born into a wealthy agricultural family to Kanuri Ramananda Chowdary and VimalaDevi in a rural village Kowtharam in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh.
Ranjith Kumar also made significant contributions on the social front with films like "Naalaaga Endaro" starring Narayana Rao & Rupa in 1978.
Apart from this, he produced a bi-lingual film titled "Tholi Kodi Koosindi" in Telugu and "Engavuru Kannagi" in Tamil which is also directed by K. Balachander.
As a producer, his motive was not only to make money, but also to help the society through his thought-provoking subjects, where Films have a large and deep influence in South India.
Being a father-figure to many in the Industry, Ranjith Kumar encouraged the growth of friendly feelings amongst the producers and technicians to achieve absolute unity.