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Indian actor and chef

Madhampatty Rangaraj
BornMadhampatty, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Chef
TelevisionCooku with Comali season 5
SpouseShruthi Rangaraj
Children2

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. He made his acting debut with Mehandi Circus (2019), and later appeared in the thriller film Penguin (2020).

Career

Cooking career

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. Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality has also catered for events including the 2013 Coimbatore Marathon. Rangaraj is credited for creating the recipe for green guava chutney.

Acting career

Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama Mehandi Circus (2020). 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". His next film was the Tamil thriller Penguin (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw Mehandi Circus. Rangaraj later signed on to appear in Casino, the directorial debut of Mark Joel which began filming in November 2020.

Filmography

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2019 Mehandi Circus Jeeva Film Debut
2020 Penguin Gautham Siddharth

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Cooku with Comali Himself (Judge) Season 5

References

  1. ^ Karthi, E. Sudharshan (4 November 2019). "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.
  2. ^ Rao, Subha J. (20 March 2014). "Madhampatty virundhu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. Karthi, E. Sudharshan (25 April 2019). ""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.
  5. Rao, Subha J (3 July 2011). "A wedding to remember". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "Honoured". The Hindu. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. "Music to our ears". The Hindu. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020 – via PressReader.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. "Vani Bhojan begins shooting for Casino; shares photos from puja ceremony". Zoom. 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  13. "'Cooku With Comali Season 5' will commence with a grand launch event on this date! - Official promo". IndiaGlitz.com. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

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