Ranjit made his directorial debut through Puriyatha Puthir (2017), a thriller film starring Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie in the lead roles.
The shoot of the film was completed by 2014 under the title of Mellisai, but the production house's financial troubles meant that it eventually had a delayed release three years later.
[1][2] His second film Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum (2019) was a romantic drama featuring Harish Kalyan and Shilpa Manjunath in the lead roles.
[3][4] A critic noted "it’s impressive that despite being a toxic romance between a broken man and a healing woman, Ranjith’s treatment of how love occurs between them is surprisingly respectable".
Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Michael is a genre film that achieves what it sets out to do – tell a dark coming-of-age tale of a young man who knows what it means to be human for better or worse.