Vanitha Rangaraju
Introduction '''Vanitha Rangaraju-Ramanan''' (born 1970) is an Indian animator who works for DreamWorks Animation. Rangaraju was part of the team for movie ''Shrek'' that won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature  at the 74th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, United States and BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 55th British Academy Film Awards in London, United Kingdom, for which she was credited as Lighting Technical Director.
Early life Rangaraju was born 1970 in Tiruchirappalli, where she went to school and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (now known as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli). In 1996, she pursued Master's program at the University of Texas at Austin followed by an internship at Industrial Light & Magic in 1998.Since then she has been with DreamWorks Animation.
Filmography Vanitha has worked in the following films and shows:NameRoleYear''Shrek''technical director: lighting and effects2001''Sprout''lead lighter2002''Shrek 2''lead lighter2004''Madagascar''lead lighter2005''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper''lead lighter2005''Shrek the Third''effects lead2007''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa''computer graphics supervisor2008''Merry Madagascar''head of lighting2009''Scared Shrekless''digital effects supervisor2010''Puss in Boots''head of lighting2011''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''visual effects supervisor2012''Dragons''''Riders of Berk'' (season 1)''Viking for Hire'' (episode 2)overseas visual effects supervisor2012''The Terrible Twos'' (episode 4)''Madly Madagascar''digital effects supervisor2013''The Boss Baby''visual effects supervisor2017''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run''visual effects supervisor2020
References
External links *  Interview of Vanitha Rangaraju for Puss in Boots - YouTube* Vanitha Rangaraju at the SpongeBob's 20th Anniversary - YouTube