Madhampatty Rangaraj

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{{short description|Indian actor and chef}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2020}}
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{{infobox person
|name = Madhampatty Rangaraj
|birth_name= Rangaraj Thangavelu
|other_names = T. Rangaraj
|occupation = {{hlist|Chef|actor}}
}}
'''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.<ref name="P" /><ref name="A" /> He made his acting debut with ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019), and later appeared in the thriller film ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' (2020).

== Career ==
=== Cooking career ===
Rangaraj's passion is animation and studied engineering before working in the food industry for a job.<ref name="A" /> In 2002, he took over his family's businesses along with his brother.<ref name="m" /> Rangaraj moved to Bangalore and started a ''mess'' (restaurant).<ref name="A" /> When he returned to Madhampatty, he cooked for small functions.<ref name="A" /> Rangaraj went on to work with film crews and single-handedly providing them with meals.<ref name="A" /> Rangaraj has worked as a caterer for over four-hundred weddings including actor [[Karthi]]'s wedding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karthi |first=E. Sudharshan |title="கார்த்தி கல்யாணத்துக்கு கேட்டரிங், சூர்யா அண்ணனின் வாழ்த்து!" – 'மெஹந்தி சர்க்கஸ்' ரங்கராஜ் |trans-title="Catering to Karthi wedding, brother Surya's greeting!" – 'Mehandi Circus' Rangaraj |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/155993-mehandhi-circus-hero-madampatti-rangaraj-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610003953/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/155993-mehandhi-circus-hero-madampatti-rangaraj-interview |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref name="A">{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=20 March 2014 |title=Madhampatty virundhu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/madhampatty-virundhu/article5810253.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609171602/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/madhampatty-virundhu/article5810253.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="m">{{Cite web |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=13 May 2019 |title=Shweta Tripathi taught me method acting: Madhampatty Rangaraj on ‘Mehandi Circus’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/madhampatty-rangaraj-on-working-in-mehandi-circus/article27116546.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226091220/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/madhampatty-rangaraj-on-working-in-mehandi-circus/article27116546.ece |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=3 July 2011 |title=A wedding to remember |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-wedding-to-remember/article2155678.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170947/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-wedding-to-remember/article2155678.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality has also catered for events including the 2013 Coimbatore Marathon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2018 |title=Over 15,000 likely to take part in Coimbatore Marathon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/over-15000-likely-to-take-part-in-coimbatore-marathon/article25102507.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170919/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/over-15000-likely-to-take-part-in-coimbatore-marathon/article25102507.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="A" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2018 |title=Honoured |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/honoured/article25408369.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611135349/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/honoured/article25408369.ece |archive-date=11 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Rangaraj is credited for creating the recipe for green guava chutney.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajkumar |first=Shanthini |date=17 July 2018 |title=‘Cos now I’m living on green power: An ode to the green guava |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-green-guava-is-more-versatile-than-you-think/article24442766.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170945/https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-green-guava-is-more-versatile-than-you-think/article24442766.ece |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

=== Acting career ===
Rangaraj made his film debut with the romantic drama ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2019 |title=Music to our ears |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190528/282857962393648 |access-date=28 June 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]] |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref><ref name="m" /><ref name="fc">{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha |date=20 April 2019 |title=From Catering To Cinema: How Madhampatty Rangaraj Stirred His Way Into Tinseltown |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609170943/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/from-catering-to-cinema-how-madhampatty-rangaraj-stirred-his-way-into-tinseltown/ |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=20 April 2019 |title=Mehandi Circus movie review: A breezy romantic entertainer |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627120358/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/200419/mehandi-circus-movie-review-a-breezy-romantic-entertainer.html |archive-date=27 June 2019 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> His next film was the Tamil thriler ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' (2020). He received the role after the director, Eshvar Karthic, saw ''Mehandi Circus''.<ref name="P">{{Cite web |last=Karthi |first=E. Sudharshan |title=``ஏழே கேரக்டர்ஸ்... கொடைக்கானலில் 32 நாள்... பென்ச்மார்க் கீர்த்தி!’’ - `பெண்குயின்’ அப்டேட்ஸ் |trans-title=`` Seven Characters ... 32 Days in Kodaikanal ... Benchmark Keerthi! '' - `Penguin 'Updates |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/madhampatty-rangaraj-shares-about-his-experience-in-penguin-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610003952/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/madhampatty-rangaraj-shares-about-his-experience-in-penguin-movie |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> Rangaraj later signed on to appear in ''Casino'', the directorial debut of Mark Joel which began filming in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 November 2020 |title=Vani Bhojan begins shooting for Casino; shares photos from puja ceremony |work=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]] |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/vani-bhojan-begins-shooting-for-casino-shares-photos-from-puja-ceremony/687050 |url-status=live |access-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608010847/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/vani-bhojan-begins-shooting-for-casino-shares-photos-from-puja-ceremony/687050 |archive-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" width:100%;"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Mehandi Circus]]'' || Jeeva || Debut Tamil Film|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="m" />
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]'' || Gautham Sidharth || Amazon Prime Film|| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2019 |title=Keerthy Suresh completes 'Penguin' |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/keerthy-suresh-completes-penguin-news-tamil-tlfkpQdghdjif.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222111901/https://www.sify.com/movies/keerthy-suresh-completes-penguin-news-tamil-tlfkpQdghdjif.html |archive-date=22 December 2019 |access-date=16 December 2020 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Casino (2021 film)|Casino]]'' {{dagger}}
| Sanjay
|Filming
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2020 |title=Vani Bhojan, Madhampatty Rangaraj team up for 'Casino' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vani-bhojan-madhampatty-rangaraj-team-up-for-casino/articleshow/79425381.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126150033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vani-bhojan-madhampatty-rangaraj-team-up-for-casino/articleshow/79425381.cms |archive-date=26 November 2020 |access-date=26 November 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|11534925}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsrExlPHSwg TED talk]

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