Pa. Ranjith

Known for WritingBorn 1982-09-08 (age 43)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pa. Ranjith is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer working in Tamil cinema. His films, which explore sociopolitical issues through the lens of the disenfranchised have helped to establish a new wave of politically conscious genre films in the Tamil industry. Pa. Ranjith is often considered a 'trailblazer' in the modern Tamil cinema industry for his filmmaking and political activism. After working in the industry as an assistant director and as an apprentice under director Venkat Prabhu, he marked his directorial debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy film Attakathi, before earning unanimously positive reviews for his second film, the action drama Madras (2014). He then went on to write and direct two films starring Rajinikanth, Kabali (2016) and Kaala (2018), which brought him wider recognition, and later directed the critically acclaimed period sports action film Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) and social drama Natchathiram Nagargiradhu (2022). Ranjith has also been notable as a producer through his company Neelam Productions. He produced the critically acclaimed films Pariyerum Perumal (2018), Writer (2021), Seththumaan (2022) and Bommai Nayagi (2023).Read more

Movies & web series

Thandakaaranyam

Pariyerum Perumal

Seththumaan

Victim

Blue Star

Madras

Sarpatta Parambarai

Bison Kaalamaadan

Writer

Chennai 600028

Thangalaan

Natchathiram Nagargiradhu

Attakathi

Saroja

Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu

Kaala

Bottle Radha

Kabali

Bommai Nayagi

Savarakathi

Kuthiraivaal

Dalit Subbaiah: Voice of the Rebels

Papa Buka

J.Baby

Love And Let Love

Chaityabhumi

Haiku Love

Birsa

Vettuvam

Sarpatta Parambarai: Round 2

Makkal Kaavalan

Untitled Nivas K Prasanna Film

Vekkai