Ranjith


Kunithala Ranjith, often credited simply as Ranjith, is a popular Indian screen writer and film director in Malayalam cinema[1]. Ranjith's entry into films was accidental. Alex Kadavil, late theatre director and film producer, Ranjith’s close friend and classmate at the School of Drama, Thrissur instilled cinema into him. After his graduation from School of Drama, he and a group of juniors, produced a film, `Oru Maymasa Pulariyil', which was written by him and directed by V.R. Gopinath.

He entered the major league with Devasuram directed by IV Sasi. After writing successful masala potboilers such as Aaram Thamburan, Narashimham and Valyettan, he turned director with Ravanaprabhu, the sequel to Devasuram, in 2001. His other films include Nandanam, Mizhi Randilum, Black, Kaiyoppu, and Thirakkatha. In 2008, he acted the lead role in Jayaraj's Gulmohar[2]. He also had done the central character in Edward Bond’s ‘The Bundle,’ translated into Malayalam by Vayala Vasudevan Pillai, and directed by Alaknanda Samarth, a theatre director from London. He had also worked as an actor when one of his seniors Ramesh, directed Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Ghost.’ V.K. Prakash also made him act in one his advertisements.


Directed films

Pranchiyettan and The Saint (Upcoming)
2009 Kerala Cafe
2009 Paleri Manikyam : Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha
2008 Thirakkatha
2007 Rock & Roll
2007 Kaiyoppu
2006 Prajapathi
2005 Chandrolsavam
2004 Black
2003 Mizhi Randilum
2002 Nandanam
2001 Ravanaprabhu


Scripted films

* Upcoming - Pranchiyettan and The Saint (story/script/dialogues)
* 2009 - Paleri Manikyam (screenplay)
* 2008 - Thirakkatha (screenplay)
* 2007 - Rock & Roll (writer)
* 2007 - Nasrani (writer)
* 2007 - Kaiyoppu (story/script/dialogues)
* 2006 - Prajapathi (writer)
* 2005 - Chandrolsavam (writer)
* 2004 - Black (writer)
* 2003 - Ammakilikkoodu (writer)
* 2003 - Mizhi Randilum (writer)
* 2002 - Nandanam (writer)
* 2001 - Ravanaprabhu (writer)
* 2000 - Narashimham (writer)
* 2000 - Valyettan (writer)
* 1999 - Usthad (writer & co-producer)
* 1998 - Summer in Bethlahem (screenplay)
* 1997 - Aaram Thamburan (screenplay/story/writer)
* 1997 - Asuravamsam (writer)
* 1997 - Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (story)
* 1994 - Rudraksham (writer)
* 1993 - Devasuram (writer)
* 1993 - Maya Mayuram (writer)
* 1991 - Neelagiri (writer)
* 1991 - Pookkalam Varavayi (screenplay/dialogues)
* 1990 - Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (writer)
* 1990 - Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan (screenplay)
* 1990 - Pavakkoothu (writer)
* 1990 - Shubha Yathra (writer)
* 1989 - Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (screenplay/dialogues)
* 1989 - Pradeshika Vaarthakal (screenplay)
* 1988 - Orkkappurathu (story)
* 1988 - Witness (screenplay)
* 1987 - Oru Maymasa Pulariyil (writer)