# Pradeep Ranganathan

Pradeep Ranganathan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is known for directing Comali (2019) and Love Today (2022), debuting as a lead actor in the latter.

## Career

Pradeep Ranganathan studied at SSN College of Engineering. Pradeep began his career by making several short films including Whatsapp Kadhal (2015) and he used to multi-task by doing acting, editing and directing. He received his first feature film directorial debut opportunity from Ravi Mohan and Vels International who were impressed after watching some of his short films.
The film's title, which was revealed to be Comali (2019), also starred Kajal Aggarwal and the film became a commercial success at the box office. Pradeep Ranganathan also eventually made a cameo appearance during the climax portion of Comali. He was the subject of controversy before the theatrical release of Comali as Rajinikanth's fans demanded the film to be boycotted due to the depiction of the flashback of Rajinikanth where he promised to enter the politics in 1996 being mentioned in a portion of the film trailer. It was also a major talking point and highlight in the trailer of the film. The scene was subsequently removed from the film following the backlash.
His second directorial venture, Love Today (2022) was based on his short film App(a) Lock and was a modest small budgeted theatrical release in Tamil Nadu. However, upon release, it became an instant blockbuster and surpassed expectations. Ranganathan rose to prominence and became an overnight sensation with Love Today. He also made his full-fledged acting debut with the film, playing the main male lead. He later revealed that the film reflects and relates to everyone, as everyone would have faced these situations in their life.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

### As director, writer, and actor

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | LKG | No | Dialogue | No | Additional dialogue writer | credited as Pradeep Ranganadhan |
| 2019 | Comali | Yes | Yes | Yes | Joseph (cameo) | Won—SIIMA Awards for Best Debutant Director |
| 2022 | Love Today | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uthaman Pradeep | Won—SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor; Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South |
| 2025 | Loveyapa | No | Story | No | Producer | Hindi film; remake of Love Today |
| 2025 | Dragon | No | Story | Yes | Ragavan "Dragon" Dhanapal | |
| 2025 | Love Insurance Kompany † | No | Yes | Yes | TBA | Filming |

### As lyricist

| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Language | Co-lyricist |
| 2019 | Comali | "Paisa Note" | Hiphop Tamizha | Tamil | Hiphop Tamizha, Gana Kavi and Mobin |
| 2019 | Comali | "Hi Sonna Pothum" | Hiphop Tamizha | Tamil | None |
| 2022 | Love Today | "Saachitale" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | None |
| 2022 | Love Today | "Enai Vittu" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | None |
| 2022 | Love Today | "Pacha Elai" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | None |
| 2022 | Love Today | "Mamakutty" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | None |
| 2022 | Love Today | "Bujjikanna" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Telugu | Sasi Kumar Mutthuluri |