

The son of Kannada film star actor-director V. Ravichandran, Manoranjan made his debut with the Kannada film Saheba (2017), directed by Bharath, which was released to mixed reviews, but earned him good reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/saheba-movie-review-manoranjan-ravichandran-gets-unconventional-debut-739797|title=Saheba movie review: Manoranjan Ravichandran gets an unconventional debut|work=International Business Times|date=26 August 2017}}

Early and personal life

Manoranjan Ravichandran was born to Kannada actor and director V. Ravichandran and Sumathy.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140531/entertainment-sandalwood/article/everything-planned-ravichandrans-son-manoranjan|title=Everything is planned for Ravichandran's son Manoranjan|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=10 January 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/141216/time-for-some-crazy-manoranjan.html|title=Time for some crazy Manoranjan|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=14 December 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ravichandrans-son-all-set-to-make-a-debut/articleshow/20309837.cms|title=Ravichandran’s son all set to make a debut?|work=The Times of India|date=28 May 2013}} However in 2015, it was reported that this film was indefinitely postponed and he would not direct the film.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Ravichandran-wont-direct-sons-debut/articleshow/49426848.cms|title=Ravichandran won't direct son's debut!|work=The Times of India|date=17 October 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/aug/22/manoranjan-stays-off-glamour-trusts-story-instead-1646345.html|title=Manoranjan stays off glamour, trusts story instead|work=The New Indian Express|date=22 August 2017}} 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 for the Rockline Venkatesh's production titled Brihaspathi. The film was a remake of Tamil film Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014) in which he reprises the role played by actor Dhanush. The film was released on 5 January 2018.

Filmography

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
2017	Saheba	Mano	Nominated—South Indian International Movie Award for Best Debutant Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Kannada
2018	Brihaspathi	Sudhir
2021	Mugilpete	Raja
2022	Prarambha	Manthan
{{TBA}}	style="background:#FFFFCC;"\|Ranadheera-Premalokadalli{{dagger\|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}	{{TBA}}	Delayed{{cite web \|title=Time for some crazy Manoranjan \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/141216/time-for-some-crazy-manoranjan.html \|website=Deccan Chronicle.com \|accessdate=20 June 2018 \|language=en \|date=14 December 2016}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=8810117|name=Manoranjan Ravichandran}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Bengaluru

Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema

Category:Indian male film actors

Category:21st-century Indian male actors

Category:Tamil people