Gemini Ganesan
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Varisu
as Palanisamy (Portrait Only) 2023
Avvai Shanmugi
as Vishwanathan Iyer 1996
Gemini
as Cameo 2002
Rudraveena
as 'Bilahari' Ganapati Sastry 1988
Kandhan Karunai
as Lord Shiva 1967
Pasamalar
as Anand 1961
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
as Mir Qasim 1979
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
as Bilahari Marthandam Pillai 1988
Parthal Pasi Theerum
1962
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
as Vellayathevan 1959
Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
as Prabhu / Deva's Grandfather 1998
Aadi Perruku
as Raja, Philanthropist Krishnan 1962
Thiruvarutchelvar
1967
Saraswathi Sabatham
as Veeramallan 1966
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
as Madaswamy 1961
Kalyana Parisu
1959
Then Nilavu
as Raj 1961