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
- Adi Thadi as Himself
2002
- Gemini as Cameo
1999
1998
- Kondattam
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar as Prabhu / Deva's Grandfather
1996
- Avvai Shanmugi as Vishwanathan Iyer
- Metukudi
1989
- Ponmana Selvan as Ambalakarar
1988
- Unnal Mudiyum Thambi as Bilahari Marthandam Pillai
- Rudraveena as 'Bilahari' Ganapati Sastry
1979
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Mir Qasim
- Gnana Kuzhandhai as Lord Siva
- Agalvilaku
1978
1977
1976
- Unakkaga Naan
- Dasavatharam as Arjuna
- Lalitha
- Idaya Malar
1975
- Swami Ayyappan as Pandalam raja
- Uravukku Kayi Koduppam
1974
1973
- Nalla Mudivu
- Kattilla Thottilla
- Ganga Gowri as Lord Siva
- Jesus as John the Baptist
- School Master
1972
- Kanna Nalama as Anand
- Thirumalai Daivam
- Kurathi Magan
- Shakthi Leelai as Lord Shiva
- Kanmalar
- Velli Vizha
- Deivam
- Agathiyar
- Professor as Professor Mangalassery
- Appa Tata
- Sree Guruvayoorappan
- Enna Mudalali Sowkiyama
- Ellai Kodu
1971
- Adi Parasakthi as Lord Shiva
- Punnagai as Satya
- Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan
- Thirumagal
- Annai Velankanni
- Veguli Penn
- Avalukkendru Oru Manam as Kannan
- Nootrukku Nooru as The College principal
1970
- Sinehithi
- Malathi
- Kaviya Thalaivi as Suresh
- Patham Pasali
- Ethirkalam
1969
- Kulavilakku
- Poova Thalaiya as Ganesan
- Shanti Nilayam
- Thanga Malar
- Iru Kodugal as Gopinath
- Kumara Sambhavam as Paramashivan
- Avare En Deivam
- Porsilai
- Kuzhandai Ullam
- Manaivi
1968
- Thamarai Nenjam as Murali
- Panama Pasama
- Chakkaram
1967
1966
- Thenmazhai as Basker
- Chinnachiru Ulagam
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Veeramallan
- Ramu
1965
- Vazhkai Padagu as Rajan
- Poojaikku Vantha Malar as Suresh
- Vallavanukku Vallavan
- Hello Mister Zamindar
1963
- Karpagam as Sundaram
- Idayathil Nee
- Ezhai Pangalan
1962
- Parthal Pasi Theerum
- Paadha Kaanikkai
- Konjum Salangai
- Kaathiruntha Kangal
- Sumaithaangi
- Bandha Pasam
- Aadi Perruku as Raja, Philanthropist Krishnan
1961
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Sundar
- Pasamalar as Anand
- Nazrana as Shyam, Vasanthi's boss in a Guest appearance.
- Then Nilavu as Raj
- Manithan Maravillai
- Panithirai
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan as Madaswamy
- Paava Mannippu as Rajan
1960
- Kalathur Kannamma as Rajalingam
- Kairasi
- Parthiban Kanavu as Vikraman
- Meenda Sorgam as Sekar
- Pudhiya Pathai
- Ellorum Innattu Mannar
1959
- Veerapandiya Kattabomman as Vellayathevan
- Kalyana Parisu
- Nalla Theerpu
1958
- Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi
- Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
- Vanjikottai Valiban as Sunderalingam / Vanjikottai vaaliban (Youth of vanjikottai) / Sunderam
- Vazha Vaitha Daivam
- Raj Tilak as Chander (as Gemini Ganesh)
- Crafty Thief as Athisaya Thirudan
- Thirumanam
- Illarame Nallaram
- Kudumba Gouravam
- Bhuloka Rambhai
1957
- Miss Mary
- Mallika
- Yaar Paiyyan as Mahagana Porundhiya Sriman Sundararajan
- Makkalai Petra Magarasi
- Manalane is the Blessing of Mangai
- Karpukarasi
- The Wedding Garland
1956
- Matharkula Manikkam as Dr. Chandra Shekar
- Iru Sahodarigal
- Sadharam
- Devta as Vijay
- Asai
- Pennin Perumai
1955
1954
1952
- Thai Ullam as Sekar
- Kalyanam Panni Paar