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Ranjitha is an Indian former actress and alleged politician, said to be currently serving as the Prime Minister of the fictional micronation of Kailaasa, which she has been developing with religious leader Nithyananda since 2023. As an actress, she has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films during her film career.

Prime Minister of Kailaasa

In 2023, a website associated with Nithyananda displayed the name 'Nithyanandamayi Swami' alongside an image of Ranjitha, bearing the title of the Prime Minister of Kailaasa, a self-proclaimed Hindu state.

Personal life

In 2010, Nithyananda said he was in a relationship with Ranjitha, and officially made the announcement of both of them living together as partners official.

In 2010, Sun TV telecasted a video recording that claimed to show Ranjitha and Nithyananda in a bedroom. The story became viral among news media in Tamil Nadu. They both claimed the video to be fabricated and accused Sun TV of extortion. A Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bengaluru confirmed that the video appeared to be that of Nithyananda and Ranjitha. Ranjitha filed a complaint with High Court of Karnataka against news channels. Various news channels were ordered to apologize to Ranjitha for violating the complainant's privacy and dignity.

In 2013, she took up sannyasa under Nithyananda.

Filmography

Tamil

Malayalam

Telugu

Kannada

Hindi

Television

• Chinna Chinna Aasia : Bandham
• Mainakapakshi
• Krishnadasi as Krishnaveni (2000–2002)
• Roja as Roja (2003-2005)
• Ammayi Kaapuram - Telugu (replaced Radhika)
• Thekkathi Ponnu as Poun Thaayi (2008–2009)
• Manikoondu (2008-2010)
• Sigaram
• Singara Chittu

Awards

• 1996 – Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for Maavichiguru

References

1. "Actress Ranjitha Is Now PM of Kailasa". Indiahearld. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
2. "Ranjitha Takes Charge as Kailasa's Prime Minister, Making Headlines with Controversial Appointment". bizzbuzz.news. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
3. "Actress Ranjitha Steps into the Role of Prime Minister in Kailasa". tollywood.net. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
4. "'It was luck that made me an actor' - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu". The Hindu. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
5. "Former Actress Ranjitha: The Unexpected PM of Kailasa, Nityananda's Controversial Creation!". filmyfocus.com. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
6. "From Actress To PM: Nithyananda 'Appoints' New PM Of Kailasa Island". Teluguvox.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
7. "Watch: Swami Nithyananda and Ranjitha, once embroiled in sex scandal, visit Tirumala in new look". zeenews. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
8. Rao, Shakuntala (2013). "Justice and Indian Journalism". In Ward, Stephen J. A. (ed.). Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives. John Wiley & Sons. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-118-35982-2.
9. "Sex tape footage aired by Sun TV doctored: Nithyananda". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
10. "Sex video and the Swami: Nithyananda and Ranjitha in 2010 tape, confirms forensic department". India Today. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
11. "Karnataka high court bans airing of 'Nithya sex tape'". March 2011.
12. "Karnataka High Court write petition dated 14 March 2012" (PDF).
13. "Channel ordered to apologize to Ranjitha". 3 September 2013.
14. "BCCC tells channel to apologise for airing 'morphed' video". 3 September 2013.
15. "Nithyananda cites U.S. experts to claim videotape is fake". The Hindu. 16 March 2012.
16. "In the matter of Complaint filed my Ms Ranitha" (PDF).
17. "Press Council of India, Index of Adjudications 2010-11" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022.
18. "Press Council of India, Compendium of Adjudications 2011-2012" (PDF). pp. 172–175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2022.
19. "Actress Ranjitha dons saffron, becomes Nithyananda's sanyasini 'Ma Anandmayi'". coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
20. "Roja". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
21. "From the master's stable". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
22. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• Ranjitha at IMDb

v t e Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nandi Awards
1981–1990	Prabha (1981) Annapurna (1982) K. Sakuntala (1983) Sarada (1984) Nirmalamma (1985) Sowcar Janaki (1986) Radhika (1987) Kalpana (1988) Jayasudha (1989) Malashri (1990)
1991–2000	Gautami (1991) Jayachitra (1992) Urmila Matondkar (1993) Roja (1994) Vaishnavi (1995) Ranjitha (1996) Jhansi (1997) Vasuki Anand (1998) Radhika (1999) Jhansi (2000)
2001–2010	Suhasini (2001) Bhanupriya (2002) Talluri Rameswari (2003) Satya Krishnan (2004) Bhanupriya (2005) Eeswari (2006) Sowcar Janaki (2007) Raksha (2008) Ramya Krishna (2009) Pragathi (2010)
2011–present	Sujatha Reddy (2011) Shyamala Devi (2012) Nadhiya (2013) Lakshmi Manchu (2014) Ramya Krishna (2015) Jayasudha (2016)
Category

• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Indian film actresses
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Nandi Award winners
• Living people
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Indian television actresses
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• Actresses in Telugu television
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses in Tamil television
• 21st-century Hindu religious leaders
• Cults
• Hindu revivalists
• Indian Hindu religious leaders
• Indian Hindus
• Indian spiritual teachers