Kuriakose Ranga
Kuriakose Ranga | |
|---|---|
| Born | V. Ranganathan 1950 |
| Died | 1 September 2025 |
| Occupations | Actor, playwright |
| Spouse | Bhuvaneshwari |
| Children | 3 |
V. Ranganathan (1950–1 September 2025), better known by his stage name Kuriakose Ranga, was an Indian actor and playwright, who worked in Tamil-language plays and films. He was the brother-in-law of actor, writer and director Visu.
Career
V. Ranganathan[1] was born in Viluppuram in 1950, and studied engineering in Coimbatore.[2] He was an ardent fan of Sivaji Ganesan and played the role of Kuriakose in Visu's play Aval Sumangali Thaan; this role made him popular as "Kuriakose" Ranga. He went on to act in over 3000 plays.[1][3] In the film Kudumbam Oru Kadambam (1981), the "paithiyakara" dialogue about which mental hospital will a psychiatrist go to when treating patients if he himself goes insane was written by Ranga.[4] He also played S. Ve. Shekher's brother-in-law in Manal Kayiru (1982) and its 2016 sequel.[5][6] Many of his lines were used in Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986). He also named Visu's talk show Arattai Arangam with the second word inspired by his real name Ranga.[1]
Personal life
Ranga was married to Bhuvaneshwari, Visu's sister who also acted in films including Kudumbam Oru Kadambam. They have three children: two sons and a daughter.[2] Ranga died on 1 September 2025 due to ill health.[3] His last rites were held in Chennai.[2]
Filmography
Source[3]
As an actor
- Kudumbam Oru Kadambam (1981)
- Manal Kayiru (1982)
- Kanmani Poonga (1982)
- Naalu Perukku Nandri (1983)
- Manal Kayiru 2 (2016)
As a writer
- Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981)
- Oorukku Upadesam (1984)[7]
- Muthukkal Moondru (1987)
References
- 1 2 3 Seetha (2 September 2025). "இயக்குநர் விசுவின் மைத்துனர்.. நடிகர் 'குரியகோஸ்' ரங்கா காலமானார்... திரையுலகினர் இரங்கல்!". Dinamaalai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 31 January 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "'குடும்பம் ஒரு கதம்பம்' புகழ் குரியகோஸ் ரங்கா காலமானார் : யார் இவர்... சின்ன ரீ-வைண்ட்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 3 September 2025. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "நடிகர் குரியகோஸ் ரங்கா காலமானார்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 2 September 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ கண்ணன், சுரேஷ் (25 July 2020). "விசு பேசும் `பைத்தியக்கார' வசனம், அந்த போஸ்டர் குறியீடு... `குடும்பம் ஒரு கதம்பம்' சுவாரஸ்யங்கள்!". Cinema Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Ramesh, Mahesh (23 March 2020). "Visu obit: Late Tamil film director's brother-in-law Kuriakose Ranga recalls 'paithiyakara' days". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Anantharam, Chitradeepa (8 November 2016). "Not a marriage made in heaven". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "ஊருக்கு உபதேசம்". Anna (in Tamil). 5 February 1984. p. 4. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
