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'''C. Ranganathan''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He made his debut with the 1996 romantic drama film, ''[[Coimbatore Mappillai]]'' starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Sanghavi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/director/c-ranganathan/ |title=Director C.Ranganathan | C.Ranganathan Latest News | C.Ranganathan Biography | C.Ranganathan Filmography | C.Ranganathan Photos | C.Ranganathan Videos |publisher=Spicyonion.com |accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-10-02/mani-ratnam-vasanth-10-09-10.html |title=Mani Ratnam - Tamil Movie News - Top directors make a beeline to Mani Ratnam's office - Mani Ratnam | K. Bhagyaraj | Vasanth | Lingusamy |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2010-09-08 |accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref>

==Career==
Ranganathan is an distant relative of director [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] worked as an assistant director under him and [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]. He initially began his career as actor portraying lead role in ''Oyilattam'' (1991) directed by Sundarrajan.<ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/JgbuKiiRhzA| archive-date = 2021-12-09| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbuKiiRhzA| title = விஜய்யை விமர்சித்தால் விடமாட்டேன் - இயக்குனர் சி. ரங்கநாதன் {{!}} Exclusive Interview | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He then became a director and made three consecutive successful Tamil films between 1996 and 1997 with the [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Coimbatore Mappillai]]'', ''[[Tata Birla]]'' and ''[[Aahaa Enna Porutham]]'' all ending up as profitable ventures. By late 1997, he had started work on a new film titled ''Indru Mudhal Happy'' featuring [[Jayaram]], [[Goundamani]] and [[Senthil]] in leading roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/gokima/cinjan.html |title=Gokul'S Home Page |publisher=Geocities.ws |accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref> By April 1998, the cast of the film was changed to include [[Pandiarajan]] and [[Preetha Vijayakumar|Preetha]], though the film did not complete production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/gokima/gcnapril.htm |title=Gokul'S Home Page |publisher=Geocities.ws |accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.minnoviyam.com/articles/preview98.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19990219211157/http://www.minnoviyam.com/articles/preview98.html|archive-date = 19 February 1999|title = Cardano coin verwachting 2021-the best payaone}}</ref>

He then launched another project titled ''Saamy Koduththa Varam'' in August 1998, with [[Napolean (actor)|Napolean]], [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] and [[Preetha Vijayakumar|Preetha]] starring. Despite a grand launch event, the film did not finish production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/11-07-98/nepolian.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.dinakaran.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306184646/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/11-07-98/nepolian.htm |archive-date=6 March 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/soc.culture.malaysia/tamil$20cinema$20news/soc.culture.malaysia/IK1QB4s7svQ/vgNXGIm7utMJ|title = Redirecting to Google Groups}}</ref> Similarly the film, ''Love Pannunga Sir'' featuring [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] and Preetha, did not progress despite being announced in mid-1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/22-07-98/preethaa.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.dinakaran.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040624175706/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/22-07-98/preethaa.htm |archive-date=24 June 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://reocities.com/Hollywood/lot/2330/rangan.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605172119/http://reocities.com/Hollywood/lot/2330/rangan.htm |archive-date=5 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001, he began another project titled ''Vandharu Jeicharu'' with television actor Akash and [[Uma (actress)|Uma]]. However, despite beginning production, the film also failed to finish.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/tmovies.asp |title=Archived copy |website=www.chennaionline.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030225172105/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/tmovies.asp |archive-date=25 February 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/tmovies.asp |title=Archived copy |website=www.chennaionline.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814215543/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/tmovies.asp |archive-date=14 August 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

As offers to make films began to get difficult, Ranganathan moved on to make television serials and notably worked with [[K. Bhagyaraj]] in the making of ''[[Vilakku Vacha Nerathula]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/19/south-k-bhagyaraj-on-writing-for-television.htm |title=Taking Tamil television by storm — Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=2010-03-19 |accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
====Director====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Coimbatore Mappillai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Tata Birla]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Aahaa Enna Porutham]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

====Actor====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''Oyilattam'' || Chinnaswamy ||Lead Actor
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Lingaa]]'' || Security guard ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Nayyapudai]]'' || ||
|-
|2016 ||''[[Mudinja Ivana Pudi]]'' || || Bilingual film in Kannada and Tamil
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Torchlight (2018 film)|Torchlight]]'' || ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'' || Lilly's father ||
|-
| 2021|| ''[[Annaatthe]]''|| ||
|-
|}

===Television===
====As actor====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|2016||[[Ponnunjal (TV series)|Ponnunjal]]||Naveenetha Krishnan||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2018||[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vaani Rani]]|| Haneef
|-
|2018–2019 ||[[Perazhagi]]||Paramashivam || [[Colors Tamil]]
|-
|2018–2020||[[Kalyana Parisu (TV series)|Kalyana Parisu 2]]|| Ramanathan || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2021–present||[[Abhi Tailor (TV series)|Abhi Tailor]]||VKR||[[Colors Tamil]]
|-
|2021–present||[[Chithiram Pesuthadi (2021 TV series)|Chithiram Pesuthadi]] || ||Zee Tamil
|-
|2022 ||[[Ramany vs Ramany 3.0]]|| Web series;<br>Appeared in episode 9 - Unwanted guest||Aha Tamil
|-
|}

====As director====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|2007 ||''Vandhana Thandhana'' ||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2009-2010||''Comedy Colony''||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2009–2011||[[Vilakku Vacha Nerathula]]||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil-language film directors]]
[[Category:1966 births]]

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