Gemini Ganesan

Gemini Ganesan

Date of Birth:

Nov 17, 1920

Place of Birth:

Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

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:

Manaivi Manaivi

1969

Sinehithi Sinehithi

1970

Porsilai Porsilai

1969

Rudraveena Rudraveena

1988

Metukudi Metukudi

1996

Karpagam Karpagam

1963

Adiperaku Adiperaku

1951

Agathiyar Agathiyar

1972

Malathi Malathi

1970

Thodarum Thodarum

1999

Ramu Ramu

1966

Miss Mary Miss Mary

1957

Adi Thadi Adi Thadi

2004

Jesus Jesus

1973

Devta Devta

1956

Nazrana Nazrana

1961

Thirumagal Thirumagal

1971

Varisu Varisu

2023

Raj Tilak Raj Tilak

1958

Professor Professor

1972

Gemini Gemini

2002

Punnagai Punnagai

1971

Kondattam Kondattam

1998

Ethirkalam Ethirkalam

1970

Appa Tata Appa Tata

1972

Kairasi Kairasi

1960

Pasamalar Pasamalar

1961

Thenmazhai Thenmazhai

1966

Lalitha Lalitha

1976

Kanmalar Kanmalar

1972

Avvaiyyar Avvaiyyar

1953

Chakkaram Chakkaram

1968

Panithirai Panithirai

1961

Deivam Deivam

1972

Ellai Kodu Ellai Kodu

1972

Thirumanam Thirumanam

1958

Maheswari Maheswari

1955

Mallika Mallika

1957

Agalvilaku Agalvilaku

1979

Asai Asai

1956

Sadharam Sadharam

1956

Penn Penn

1954

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