Nedumbassery (Malayalam: നെടുമ്പാശ്ശേരി) is a suburb of the city of Kochi situated 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of the city and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Thrissur in Kerala, India. The town lies between the two municipalities of Aluva and Angamaly in the Greater Cochin region. It has a population of 28,607 as on 2001, with a sex-ratio of 1012 females to 1000 males. There are 6721 households in the village.

The Cochin International Airport is located in Nedumbassery. A small hamlet of considerable natural beauty and home to very hospitable and courteous people, this village is endowed with enough water resources to meet the demands of its increasing populace. The zeal with which the local authorities tend to water bodies in the area helped to eliminate water shortages even during acute summers.

Legend says Nedumbassery is named after a poor heart broken backward caste man called Nedumban Pulayan who arrived there as a refuge and the local chieftain gave him vast land as a gift out of sympathy. Ever since, the land is known after him as Nedumbassery. This legend, though is not borne out by any direct proof.

Ranjini Haridas (Malayalam: രഞ്ജനി ഹരിദാസ്‍) born on 23rd April 1982 in Kochi, Kerala, is a popular television anchor, leading model and former Miss Kerala.

She was the winner of the Miss Kerala 2000. She achieved prominence in Malayalam television through the program Idea Star Singer broadcast by Asianet. She found further success when she started appearing as the host of the Malayalam reality show Idea Star Singer, and has remained on the show through all its seasons from 2007 till the present.Ranjini Haridas is a television anchor, leading model and former Miss Kerala (2000). She was educated at St. Teresa's College and afterwards went to the United Kingdom for her MBA graduation. She is currently the anchor of a Malayalam reality show, Idea Star Singer. She is not only the anchor of a Malayalam reality show Idea Star Singer, but also invited abroad: she was presenting the closing ceremony at 2010 Keli international Kalamela in Switzerland.

Ranjini Haridas made her film debut with a came role in China Town, were she appeared as herslf, the anchor of Idea Star singer. Currently is shooting for her first film in a lead role opposite Baburaj, playing the character of a lady police officer in the upcoming film 'Entry'.