Gemini Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan ( Tamil : ஜெமினி கணேசன் , born November 16, 1919 in Pudukkottai , Tamil Nadu , † March 22, 2005 in Chennai ; real name: Ramaswamy Ganesan ) was an Indian actor . Together with MG Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan , he was one of the great stars of the Tamil film industry .
In 1946 he began working as an assistant in the Gemini Studios in Chennai, and he had his first film appearance in 1947. With Manampola Mangalyam (1953), he was successful. Gemini Ganesan has appeared in more than 200 films, mainly in the role of the romantic hero, which earned him the nickname "Kadhal Mannan" ( King of Romance ) from the media and audiences . Also commercially very successful were CV Sridhar's Kalyana Parisu (1959, with A. Nageshwara Rao ) and D. Yoganand's Parthiban Kanavu (1960, with Vyjayantimala ), a historical film against the background of the conflicts between the Pallavas , Chalukyas and Cholas in the 7th century . Ganesan worked in film and television until the 1990s.
Ganesan has been married four times, one of his seven daughters is the famous Bollywood actress Rekha . In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri . The government of Tamil Nadu honored him with a state funeral including 21 gun salutes.
Web links
- Gemini Ganesan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography
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| SURNAME | Ganesan, Gemini |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ganesan, Ramaswamy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pudukkottai , Tamil Nadu |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 2005 |
| Place of death | Chennai |