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