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Gemini Ganesan is a Actor, Director and Producer Indian born on 17 november 1920 at Pudukkottai (Inde)

Gemini Ganesan

Gemini Ganesan
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Birth name Ganapathi Subramania Sarma
Nationality Inde
Birth 17 november 1920 at Pudukkottai (Inde)
Death 22 march 2005 (at 84 years) at Chennai (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards South

Ramaswamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian film actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" (King of Romance) for the romantic roles he played in films. Ganesan was one among the "three biggest names of Tamil cinema", the other two being M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan. While Sivaji Ganesan excelled in films with drama, and MGR dominated films with fight sequences, Gemini Ganesan held his own with sensitive portrayals of the yearning lover. A recipient of the Padmashree in 1971, he had also won several other prestigious awards such as the "Kalaimamani", "MGR Gold Medal" and "Screen Lifetime Achievement Award". He came from an orthodox Brahmin family, and was one of the few graduates to enter the film industry at that time.

Gemini Ganesan made his debut with Miss Malini in 1947, but was noticed only after his villainous performance in Thai Ullam in 1953. After playing the lead role in Manam Pola Mangalyam (1954), he finally acquired star status. However unlike Sivaji Ganesan or MGR, Gemini Ganesan was not originally a stage performer, and was never involved in politics. Also, he had not won any National Award for his performances in films. In his long film career spanning over five decades, Ganesan acted in more than 200 films mainly in Tamil, and a few in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. His performances on the screen were enhanced by successful playback singers like A. M. Rajah and P. B. Sreenivas. In spite of his celebrated film career, Ganesan's personal life – particularly his marriage to multiple women over the years, has often been a subject of criticism. He won 2 Filmfare Awards for his entire acting career.

Biography

Gemini Ganesan, at 19, married Alamelu,whom he lived with who he fondly called "Bobji". She is his first and only legal wife. He later married or had intimate relations though didn't live with actresses Pushpavalli and Savitri. He is survived by seven daughters and a son. Alamelu and Ganesan have four daughters; three of them – Revathi, Kamala and Jayalakshmi - are medical doctors, the fourth Narayani is a journalist with The Times of India. Ganesan has two daughters with Pushpavalli – Bollywood actress Rekha, and Radha. The latter acted in a few Tamil films, but then opted for marriage and migration to the United States. Savithri and Ganesan have two children: a daughter Vijayasamundeeswari who is a physiotherapist, and acted in films as child artiste “Baby Savithri”, and Ganesan’s only son Satheesh Kumar. Ganesan's fourth and last wife, whom he married at the age of 78 was a then 36-year-old Julianna. Juliana had left her job and relations, to be near her husband, who said he needed a younger wife to attend on him, as age had caught up with Bobji." Ganesan publicly admitted that he was closest to Bobji, than Pushpavalli or Savithri. The actor had noted in his autobiography Vaazhkai Padagu, "Somehow, I seemed to attract women who were in distress."

Gemini Ganesan's wife Pushpavalli's sister Suryaprabha got married to popular Telugu director and actor Vedantam Raghavaiah. Their daughter Shubha was also an actress in Telugu movies.

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Filmography of Gemini Ganesan (112 films)

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Esthappan
Esthappan (2012)

Directed by G. Aravindan
Genres Drama
Actors Gemini Ganesan
Rating69% 3.4620553.4620553.4620553.4620553.462055
Esthappan, a fisherman lives in a seashore colony of fishermen. To the fisherfolk of the coastal Christian village, he is at once an eccentric simpleton, a possessed soothsayer and faith healer, a Satanic grave stealer. Esthappan's story unfolds through narrations of other fishermen about the miracles created by him. Through the contradictory statements of these people, a mystical figure of Esthappan unfolds.
Adi Thadi
Adi Thadi (2004)

Genres Comedy
Actors Sathyaraj, Abbas, Rathi, Sukanya, Vaiyapuri, Nizhalgal Ravi
Roles Himself
Rating51% 2.5535052.5535052.5535052.5535052.553505
Sathyaraj is a rowdy who commands respect from state heads like CM. He hates women and remains a bachelor even at the age of 50.A naughty college student (Rathi) grabs the attention of Sathyaraj though a beauty contest and there he falls in love with her and proposes to her.Then the life of her turned into a disaster, because she gets touchered by Sathyaraj and his henchmen.With the help of his brother (Napoleon) Sathyaraj changes his appearance to look younger. To escape from this problem, the heroine contacts her boyfriend (Abbas). The rest is all about how all ends well.
Gemeni
Gemeni (2002)
, 2h12
Directed by Saran
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Vikram, Daggubati Venkatesh, Kiran Rathod, Namitha, Kalabhavan Mani, Murali
Roles Cameo
Rating70% 3.525523.525523.525523.525523.52552
The story of Gemini revolves around Gemini (Venkatesh) and Ladda (Kalabhavan Mani), two contemporary rowdies in Vijayawada. Gemini's friend is murdered by Ladda's friend. Then Gemini and his gang search for the person who murdered his friend and kills him. This incident marks the start of their rivalry.
Gemini
Gemini (2002)
, 2h37
Directed by Saran
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Vikram, Kiran Rathod, Kalabhavan Mani, Murali, Murali, Vinu Chakravarthy
Roles Cameo
Rating61% 3.0978953.0978953.0978953.0978953.097895
Teja (Kalabhavan Mani) is a high-profile gangster in North Madras, who often imitates the behaviour characteristic of different animals for sarcastic effect. Accompanied by his gang, he arrives at a magistrate's court for a hearing. His animal antics are mocked at by "Chintai" Jeeva, another accused. Teja and his gang retaliate and kill Jeeva within the court premises. Jeeva was a member of a rival gang headed by Gemini (Vikram), an aspiring goon from Chintadripet who aspires to dethrone Teja and take his place. To avenge Jeeva's death, Gemini hunts down the murderer Pandian while Isaac, one of Gemini's men, kills him. This incident leads to a feud between Gemini and Teja, and a fight for supremacy ensues. Pandian's mother Annamma (Manorama), a destitute woman, locates the whereabouts of her son's murderers. She approaches Gemini, becomes the gang's cook and awaits a chance to poison them.
Thodarum
Thodarum (1999)

Actors Ajith Kumar, Devayani, Heera, Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, S. Manivannan
Rating55% 2.759112.759112.759112.759112.75911
Seetha (Devayani) is a possessive wife who suspects that all the women in the world are throwing themselves at her husband, Jayaram (Ajith Kumar). Things get a little interesting only after Meera (Heera) enters the picture and ends up hugging Jayaram right in front of Seetha's eyes. Seetha is diagnosed with a deadly heart condition and decides to have Jayaram and Meera to tie the knot for the sake of a good life for her young son. She even goes as far as getting a divorce from Jayaram to make him hate her. In the end, Seetha dies while giving birth to a female child and Jayaram and Meena gets married by naming the baby as Seetha.
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
Directed by Sundar C.
Actors Prabhu Deva, Meena, Jayaram, Gemini Ganesan, Senthil, Vivek
Roles Prabhu/Deva Grandfather
Rating62% 3.1228553.1228553.1228553.1228553.122855
The film is about Prabhu (Prabhu Deva) and Mani (Manivannan) who earn money through dubious means to support a few orphaned children. They steal a diamond but while escaping, Mani stuffs the diamond into a toy sitting in a car. Chasing the toy takes them to the house of K.D.Chandrasekhar (S. S. Chandran), a rich man in Ooty and with Mani posing as the longlost husband of KD's sister, they enter the household. Pooja (Maheshwari), KD's daughter, falls in love with Prabhu but just as he is being engaged to her, he finds out that her sister Indu (Meena) is the woman of his dreams, the woman he had lost his heart to after seeing her for a few minutes in Coimbatore. Meena bared fully So, he takes off his beard to assume a new identity as Deva, Prabhu's brother and proceeds to woo Indu.
Unnudan
Unnudan (1998)

Actors Murali, Kausalya, Gemini Ganesan, S. Manivannan, Vivek, Kovai Sarala

santhosh(Murali) runs a medical store along with his uncle(Manivannan) and he lives with his mother. Gowri(Kausalya) is a medical student in government hospital living with her grandfather, both become friends and they love to be in company of each other. santhosh falls for gowri but is unable to express his feelings for her likewise gowri falls for him but failed to reach him out through her letter. gowri's grandfather is supportive to her love and tells her that he will help her out and he promises to tell santhosh about this but unfortunately he passes away. As gowri completed her final exam her parents are ready to take her back to cochin which is her home town. A letter she sends before reaches his hands by that time and he rushes to railway station to meet her but train moves but a patient in train gets abdominal pain due to pregnancy and gowri is called in for a treatment, she treats the girl and a boy child is born which she names as 'santhosh'. As santhosh reaches her that time and they both join together and gets permission from her parents to be united forever.
Avvai Shanmugi, 2h41
Directed by K.S.Ravikumar
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Kamal Haasan, Meena, Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, S. Manivannan, Nassar
Roles Vishwanathan Iyer
Rating78% 3.942623.942623.942623.942623.94262
The film starts in a courtroom where a Brahmin woman Janaki (Meena) is fighting for divorce from her husband Pandian (Kamal Haasan). She offers various reasons for wanting a divorce. She has married Pandian against the wishes of her rich father Vishwanathan Iyer (Gemini Ganesan). But she isn't able to come to terms with living in Pandian's small house without amenities. Pandian is an assistant dance director with a modest income and is not able to spend much time with the family. All this accumulates and Janaki decides to apply for divorce, which is granted. The court orders that Pandian can meet his daughter Barathi, once a week and this is his only solace. His daughter, however, loves him a lot and doesn't like the arrangement.
Mettukudi
Mettukudi (1996)

Directed by Sundar C.
Actors Karthik, Gemini Ganesan, Goundamani, Nagma, S. Manivannan, Thilakan
Rating70% 3.5012553.5012553.5012553.5012553.501255
The story starts in the 17th century. The King Raja Cholan presents his valuable sword to his soldier for playing a vital role in winning a war. It was preserved by his family descendants. This information was known by an archeologist who plans to steal
Veeramani
Veeramani (1993)
, 2h25
Directed by Prem Menon
Genres Action
Actors Yuvarani, Vinu Chakravarthy, Prem Menon, V K Ramasamy, Jai Ganesh, Charle

The film begins with the murder of a scientist. The superintendent of police Veeramani (Prem Menon) finally catches the culprit. During the enquiry, the culprit Gautham (Babloo Prithiveeraj) reveals everything. Gautham was in fact a talented sprinter but jobless, he needed money for his father's surgery. So Shaktiman (Prakash) hired him to kill the scientist. Shaktiman is the leader of a terrorist group and he is also a fake swamy. In the meantime, the journalist Rakeswari (Yuvarani) falls in love with Veeramani. The rest of the film is a cat-and-mouse game between Shaktiman and Veeramani.
Ponmana Selvan, 2h19
Directed by P. Vasu
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Shobana, Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Goundamani, Jaishankar, Radha Ravi
Roles Ambalakarar
Rating58% 2.9001952.9001952.9001952.9001952.900195