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Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and film producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century.
Actor: Thevar Magan. Tamil superstar from a poor family in Tamil Nadu, India. His father worked on the railways. On the day of his birth his father, Chiniah Pillai, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was jailed for participating in the Independence movement in Nellikuppam (Tamil Nadu, India).
The filmography of Sivaji Ganesan (1928–2001) comprises a total of 288 movies with 275 Tamil, 9 Telugu, 2 Malayalam and 2 Hindi. He is the only actor to have played the lead role in over 250 films in Tamil cinema. [1] Apart from these, he has acted in 17 films as honorary appearance.
Sivaji Ganesan was a drama artist who turned into a film actor. He started acting in drama theatres in 1936. Sivaji Ganesan’s original name is Ganesamurthy. He was given the name ‘Sivaji’...
Emotional drama of two lawyers - uncle and nephew - Shivaji Ganesan in dual role. Uncle obsessed with legalities alone whereas the nephew intent on looking at the moralities too. Director Vietnam Veetu Sundaram Stars Pandari Bai Chendamarai Shivaji Ganesan
On Sivaji Ganesan’s 19th death anniversary, a look at his five best works, from 1952 Tamil film Parasakthi to Kamal Haasan starrer Thevar Magan.
Shivaji Ganesan. Actor: Thevar Magan. Tamil superstar from a poor family in Tamil Nadu, India. His father worked on the railways. On the day of his birth his father, Chiniah Pillai, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was jailed for participating in the Independence movement in Nellikuppam (Tamil Nadu, India).
Sivaji Ganesan was a versatile star of Indian cinema. Ganesan dropped out of school at a young age in order to join a boys’ acting troupe. In 1946 he made his mark playing the title role of the Maratha emperor Sivaji—the historical character who gave him his screen name—in C.N. Annadurai’s play.
Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan popularly known as Sivaji Ganesan was one of the legends of Tamil cinema and theatre. In a five decade long career, he acted in hundreds of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films.
Jul 21, 2001 · Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century.
