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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-11-17

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.

Known for

Thiruvarutchelvar

Thiruvarutchelvar

When a dancer makes a king realise the insignificance of the worldly pleasures, he decides to devote his life to the Almighty and starts reciting tales and songs of His greatness.

Varisu

Varisu

Vijay, The prodigal son of business tycoon Rajendran agrees to take over the reins of the business, much to the chagrin of his brothers. But can Vijay prove himself to be a worthy varisu and also reunite his now-broken family?

Marma Veeran

Marma Veeran

Marma Veeran (1956) is a Tamil swashbuckler adventure film directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by its lead actor Sriram, who portrays a Zorro-inspired vigilante fighting political injustice. The film stars Vyjayanthimala, Rajasulochana, and M. N. Rajam, and features notable guest appearances by Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, and Gemini Ganesan.

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Agathiyar

Agathiyar

In an adventurous journey of spreading goodness on earth and by contributing to Tamil literature, Sage Agathiyar faces challenges at various phases of his journey.

Kurathi Magan

Kurathi Magan

Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.

Thai Mozhi

Thai Mozhi

In a coastal village, a local ruffian named Rajasimham falls in love with the widowed daughter of a fisherman. However, a bitter rivalry with a wealthy man in the locality threatens to ruin his life.

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Panithirai

Panithirai

Shakuntala's family believes that she brings bad luck as her mother died as soon as she was born. She faces lot of criticism until she meets Mohan, a young man, who is against superstitions.

Kondattam

Kondattam

Is a Tamil language film released in 1998. It starred Arjun and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. The film average hit at the box office.

Thamarai Nenjam

Thamarai Nenjam

Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about her own life. Will she be able to find love in the end? Will her character in the story be able to find love?

Thenmazhai

Thenmazhai

Nirmala saves Bhaskar from committing suicide and shows him the positive side of life. Both get married, but soon she realises he is a mere puppet in the hands of a man who claims to be his father.

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

The son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician spreads awareness about social causes against his father's will, and gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness to neighbouring villages.

Punnagai

Punnagai

Punnagai means Smile. Smile which has many emotions and represents many gestures and expressions of life. Punnagai is a story of five friends Satya(Gemini Ganesan), Rajan(Muthuraman), Haniff who studied in the same college, while graduating they took an oath in front of Gandhi's statue saying they will always stand with truth. But later they got split as Haniff dies in a car accident and each of them got settled in their profession where they have to cheat their profession and principles. The story begins with three different stories (plots) where as the one friend (Nagesh)out of four explains the story. Will they follow Gandhi's principles ?

Parthal Pasi Theerum

Parthal Pasi Theerum

Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier in the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. After few years, he finds out that his ex-wife is still alive and feels miserable.