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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.
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.
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).
Jul 21, 2001 · Sivaji Ganesan, born Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, was an eminent Indian actor and producer whose legacy resonates profoundly in Tamil cinema.
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’...
Jul 20, 2001 · Sivaji Ganesan, the legendary actor who strode the Tamil cinema like a collossus for five decades, died in Chennai on Saturday at a private hospital after ailing for some time. The 74-year-old...
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).
