Bayilvan Ranganathan Explained

Bayilvan Ranganathan
Birth Date:19 March 1944
Birth Place:Siruthondainallor, Province of Madras, India
Nationality:Indian
Years Active:1973-present
Genre:Comedy

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.

Biography

Bayilvan 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

He 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.

However, he shelved his plans of becoming a police constable and ventured into journalism and eventually kickstarted his career as a newspaper editor. 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. 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] [3] 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.[4] [5] 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.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Controversies

He was interviewed by Malayalam actress Shakeela, where Shakeela was asking questions about why Bayilvan had been sharing and spreading gossips about actors and actresses of Tamil cinema through his official YouTube channel.[12] Bayilvan claimed that he wanted the general audience to know the actual reality and he highlighted that his content was developed based on the gossip seeking mindset of general public. Shakeela queried on why Bayilvan was irked about the glamour and dressing sense of female actresses and in response, Bayilvan insisted that he only told what was happening in reality via his YouTube channel by referring to an example of Telugu actress Rashmika Mandanna's dressing patterns when attending celebrity events.[13] [14]

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.[15] [16] [17]

Filmography

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 August 2022 . எம்ஜிஆர் கொடுத்த பட்டம்.. யார் இந்த "பயில்வான்" ரங்கநாதன்? போலீசாக விரும்பியவர் இப்படி பேசலாமா சார்? . . ta.
  2. Web site: 22 July 2020 . 'வாத்தியார்', 'பரிமளம்', 'தீபா டீச்சர்', 'பொய்சத்தியம்', 'முருங்கைக்காய்' ; - ரசிக மனங்களில் முடிச்சு போட்ட 'முந்தானை முடிச்சு'; 'முந்தானை முடிச்சு' வெளியாகி 37 ஆண்டுகள் . 30 September 2024 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta . 7 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201007194408/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/565854-37-years-of-mundhanai-mudichu.html . live .
  3. Web site: தினத்தந்தி . 2023-02-14 . நடிகைகள் குறித்து ஆபாச கருத்து 'ஆமா நாறடிப்பேன்; நீங்க யோக்கியமா' பயில்வான்-ஷகிலா மோதல்! . 2024-10-31 . www.dailythanthi.com . ta.
  4. Web site: 10 May 2022 . Police Complaint Against Bayilvan Ranganathan For Slandering Tamil Actors. Know More . 30 September 2024 . News18 . en . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511185831/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/police-complaint-against-bayilvan-ranganathan-for-slandering-tamil-actors-know-more-5147377.html . live .
  5. Web site: 24 January 2024 . What Controversial Actor Bayilvan Ranganathan Said About Drinking Habits Of Rajinikanth And Kamal Haasan . 30 September 2024 . News18 . en . 5 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205100721/https://www.news18.com/movies/what-controversial-actor-bayilvan-ranganathan-said-about-drinking-habits-of-rajinikanth-and-kamal-haasan-8752835.html . live .
  6. Web site: Bayilvan Ranganathan:அடுத்தவங்கள காயப்படுத்தி காசு, இதெல்லாம் ஒரு பொழப்பு: பயில்வானை விளாசிய கலா மாஸ்டர் . 30 September 2024 . Samayam Tamil . ta.
  7. Web site: Bayilvan Ranganathan: ஆஸ்திரேலிய தொழிலதிபருடன் அடுக்குமாடியில் கும்மாளம் போட்ட பாலாவின் முன்னாள் மனைவி... பகீர் கிளப்பும் பயில்வான்! . 30 September 2024 . Samayam Tamil . ta . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927073206/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/director-balas-ex-wife-connection-with-australian-business-man/articleshow/94471364.cms . live .
  8. Web site: M . Marimuthu . Bayilvan: நடிகை மீனா காதலித்த நபர்.. நடிகையின் பின்னழகை பதம்பார்த்த நடிகர் - பயில்வான் ரங்கநாதன் பகீர் பேட்டி . 30 September 2024 . Tamil Hindustan Times . ta.
  9. Web site: 21 March 2023 . Bayilvan Ranganathan Gets Backlash After His Controversial Comment On Dhanush . 30 September 2024 . News18 . en.
  10. News: 15 September 2021 . 'Non sexual harassment': Oviyaa calls out actor Bayilvan Ranganathan . 30 September 2024 . The Times of India . 0971-8257 . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929002036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/oviyaa-mocks-a-youtube-channel-video-made-by-bayilvan-ranganathan-heres-why/articleshow/86222802.cms . live .
  11. Web site: அவ'லாம் விளங்கவே மாட்டா!! மகள் குறித்து பேசும் போது கடுப்பான பயில்வான் - தமிழ்நாடு . 2024-10-31 . IBC Tamilnadu . ta.
  12. Web site: எங்கள பத்தி பேசுறீங்க - உங்க பொண்ணே ஒரு பொண்ண தான் லவ் பண்றாங்க ! அசிங்கப்படுத்திய ஷகீலா - தமிழ்நாடு . 2024-10-31 . IBC Tamilnadu . ta.
  13. Web site: M . Marimuthu . Bayilvan - 27 முறை நடிகையை ரசித்து சுவைத்த முன்னணி நடிகர் - புயலை கிளப்பும் பயில்வான் ரங்கநாதன்! . 30 September 2024 . Tamil Hindustan Times . ta . 25 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825185104/https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/an-interview-with-bayilvan-ranganathan-who-talked-about-the-leading-actor-who-enjoyed-the-actress-27-times-131724567946930.html . live .
  14. Web site: Akhilan . 23 September 2024 . சில்க் ஸ்மிதா வாழ்க்கை கொடுத்தது நான்தான்.. எனக்கும் 'அந்த' வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது.. . 30 September 2024 . cinereporters.com . ta.
  15. News: 8 June 2022 . Alya Manasa slams Bayilvan Ranganathan for his remarks on singer Suchithra; says, "Who doesn't have personal relationships?' . 30 September 2024 . The Times of India . 0971-8257 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609221259/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/alya-manasa-slams-bayilvan-ranganathan-for-his-remarks-on-singer-suchithra-says-who-doesnt-have-personal-relationships/articleshow/92077196.cms . live .
  16. Web site: PA . Aneesa . 21 May 2024 . Suchitra got her singing career through 'Brahmin-Brahmin' connection. It's not 'cute' . 30 September 2024 . ThePrint . en-US . 21 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521080141/https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/suchitra-got-her-singing-career-through-brahmin-brahmin-connection-its-not-cute/2094509/ . live .
  17. Web site: 10 June 2022 . Singer Suchithra lodges complaint against Bayilvan Ranganathan and makes allegations on Dhanush! - Tamil News . 30 September 2024 . IndiaGlitz.com . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210130128/https://www.indiaglitz.com/singer-suchithra-police-complaint-against-bayilvan-ranganathan-gossip-tamil-news-317039 . live .

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