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Gemini Ganesan

Born: 1920-11-17 in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: 2005-03-22

Known For: Acting

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

2023

  • Varisu as Palanisamy (Portrait Only)

2004

2002

1999

1998

1996

1992

1991

1989

1988

1979

1976

1975

1973

1966

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1948