Gemini Ganesan

Biography

Ramaswamy Ganesan, 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.

Most Known For

Gnana Kuzhandhai

as Lord Siva

Punnagai

as Satya

Kondattam

Kurathi Magan

Kattilla Thottilla

Thiruvarutchelvar

Chinnachiru Ulagam

Thenmazhai

as Basker

Crafty Thief

as Athisaya Thirudan

Idaya Malar

Varisu

as Palanisamy (Portrait Only)

Ponmana Selvan

as Ambalakarar

Naan Avanillai

Karpukarasi

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

as Bilahari Marthandam Pillai

Paava Mannippu

as Rajan

Avalukkendru Oru Manam

as Kannan

Yaar Paiyyan

as Mahagana Porundhiya Sriman Sundararajan

Thodarum

Pennin Perumai