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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).
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’...
2 days ago · Sivaji Ganesan passed away on July 21, 2001 and yesterday marked his 23rd death anniversary. On this occasion, let us delve deeper into some lesser known facts about his eventful career. Ganesan was awarded with the prefix ‘Sivaji’ by social reformer Periyar, after he played the role of the great Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji in a stage play.
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).
Nov 20, 2023 · Sivaji Ganesan, born Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, was an eminent Indian actor and producer whose legacy resonates profoundly in Tamil cinema.
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.
Jul 17, 2024 · 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.
Sivaji Ganesan is the only Tamil actor to have played the lead role in over 250 films. Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer.
