Madhampatty Rangaraj
Madhampatty Rangaraj | |
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| Born | Rangaraj Thangavelu |
| Other names | T. Rangaraj |
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Madhampatty Rangaraj is an Indian chef, actor and the CEO of Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Pvt Ltd, which caters in Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring states.[1][2] He made his acting debut with Raju Murugan's Mehandi Circus (2019) opposite Bollywood actress Shweta Tripathi.[3]
Career
Cooking career
Rangaraj's passion is animation and studied engineering before working in the food industry for a job.[2] In 2002, he took over his family's businesses along with his brother.[4] Rangaraj moved to Bangalore and started a mess (restaurant).[2] When he returned to Madhampatty, he cooked for small functions.[2] Rangaraj went on to work with film crews and single-handily providing them with meals.[2] Rangaraj has worked as a caterer for over four-hundred weddings including actor Karthi's wedding.[5][2][4][6] Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality has also catered for events including the 2013 Coimbatore Marathon.[7][2][8] Rangaraj is credited for creating the recipe for green guava chutney.[9]
Acting career
Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama Mehandi Circus (2019).[10][4][3] 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".[11] His next film was Penguin (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw Mehandi Circus.[1]
Filmography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Mehandi Circus | Jeeva | [4] | |
| 2020 | Penguin | Gautham Siddharth | Bilingual film (Tamil, Telugu) | [12] |
References
- ^ a b Karthi, E. Sudharshan. "``ஏழே கேரக்டர்ஸ்... கொடைக்கானலில் 32 நாள்... பென்ச்மார்க் கீர்த்தி! - `பெண்குயின்' அப்டேட்ஸ்" [`` Seven Characters ... 32 Days in Kodaikanal ... Benchmark Keerthi! - `Penguin 'Updates]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rao, Subha J. (20 March 2014). "Madhampatty virundhu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b Rao, Subha (20 April 2019). "From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Jeshi, K. (13 May 2019). "Shweta Tripathi taught me method acting: Madhampatty Rangaraj on 'Mehandi Circus'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Karthi, E. Sudharshan. ""கார்த்தி கல்யாணத்துக்கு கேட்டரிங், சூர்யா அண்ணனின் வாழ்த்து!" – 'மெஹந்தி சர்க்கஸ்' ரங்கராஜ்" ["Catering to Karthi wedding, brother Surya's greeting!" – 'Mehandi Circus' Rangaraj]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Rao, Subha J (3 July 2011). "A wedding to remember". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Over 15,000 likely to take part in Coimbatore Marathon". The Hindu. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Honoured". The Hindu. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Rajkumar, Shanthini (17 July 2018). "'Cos now I'm living on green power: An ode to the green guava". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Music to our ears". The Hindu. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (20 April 2019). "Mehandi Circus movie review: A breezy romantic entertainer". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Keerthy to star in P enguin". The Hindu. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.