Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1920-11-17
Day of Death
2005-03-22
Place of Birth
Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Filmography (151)
Varisu
2023
Adi Thadi
2004
Gemini
2002
Thodarum
1999
Kondattam
1998
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
1998Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga
1997
Avvai Shanmugi
1996
Metukudi
1996
Ponmana Selvan
1989
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
1988
Rudraveena
1988Soorakottai Singakutti
1983
Gnana Kuzhandhai
1979
