Bayilvan Ranganathan (born 19 March 1944) is an Indian actor, comedian, YouTuber, journalist and social media influencer who predominantly featured in comedy and villainous negative shade roles in Tamil films. He was also accused of allegations pertaining to intentionally forcing aspiring and budding actresses in Tamil cinema to act in adult only and A-rated films.
| Bayilvan Ranganathan | |
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| Born | March 19, 1944 Siruthondainallor, Province of Madras, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 1973-present |
| Genres | Comedy |
Biography
editBayilvan was born on 19 March 1944 in Siruthondainallor of Thoothukudi district, Province of Madras (now Tamil Nadu).
He was nicknamed as Bayilvan by former actor and chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran indicating his body posture, bodyweight and bulk physique.[1] Since then it had become his stage name and later Bayilvan became an adjective to his original name.
Career
editHe was interested in the aspect of weightlifting from his younger days and his notable achievement by winning Mr. Chennai title as a youngster spoke volume about his knack of engaging in weightlifting in a passionate manner. He eventually expected to enroll himself in Police Service as a constable which was his initial dream career and he worked towards achieving his dream job by completing his primary and secondary education as well as tertiary education at Thoothukudi.[1]
However, he shelved his plans of becoming a police constable and ventured into journalism and eventually kickstarted his career as a newspaper editor.[1] He eventually started writing critic review for films in newspaper articles and his first article review for a film came way back in 1973 when K. Balachander's directorial venture Arangetram had its theatrical release all across Tamil Nadu.[1] He then plied his trade as a henchman and sidekick to main villains acting in minor roles often portraying himself in negative shades. He made his film acting debut in K. Bhagyaraj's directorial Mundhanai Mudichu (1983).[2] It was through his exposure as a film critic at newspaper press that fetched him film acting opportunities and hence he shifted his career trajectory to acting.
He collaborated with Vadivelu in many of his films and one of the notable comedy sequences pairing both Vadivelu and Bayilvan Ranganathan came in Nesam Pudhusu (1999), where Vadivelu makes a phone call to Bayilvan to ask for money as a compensation and as a favour for having lifted Bayilvan's sister Kovai Sarala all the way to his house. His role as a bus ticket inspector in Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000) garnered him popularity despite making only a brief appearance in a special appearance.
Ranganathan lately ventured into YouTube where he makes revelations about the interesting things which he witnessed during film shooting schedules at shooting spots and sets.[3][4] He also has been involved with sharing stories about the personal stories of film actors and actresses of Tamil cinema in his official YouTube handle.[5][6][7][8][9]
Controversies
editHe also endured in controversies as reports surfaced about him working as a broker by forcefully pulling young female actresses to act in blue films and in films with a huge component dedicated to adultery content. He was reportedly using his political influence to make and milk cash cows by targeting women actresses who were deemed as vulnerable due to various reasons such as desperate situation in terms of proving a point to establish themselves and to survive in the film industry.[10][11]
He was the main subject and centre of attention in the infamous Suchi Leaks where popular singer and actress Suchithra lashed out against him for his derogatory remarks about film celebrities especially indicating his publicity stunt and cheap tactics to milk views for his YouTube videos.[12][13][14]
Filmography
edit- Auto Raja (1982)
- Mundhanai Mudichu (1983)
- Enga Chinna Rasa (1987)
- Enna Petha Raasa (1989)
- Pokkiri Thambi (1992)
- Aavarampoo (1992)
- Sakthivel (1994)
- Jameen Kottai (1995)
- Aasai (1995)
- Vasantha Vaasal (1996)
- Avvai Shanmugi (1996)
- Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996)
- Bharathi Kannamma (1997)
- Kudumba Sangili (1999)
- Nilave Mugam Kaattu (1999)
- Nesam Pudhusu (1999)
- Pottu Amman (2000)
- Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000)
- Narasimha (2001)
- Bagavathi (2002)
- Thamizhan (2002)
- Villain (2002)
- Pammal K. Sambandam (2002)
- Thiruda Thirudi (2003)
- Saamy (2003)
- Aai (2004)
- Devathaiyai Kanden (2005)
- Rendu (2006)
- Kodaikanal (2008)
- Kalloori Kalangal (2010)
- 36 Vayadhinile (2015)
- Vasco Da Gama (2024)
References
edit- ^ a b c d https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/who-is-bayilvan-ranganathan-press-reporter-to-actor-468950.html
- ^ "'வாத்தியார்', 'பரிமளம்', 'தீபா டீச்சர்', 'பொய்சத்தியம்', 'முருங்கைக்காய்' ; - ரசிக மனங்களில் முடிச்சு போட்ட 'முந்தானை முடிச்சு'; 'முந்தானை முடிச்சு' வெளியாகி 37 ஆண்டுகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Police Complaint Against Bayilvan Ranganathan For Slandering Tamil Actors. Know More". News18. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "What Controversial Actor Bayilvan Ranganathan Said About Drinking Habits Of Rajinikanth And Kamal Haasan". News18. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Bayilvan Ranganathan:அடுத்தவங்கள காயப்படுத்தி காசு, இதெல்லாம் ஒரு பொழப்பு: பயில்வானை விளாசிய கலா மாஸ்டர்". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Bayilvan Ranganathan: ஆஸ்திரேலிய தொழிலதிபருடன் அடுக்குமாடியில் கும்மாளம் போட்ட பாலாவின் முன்னாள் மனைவி... பகீர் கிளப்பும் பயில்வான்!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ M, Marimuthu. "Bayilvan: நடிகை மீனா காதலித்த நபர்.. நடிகையின் பின்னழகை பதம்பார்த்த நடிகர் - பயில்வான் ரங்கநாதன் பகீர் பேட்டி". Tamil Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Bayilvan Ranganathan Gets Backlash After His Controversial Comment On Dhanush". News18. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "'Non sexual harassment': Oviyaa calls out actor Bayilvan Ranganathan". The Times of India. 15 September 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ M, Marimuthu. "Bayilvan - 27 முறை நடிகையை ரசித்து சுவைத்த முன்னணி நடிகர் - புயலை கிளப்பும் பயில்வான் ரங்கநாதன்!". Tamil Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Akhilan (23 September 2024). "சில்க் ஸ்மிதா வாழ்க்கை கொடுத்தது நான்தான்.. எனக்கும் 'அந்த' வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது." cinereporters.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Alya Manasa slams Bayilvan Ranganathan for his remarks on singer Suchithra; says, "Who doesn't have personal relationships?'". The Times of India. 8 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ PA, Aneesa (21 May 2024). "Suchitra got her singing career through 'Brahmin-Brahmin' connection. It's not 'cute'". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Singer Suchithra lodges complaint against Bayilvan Ranganathan and makes allegations on Dhanush! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.