Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. Well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen, he remains one of the most respected stage and film actors in the history of Indian entertainment, with a career spanning close to five decades and nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi to his credit. Arguably the preeminent leading man during the "Golden Age" of Tamil cinema, Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award at an international film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He won the President's Award for more than 12 times, and was later conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. An iconic figure in Tamil pop culture, his work has continued to enjoy an enduring, far-reaching influence in Tamil society in general.
Acting
Movie
Padayappa
as Dharmalingam
1999
Movie
Thevar Magan
as Periya Thevar
1992
Movie
Andha Naal
as Rajan
1954
Movie
Karnan
as Karnan
1964
Movie
Thillana Mohanambal
as Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram
1968
Movie
Parasakthi
as Gunasekaran
1952
Movie
Thiruvilayadal
as Lord Shiva in Different Disguises
1965
Movie
Once More
as Selvam
1997
Movie
Padikkadavan
as Rajasekhar
1985
Movie
Puthiya Paravai
as Gopal
1964
Movie
Mudhal Mariyathai
as Malaichami
1985
Movie
Kandhan Karunai
as Veerabaghu
1967
Movie
Pasamalar
as Rajasekharan
1961
Movie
Parthal Pasi Theerum
1962
Movie
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
as Veerapandiya Kattabomman
1959
Movie
Viduthalai
as Inspector Rajasingam
1986
Movie
Gauravam
as Rajinikanth / Kannan
1973
Movie
Thanga Padhakkam
as S. P. Choudhry
1974
Movie
Galatta Kalyanam
as Madhan
1968
Movie
Ooty Varai Uravu
as Ravi
1967
Movie
Pachai Vilakku
1964
Movie
Vasantha Maligai
as Anand
1972
Movie
Dhavani Kanavugal
as Captain Chidambaram
1984
Movie
Mahabharat
as Karna
1965
