Actor Ranjan Death Anniversary: In the year 1959, a film named Madaari was released in theatres. This film not only created a stir at the box office but its songs were also appreciated by the audience.
Actor Ranjan (Ramanarayana Venkataraman Sharma) who played the lead role in this film was well liked for his acting, but his sudden death shocked the fans. This actor ruled the hearts of the fans with his dashing looks and proved his talent among the actors of that decade.
Many reports claimed that invisible divine powers were behind his death. However, it is difficult to tell what is the truth behind this. But, we will introduce you to some important parts of this interesting story.
Showed his acting skills in many Bollywood films
Ranjan was born on 2 March 1918 in Mylapore, Madras. He started acting while studying in college. He started his career with the film “Ashok Kumar” in 1941, but it was “Chandralekha” in 1948 that gave him recognition.
Ranjan also acted in many Bollywood films in the 1950s and 1960s. He played lead roles in Hindi films like “Mangala”, “Sindbad the Sailor”, “Madaari”, “Bahot Din Huye”, “Swarna Sundari”, “Nishan”, “Magic Carpet”.
Also worked in Tamil films
Apart from this, he also did the Tamil film Neelamalai Thirudan (1957), which proved to be a box office hit in that era. However, he did not get much chance to show his talent in Tamil films after 1960. His last film Captain Ranjan (1969) was a flop.
Apart from being an actor, Ranjan was also a singer and writer
Ranjan was not only a great actor but also a good singer and writer. It is said about Ranjan that he also had a connection with the world magician community. According to media reports, when Ranjan lived in Mumbai, he used to be busy controlling invisible divine powers.
But he was not successful in this. It was suspected that these were the reasons behind his death. Ranjan died of a heart attack in a hotel in New Jersey on 12 September 1983. He was 65 years old at that time.
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