Sivaji Ganesan
Acting
🎂 1928-10-01
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. Well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen, he remains one of the most respected stage and film actors in the history of Indian entertainment, with a career spanning close to five decades and nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi to his credit. Arguably the preeminent leading man during the "Golden Age" of Tamil cinema, Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award at an international film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He won the President's Award for more than 12 times, and was later conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. An iconic figure in Tamil pop culture, his work has continued to enjoy an enduring, far-reaching influence in Tamil society in general.
Cast credits(254)
1992
Dharmalingam
1999
Periya Thevar
1992
Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram
1968
Alexander III of Macedon
1977
Lord Shiva in Different Disguises
1965
1975
Malaichami
1985
Ganesan
1997
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
1959
1958
Gopal
1964
Veerabaghu
1967
Guest appearance
1970
Durairasu Thevar
1995
1967
1968
Professor Gowrishankar
1985
Captain Chidambaram
1984
Sathyamoorthy / Raja
1980
1974
Gunasekaran
1952
Karnan
1964
Rajasekhar
1986
1983
Parthiban and Vikraman
1958
Sundaram
1981
The author of Pooparika Varugirom
1999
Doctor Prabhakar / Doctor Babu
1969
Bharathan
1958
Rajasekhar
1985
1979
Karna
1965
Narashimaachari
1982
1981
1953
Rajan
1954
1964
Ramanathan / Raja
1983
1970
Dr Ravi
1961
Ravi
1967
1961
Chandru
1960
Nazeer
1984
1962
Shankar
1970
Chandrasekhar
1986
1966
Madhan
1967
1971
Manohara
1954
Chaturvedi
1992
S. P. Choudhry
1974
Rangadurai / Rajapart
1973
Thyagarajan
1962
1957
Rajasekharan
1961
Rajasekar, Superintendent of Police
1982
Bharath
1969
1965
Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika
1985
Shankar
1961
Madhu
1971
1976
1958
1963
Madhan
1968
1998
1984
Ashok
1956
1964
Inspector Rajasingam
1986
1979
1981
1970
1962
1957
1987
1963
Varendran
1959
Rajasekar
1986
Ravikumar
1975
Dharmalinga Mudaliar
1956
Gopinath
1978
D.I.G. Pandidurai
1988
Rajinikanth / Kannan
1973
Rajasekar / Sekar / Sundaramoorthy
1978
1980
Rangan
1960
Dr. Siva
1975
1983
1975
Pazhani
1965
1976
1978
1970
Babu
1965
1977
Umapathy
1952
1984
1988
Ramu / Raheem
1961
Dr. Ramesh
1977
1984
1981
Koteeswaran
1970
1969
Kalidas
1966
Vidyapathi
1966
1980
1986
Thacholi Othenakkurup
1978
Rajasekhar
1987
1983
1970
Rajaraja Cholan
1973
Muthaiah
1970
Anand
1953
Kumaraiya / Sundaram
1975
1958
Professor Krishnan
1964
1986
Major Kumar
1963
1953
1982
1967
Widowder Arputhraj/Drunkard/Doctor Karunagaran/Gunman/Villager/Leper/Actor Sathyavaan Singaram/Commissioner Veerapan/Bridegroom Anand
1964
Vasudevan
1955
1979
1984
1979
1981
1962
1983
Sivagnanam
1955
1975
Rangan
1971
1991
1954
Madhavan
1960
Gopal
1973
1974
Ramu
1971
Yaman / Sathyamoorthy
1980
1987
1985
1967
1979
1977
1959
1987
1982
1969
1972
1985
Captain Swamy
1966
1982
1960
1962
1984
1987
1963
Va. Vu. Chidambaram Pillai
1961
Deenadayalan
1982
1957
1971
Ambalavannan / Ambalam
1954
1980
1965
1978
Mohan
1958
Prabhu
1969
1978
1982
Anandan
1961
1973
Anantha Subramaniam
1997
Sivaji
1973
Sundar
1954
1982
Muthayyan
1955
1962
1985
1977
1999
Anand
1972
1987
1963
1968
1983
Sundaram Pillai
1966
Sundaram
1963
Thief, Vishnuchitta and Sage
1968
1977
1976
1979
1982
1953
1972
1972
1980
1970
1987
1969
Sundararangathan
1954
Aalavanthan
1963
Selvam
1953
Prince
1957
1981
General Jeevagan
1961
1986
Tenali Ramakrishna
1956
1976
1972
1979
1983
1978
1978
1992
1956
1982
1971
1960
1957
1982
1971
Manickam
1971
1972
1984
1987
1976
1973
Chengodayyan
1957
1984
1968
1984
1975
1993
1968
1985
1974
Villalan
1956
1968
1978
1981
1962
1959
1961
1976
1957
1982
1969