Pradeep Ranganathan
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Pradeep Ranganathan (born 25 July 1993) is an Indian actor, film director, playback singer, lyricist, and screenwriter who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing Comali (2019) and Love Today (2022), debuting as a lead actor in the latter. He is the only debutant actor in India which all of his first 3 films has crossed 100 crore and making him a promising star in Tamil cinema
Infobox
Born
Pradeep Ranganathan (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 32)Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater
SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Occupations
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Years active
2019–present
Father
Ranganathan
Tables
Key · Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
· Filmography › As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2019 | Comali | Joseph | Cameo appearance | |
| 2022 | Love Today | Uthaman Pradeep | ||
| 2025 | Dragon | D. Ragavan "Dragon" | ||
| Dude | Agan Chidambaram | |||
| 2026 | Love Insurance Kompany † | TBA | Post-production |
· Filmography › As director, writer and producer
2019
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. |
| 2019 | LKG | Dialogue writer | Additional dialogues only | |
| Comali | Director and writer | Lyricist for "Paisa Note" and "Hi Sonna Pothum" | ||
| 2022 | Love Today | Lyricist for all songs | ||
| 2025 | Loveyapa | Producer | Hindi film; Remake of Tamil film Love Today | |
| Dragon | Story writer |
Key · Discography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
List of Pradeep Ranganathan playback singer credits · Discography
| Year | Film | Song | Language | Composer | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
| 2025 | Dude | "Singari" | Tamil | Sai Abhyankkar | Sai Abhyankkar, Sai Smriti & The Indian Choral Ensemble | Debut as playback singer |
· Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2024 | Best Male Debut | Love Today | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Debut Director – Tamil | Comali | Won | |
| 2023 | Best Male Debut – Tamil | Love Today | Won |
References
- News18https://www.news18.com/news/india/director-pradeep-ranganathan-to-play-lead-in-his-next-directorial-love-today-5516329.html
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/pradeep-ranganathans-film-gets-vijays-film-title/articleshow/92646522.cms
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-is-not-a-revengeful-romance-its-a-sweet-dedication-to-my-ex-girlfriend-pradeep-ranganathan/articleshow/92756180.cms
- Outlookhttps://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/director-pradeep-ranganathan-dedicating-next-film-to-the-girl-who-left-me-news-206696
- Cinema Expresshttps://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jul/04/love-today-is-a-very-close-to-heart-filmpradeep-ranganathan-32533.html
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamil-short-film-whatsapp-kadhal-depicts-a-new-trend-in-love/articleshow/48516137.cms
- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/Oct/05/comali-directorpradeep-ranganathan-to-make-his-acting-debut-2367609.html
- The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ive-narrated-a-story-to-vijay-confirms-love-today-director-pradeep-ranganathan-8256516/
- The News Minutehttps://www.thenewsminute.com/article/joke-rajini-sir-wasnt-morally-wrong-me-comali-director-pradeep-intv-107215
- Hindustan Timeshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajinikanth-fans-outrage-as-comali-trailer-mocks-tamil-superstar/story-mkmGIaTiaXbcdvxo4POwOP.html
- The Hinduhttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/controversial-rajinikanth-scene-will-be-removed-comali-director-pradeep-ranganathan/article61587352.ece
- The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/pradeep-ranganathan-on-love-today-success-are-the-things-i-am-hearing-and-seeing-real-8258228/
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/comali-director-pradeep-ranganathan-to-play-the-protagonist-in-his-next-film/articleshow/86681206.cms
- Samayamhttps://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/pradeep-ranganathan-release-the-first-song-from-love-today-starring-pradeep-ranganathan-as-the-hero-/articleshow/93289244.cms
- The Hinduhttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamil-director-pradeep-ranganathan-on-love-today-turning-actor-and-the-evolving-nature-of-romance/article66090774.ece
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-is-not-a-revengeful-romance-its-a-sweet-dedication-to-my-ex-girlfriend-pradeep-ranganathan/articleshow/92756180.cms
- ABP Naduhttps://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/director-pradeep-ranganathan-revealed-the-secret-about-comali-movie-81848
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/siima-2023-pradeep-ranganathan-wins-the-award-for-best-debut-actor-aditi-shankar-takes-home-best-debut-actress-honor/articleshow/103721154.cms
- Times Nowhttps://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/68th-filmfare-awards-south-2023-ram-charan-jr-ntr-bag-best-actors-kantara-ponniyin-selvan-1-win-big-article-111677802
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/dragon/movie-review/118443297.cms
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-official-vignesh-shivan-to-direct-love-today-star-pradeep-ranganathan/articleshow/103775550.cms
- Samayam Tamilhttps://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/director-vignesh-shivan-join-hands-with-pradeep-ranganathan/articleshow/103772910.cms
- OTTPlayhttps://www.ottplay.com/news/love-today-remake-as-loveyapa-gears-up-for-release-heres-what-made-pradeep-ranganathan-film-a-must-watch/14cbba2a43793
- www.filmfare.comhttps://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-tamil-2023_-67193.html
- Outlookhttps://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-soorari-pottru-yajamana-win-big-at-siima-awards-2021/395138
- Hindustan Timeshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/siima-awards-2023-day-2-r-madhavan-takes-home-award-for-best-debutant-director-kamal-haasan-best-actor-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-shines-8943416/lite/