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