Aditya Pandey
Aditya Pandey (Tamil: ரங்கராஜ் பாண்டே) is an Indian anchor. He was born to a family of North Indian origin in Srivilliputhur.[1] He started his career at Dinamalar and Visual Media Career at Thanthi TV, where he is known to have helped it emerge as a popular Tamil channel.[2] He left to start his YouTube Channel. He is the Founder and CEO of Chankyaa network.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
His parents are originally from Buxar district, Bihar. Pandey's parents migrated to Tamil Nadu in search of better life before his birth. He was born in Srivilliputhur[4] and did his schooling at a Tamil medium government school in Srivilliputhur as his family could not afford a private school education. He was influenced by Tamil culture which made him pursue a Master of Arts degree in Tamil literature, from Madurai Kamaraj University.[5][6] Pandey currently settled in Chennai along with his family.
Career[edit]
Pandey’s interest towards journalism started at young age. While studying in first standard, he came out with a handwritten magazine. Second standard, he worked in the Tamil daily newspaper Dinamalar. He started the well-known satire column “Doubtu Dhanabalu” a fictional character who mocks the day to day political discourse in Tamil Nadu and pan-India.
His television interviews with major Indian celebrities and politicians on Thanthi TV earned him acclaim, particularly for his bold questions and interrogative interviewing style. He hosted the talk show Kelvikku Enna Badhil (
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) for over 150 episodes. Some of his notable interviews were with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and BCCI head N. Srinivasan.[7][8]
His prime time program, ‘'Ayutha Ezhuthu'‘, a news debate program based on current affairs broadcast on Thanthi TV. He is renowned for his simple and spontaneous questions style of TV anchoring, though it invites a few debates as well, mostly related to religious, communal and political issues. He resigned his post and quit Thanthi TV on 9 December 2018.[9]
In 2019, he was roped in to make his acting debut alongside Ajith Kumar in Nerkonda Paarvai produced by Boney Kapoor.[10]
He currently hosts a personal blog channel on YouTube called Chanakya.
Awards and accolades[edit]
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| 2018 | The Most Talked About Host Award | Galatta Nakshathra Awards |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rangaraj Pandey quits Thanthi TV - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ↑ "Daily Thanthi 75 what a record spreading interest in news, literacy". www.industrialeconomist.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Vendhar TV ropes in Rangaraj Pandey's Chanakyaa to revamp the channel; Pandey to make a comeback on 23rd May". www.medianews4u.com. Uplift Medianews4u Digital Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Thanthi TV (2015-11-13), For the First Time in Thanthi TV..!! "Pandey-vukku Enna Kelvi.?" (13/11/2015) - Thanthi TV, retrieved 2018-05-07
- ↑ "Rangaraj Pandey". Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "The star-anchors driving Tamil TV news uprising". The News Minute. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "The 'unflappable' Arnab Goswamis of the South: Meet news anchors setting TRPs afire". Hindustan Times. 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "Rangaraj Pandey (Newsreader) Profile with Bio, Photos and Videos - Onenov.in". Onenov.in. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ↑ "நான் ஏன் Thanthi TV விட்டு விலகினேன்".
- ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2019-03-13). "Nerkonda Paarvai: Journalist Rangaraj Pandey to play this role in Ajith-starrer". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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