Sivaji Ganesan
Acting
Born October 1, 1928, Villuppuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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. Well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen, he remains one of the most respected stage and film actors in the history of Indian entertainment, with a career spanning close to five decades and nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi to his credit. Arguably the preeminent leading man during the "Golden Age" of Tamil cinema, Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award at an international film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He won the President's Award for more than 12 times, and was later conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. An iconic figure in Tamil pop culture, his work has continued to enjoy an enduring, far-reaching influence in Tamil society in general.
Filmography
- 1999Mannavaru Sinnavaru
- 1999Padayappa — Dharmalingam
- 1999Poo Parikka Varugirom — Author
- 1998En Aasai Rasave
- 1997Once More — Selvam
- 1997Oru Yaatra Mozhi — Anantha Subramaniam
- 1995Pasumpon — Durairasu Thevar
- 1993Paarambariyam
- 1992Chinna Marumagal
- 1992Mudhal Kural
- 1992Naangal — Chaturvedi
- 1992Thevar Magan — Periya Thevar, Playback Singer
- 1991Gnana Paravai
- 1988En Thamizh En Makkal
- 1988Pudhiya Vaanam — D.I.G. Pandidurai
- 1987Agni Putrudu
- 1987Anbulla Appa — Rajasekhar
- 1987Jallikkattu
- 1987Krishnan Vandhaan
- 1987Kudumbam Oru Koyil
- 1987Muthukkal Moondru
- 1987Raja Mariyadhai
- 1987Veerapandiyan
- 1987Vishwanatha Nayakudu — Nagama Nayak
- 1986Anandha Kanneer
- 1986Lakshmi Vandhachu — Rajasekhar
- 1986Mannukkul Vairam
- 1986Marumagal — Chandrasekhar
- 1986Saadhanai
- 1986Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu — Rajasekar
- 1986Viduthalai — Inspector Rajasingam
- 1985Bandham
- 1985Mudhal Mariyathai — Malaichami
- 1985Naam Iruvar
- 1985Needhiyin Nizhal — D.I.G Nithyanandam
- 1985Nermai — Professor Gowrishankar
- 1985Padikkadavan — Rajasekhar
- 1985Padikkatha Pannayar
- 1985Raja Rishi — Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika
- 1984Chiranjeevi
- 1984Dhavani Kanavugal — Captain Chidambaram
- 1984Ezhuthatha Sattangal — Nazeer
- 1984Iru Medhaigal
- 1984Sarithira Nayagan
- 1984Simma Soppanam
- 1984Tharaasu
- 1984Thiruppam
- 1984Vaazhkai
- 1984Vamsa Vilakku
- 1983Imaigal — Akbar Baasha
- 1983Miruthanga Chakravarthi
- 1983Neethibathi
- 1983Sandhippu — Ramanathan / Raja
- 1983Sumangali
- 1983Uruvavugal Maralam — God
- 1983Vellai Roja
- 1982Garuda Saukiyama — Deenadayalan
- 1982Hitler Umanath
- 1982Nenjangal
- 1982Oorukku Oru Pillai
- 1982Oorum Uravum
- 1982Paritchaikku Neramaachu — Narashimaachari
- 1982Sangili
- 1982Theerpu — Rajasekar, Superintendent of Police
- 1982Thunai — Dasaratharaman
- 1982Thyagi — IG Ganesh / Kanwarlal
- 1982Vaa Kanna Vaa
- 1982Vasandhathil Oru Naal
- 1981Amarakaaviyam
- 1981Kalthoon
- 1981Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
- 1981Lorry Driver Rajakannu
- 1981Madi Veetu Ezhai
- 1981Mohana Punnagai
- 1981Sathya Sundharam — Sundaram
- 1980Dharma Raja
- 1980Natchathiram
- 1980Ratha Paasam — Screenplay
- 1980Rishi Moolam
- 1980Vishwaroobam — Sathyamoorthy / Raja
- 1980Yamanukku Yaman — Yaman / Sathyamoorthy
- 1979Imayam
- 1979Kavari Maan — Thyagarajan
- 1979Naan Vazhavaippen — Ravi
- 1979Nalladhoru Kudumbam
- 1979Pattaakathi Bairavan
- 1979Thirisoolam
- 1979Vetrikku Oruvan
- 1978Andhamaan Kadhali
- 1978Ennai Pol Oruvan — Rajasekar / Sekar / Sundaramoorthy
- 1978General Chakravarthi
- 1978Justice Gopinath — Gopinath
- 1978Pilot Premnath
- 1978Punniya Boomi
- 1978Thacholi Ambu — Thacholi Othenakkurup
- 1978Thyagam
- 1978Vaazhkai Alaigal
- 1977Annan Oru Koyil — Dr. Ramesh
- 1977Avan Oru Sarithiram
- 1977Chanakya Chandragupta — Alexander III of Macedon
- 1977Deepam
- 1977Ilaya Thalaimurai
- 1977Naam Pirandha Mann
- 1976Chitra Pournami
- 1976Grahapravesam
- 1976Rojavin Raja
- 1976Sathyam
- 1976Unakkaga Naan — Raja
- 1976Uthaman
- 1975Avandhan Manidhan — Ravikumar
- 1975Cinema Paithiyam
- 1975Dr. Siva — Dr. Siva
- 1975Manidhanum Dheivamagalam — Kumaraiya / Sundaram
- 1975Mannavan Vanthaanadi — Dharmaraja / Thirumalai / Chandramohan
- 1975My Beloved, My Life — Saravanan
- 1975Paattum Bharathamum
- 1975Vaira Nenjam
- 1974Avan Thaan Manidhan
- 1974Chatrapati Sivaji — Chatrapati Sivaji, Story
- 1974En Magan
- 1974Thaai — Ananthan
- 1974Thangappathakkam — S. P. Choudhry
- 1974Vani Rani — Ranga
- 1973Anbai Thedi
- 1973Bhakta Tukaram — Sivaji
- 1973Bharatha Vilas — Gopal
- 1973Engal Thanga Raja
- 1973Gauravam — Rajinikanth / Kannan
- 1973Rajapart Rangadurai — Rangadurai / Rajapart
- 1973Rajaraja Cholan — Rajaraja Cholan
- 1972Gnana Oli — Antony / Arun
- 1972Needhi
- 1972Pattikada Pattanama
- 1972Raja
- 1972Thavaputhalvan
- 1972Vasantha Maligai — Anand
- 1971Babu
- 1971Iru Thuruvam — Rangan
- 1971Kulama Gunama — Chinnathambi
- 1971Moondru Dheivangal
- 1971Savale Samali — Manickam
- 1971Sumathi En Sundari — Madhu
- 1971Thangaikkaaga
- 1971Thenum Paalum — Ramu
- 1970Dharti
- 1970Enga Mama — Koteeswaran
- 1970Engirundho Vandhaal
- 1970Ethiroli
- 1970Pathukappu
- 1970Raman Ethanai Ramanadi
- 1970Sorgam — Shankar
- 1970Vietnam Veedu — Producer
- 1970Vilaiyaattu Pillai — Muthaiah
- 1969Anbalippu — Velu
- 1969Anjal Petti 520 — Prabhu
- 1969Deiva Magan — Shankar / Kannan / Vijay
- 1969Gurudhakshaneiy
- 1969Kaaval Dheivam
- 1969Nirai Kudam — Doctor Prabhakar / Doctor Babu
- 1969Sivandha Mann — Bharath / Mashinsha
- 1969Thanga Surangam
- 1969Thirudan — Raju
- 1968En Thambi
- 1968Enga Oor Raja — Raja Raja Vijaya Ragunatha Sethupathi 'Sethupathi' / Engineer Boopathy
- 1968Galatta Kalyanam — Madhan, Producer
- 1968Harichandra
- 1968Lakshmi Kalyanam
- 1968Thillana Mohanambal — Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram
- 1968Thirumal Perumai — Thief, Vishnuchitta and Sage
- 1968Uyarndha Manidhan
- 1967Iru Malargal
- 1967Kandhan Karunai — Veerabaghu
- 1967Nenjirukkum Varai
- 1967Ooty Varai Uravu — Ravi
- 1967Paaladai — Sekar
- 1967Pesum Deivam — Chandru
- 1967Thangai — Madhan
- 1967Thiruvarutchelvar
- 1966Mahakavi Kalidas — Kalidas
- 1966Motor Sundaram Pillai — Motor Sundaram Pillai
- 1966Saraswathi Sabatham — Vidyapathi
- 1966Selvam
- 1966Thaaye Unakkaga — Captain Swamy
- 1965Anbu Karangal — Sivaraman
- 1965Mahabharat — Karna
- 1965Neela Vanam — Babu
- 1965Pazhani — Pazhani
- 1965Shanthi
- 1965Thiruvilayadal — Lord Shiva in Different Disguises
- 1964Andavan Kattalai — Professor Krishnan
- 1964Kai Kodutha Deivam — Raghu
- 1964Karnan — Karnan
- 1964Navarathiri — Widowder Arputhraj/Drunkard/Doctor Karunagaran/Gunman/Villager/Leper/Actor Sathyavaan Singaram/Commissioner Veerapan/Bridegroom Anand
- 1964Pachai Vilakku
- 1964Puthiya Paravai — Gopal, Producer
- 1963Annai Illam
- 1963Arivaali — Aalavanthan
- 1963Chitor Rani Padmini — Rawal Ratan Singh/Rana Ratan Singh/Bheem Singh
- 1963Iruvar Ullam — Selvam
- 1963Kungumam
- 1963Naan Vanangum Deivam — Sundaram
- 1963Paar Magale Paar
- 1963Ratha Thilagam — Major Kumar
- 1962Aalayamani — Thyagarajan
- 1962Bale Pandiya
- 1962Bandha Pasam
- 1962Kulamagal Raadhai
- 1962Parthal Pasi Theerum
- 1962Rakhi — Producer
- 1962Senthamarai — Chandran
- 1962Vadivukku Valaikaappu
- 1961Ellam Unakkaga — Anandan
- 1961Kappalottiya Thamizhan — Va. Vu. Chidambaram Pillai
- 1961Marutha Nattu Veeran — General Jeevagan
- 1961Nitchaya Thamboolam
- 1961Paalum Pazhamum — Dr Ravi
- 1961Paava Mannippu — Ramu / Raheem
- 1961Padithal Mattum Podhuma
- 1961Pasamalar — Rajasekharan
- 1961Punar Janmam — Shankar
- 1960Deiva Piravi — Madhavan
- 1960Irumbu Thirai — 'Manickam' Manickavasagam
- 1960Kuravanji — Kathiravan
- 1960Paavai Vilakku
- 1960Padikkadha Medhai — Rangan
- 1960Vidivelli — Chandru, Producer
- 1959Bhaaga Pirivinai — Kannaiyan
- 1959Maragatham — Varendran
- 1959School Master
- 1959Thangapadumai
- 1959Veerapandiya Kattabomman — Veerapandiya Kattabomman
- 1958Annaiyin Aanai
- 1958Kathavarayan
- 1958Raj Tilak
- 1958Sabaash Meena — Mohan
- 1958Sampoorna Ramayanam — Bharathan
- 1958Sarangadhara — Sarangadhara
- 1958Uthama Puthiran — Parthiban and Vikraman
- 1957Ambikapathy — Ambikapathy
- 1957Baagyavathi — Somu
- 1957Makkalai Petra Magarasi — Chengodayyan
- 1957Pudhaiyal
- 1957Rani Lalithangi — Prince
- 1957Thangamalai Ragasiyam
- 1957Vanangaamudi
- 1956Amara Deepam — Ashok
- 1956King and Queen — Raja
- 1956Marma Veeran — Guest Appearance
- 1956Naan Petra Selvam — Shekar
- 1956Naane Raja — Villalan
- 1956Nalla Veedu
- 1956Pennin Perumai
- 1956Rangoon Radha — Dharmalinga Mudaliar
- 1956Tenali Raman — Tenali Rama
- 1956Vazhvile Oru Naal — Kannan / Salimkaboor Bai
- 1955Kalvanin Kadhali — Muthayyan
- 1955Kaveri — Vijayan
- 1955Koteeswaran — Doctor Chandar
- 1955Mangayar Thilakam — Vasudevan
- 1955Modala thedi — Cameo
- 1955Mudhal Thedhi — Sivagnanam
- 1954Andha Naal — Rajan
- 1954Edhir Paradhathu — Sundar
- 1954Illara Jothi — Manohar
- 1954Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari — Ambalavannan / Ambalam
- 1954Koondukkili
- 1954Manohara — Manohara
- 1954Thookku Thookki — Sundararangathan
- 1954Thuli Visham — Suryakanthan
- 1953Anbu — Selvam
- 1953Eyes
- 1953Manithanum Mrigamum
- 1953Pempudu Koduku
- 1953Poongothai — Anand
- 1953Thirumbi Paar
- 1952Panam — Umapathy
- 1952Parasakthi — Gunasekaran