Sivaji Ganesan

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1928-10-01

From

Villuppuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Died

2001-07-21

Also known as சிவாஜி கணேசன்

Biography

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.

Iru Thuruvam
MOVIE1971

Iru Thuruvam

as Rangan

Padayappa
7.5
MOVIE1999

Padayappa

as Dharmalingam

Anbe Aaruyire
MOVIE1975

Anbe Aaruyire

Dr. Siva
9.0
MOVIE1975

Dr. Siva

as Dr. Siva

Kulamagal Raadhai
10.0
MOVIE1962

Kulamagal Raadhai

Rajaraja Cholan
8.5
MOVIE1973

Rajaraja Cholan

as Rajaraja Cholan

Sivandha Mann
6.0
MOVIE1969

Sivandha Mann

as Bharath / Mashinsha

Karnan
7.3
MOVIE1964

Karnan

as Karnan

Thevar Magan
7.0
MOVIE1992

Thevar Magan

as Periya Thevar

Mannukkul Vairam
7.0
MOVIE1986

Mannukkul Vairam

Chinna Marumagal
MOVIE1992

Chinna Marumagal

Thiruvarutchelvar
7.5
MOVIE1967

Thiruvarutchelvar

Dharti
7.0
MOVIE1970

Dharti

as Guest appearance

En Thambi
7.0
MOVIE1968

En Thambi

Puthiya Paravai
7.0
MOVIE1964

Puthiya Paravai

as Gopal

Raja Rishi
9.0
MOVIE1985

Raja Rishi

as Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika

En Aasai Rasave
MOVIE1998

En Aasai Rasave

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu
10.0
MOVIE1986

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu

as Rajasekar

Thangamalai Ragasiyam
7.0
MOVIE1957

Thangamalai Ragasiyam

Pasumpon
6.3
MOVIE1995

Pasumpon

as Durairasu Thevar

Gauravam
7.5
MOVIE1973

Gauravam

as Rajinikanth / Kannan

Pachai Vilakku
7.0
MOVIE1964

Pachai Vilakku

Rajapart Rangadurai
6.5
MOVIE1973

Rajapart Rangadurai

as Rangadurai / Rajapart

Arivaali
MOVIE1963

Arivaali

as Aalavanthan

Neela Vanam
5.0
MOVIE1965

Neela Vanam

as Babu

Padikkadavan
6.8
MOVIE1985

Padikkadavan

as Rajasekhar

Dhavani Kanavugal
7.0
MOVIE1984

Dhavani Kanavugal

as Captain Chidambaram

Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
MOVIE1975

Manidhanum Dheivamagalam

as Kumaraiya / Sundaram

Uyarndha Manidhan
8.3
MOVIE1968

Uyarndha Manidhan

Justice Gopinath
4.0
MOVIE1978

Justice Gopinath

as Gopinath

Savale Samali
5.5
MOVIE1971

Savale Samali

as Manickam

Veerapandiya Kattabomman
6.4
MOVIE1959

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

as Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Natchathiram
5.5
MOVIE1980

Natchathiram

Uthama Puthiran
7.3
MOVIE1958

Uthama Puthiran

as Parthiban and Vikraman

Nenjirukkum Varai
MOVIE1967

Nenjirukkum Varai

Padikkatha Pannayar
9.0
MOVIE1985

Padikkatha Pannayar

Saraswathi Sabatham
7.0
MOVIE1966

Saraswathi Sabatham

as Vidyapathi

Mohana Punnagai
MOVIE1981

Mohana Punnagai

Irumbu Thirai
9.0
MOVIE1960

Irumbu Thirai

Pasamalar
6.7
MOVIE1961

Pasamalar

as Rajasekharan

Kavari Maan
8.0
MOVIE1979

Kavari Maan

as Thyagarajan

Simma Soppanam
MOVIE1984

Simma Soppanam

Needhiyin Nizhal
MOVIE1985

Needhiyin Nizhal

as D.I.G Nithyanandam

Parasakthi
6.3
MOVIE1952

Parasakthi

as Gunasekaran

Edhir Paradhathu
MOVIE1954

Edhir Paradhathu

as Sundar

Ooty Varai Uravu
5.9
MOVIE1967

Ooty Varai Uravu

as Ravi

Bandha Pasam
7.5
MOVIE1962

Bandha Pasam

Krishnan Vandhaan
9.0
MOVIE1987

Krishnan Vandhaan

Navarathiri
8.0
MOVIE1964

Navarathiri

as Widowder Arputhraj/Drunkard/Doctor Karunagaran/Gunman/Villager/Leper/Actor Sathyavaan Singaram/Commissioner Veerapan/Bridegroom Anand

Sumangali
MOVIE1983

Sumangali

Thunai
9.0
MOVIE1982

Thunai

Anbulla Appa
MOVIE1987

Anbulla Appa

as Rajasekhar

Naam Iruvar
MOVIE1985

Naam Iruvar

Raja Mariyadhai
MOVIE1987

Raja Mariyadhai

Panam
MOVIE1952

Panam

as Umapathy

Viduthalai
5.5
MOVIE1986

Viduthalai

as Inspector Rajasingam

Sorgam
6.0
MOVIE1970

Sorgam

as Shankar

Kaaval Dheivam
10.0
MOVIE1969

Kaaval Dheivam

Maragatham
7.0
MOVIE1959

Maragatham

as Varendran

Veerapandiyan
10.0
MOVIE1987

Veerapandiyan

Sathya Sundharam
8.0
MOVIE1981

Sathya Sundharam

as Sundaram

Pazhani
7.0
MOVIE1965

Pazhani

as Pazhani

Thiruvilayadal
7.6
MOVIE1965

Thiruvilayadal

as Lord Shiva in Different Disguises

Vani Rani
MOVIE1974

Vani Rani

Padithal Mattum Podhuma
7.0
MOVIE1961

Padithal Mattum Podhuma

Sandhippu
7.0
MOVIE1983

Sandhippu

as Ramanathan / Raja

Vamsa Vilakku
MOVIE1984

Vamsa Vilakku

Bale Pandiya
6.3
MOVIE1962

Bale Pandiya

Pudhiya Vaanam
5.5
MOVIE1988

Pudhiya Vaanam

as D.I.G. Pandidurai

Pilot Premnath
8.0
MOVIE1978

Pilot Premnath

Padikkadha Medhai
7.5
MOVIE1960

Padikkadha Medhai

as Rangan

Paava Mannippu
9.0
MOVIE1961

Paava Mannippu

as Ramu / Raheem

Tharaasu
MOVIE1984

Tharaasu

Mudhal Mariyathai
7.7
MOVIE1985

Mudhal Mariyathai

as Malaichami

Annai Illam
5.0
MOVIE1963

Annai Illam

Iruvar Ullam
10.0
MOVIE1963

Iruvar Ullam

Parthal Pasi Theerum
8.2
MOVIE1962

Parthal Pasi Theerum

Thillana Mohanambal
7.3
MOVIE1968

Thillana Mohanambal

as Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram

Naangal
10.0
MOVIE1992

Naangal

as Chaturvedi

Thangapadumai
10.0
MOVIE1959

Thangapadumai

Kudumbam Oru Koyil
MOVIE1987

Kudumbam Oru Koyil

Enga Mama
4.0
MOVIE1970

Enga Mama

as Koteeswaran

Ratha Thilagam
8.0
MOVIE1963

Ratha Thilagam

as Major Kumar

Vietnam Veedu
7.7
MOVIE1970

Vietnam Veedu

Kai Kodutha Deivam
6.0
MOVIE1964

Kai Kodutha Deivam

Andha Naal
6.3
MOVIE1954

Andha Naal

as Rajan

Thyagam
9.0
MOVIE1978

Thyagam

Iru Malargal
6.5
MOVIE1967

Iru Malargal

Vaa Kanna Vaa
10.0
MOVIE1982

Vaa Kanna Vaa

Imayam
MOVIE1979

Imayam

Kathavarayan
MOVIE1958

Kathavarayan

Mudhal Kural
MOVIE1992

Mudhal Kural

Kalthoon
10.0
MOVIE1981

Kalthoon

Mangayar Thilakam
7.0
MOVIE1955

Mangayar Thilakam

as Vasudevan

Poo Parikka Varugirom
MOVIE1999

Poo Parikka Varugirom

as Author

Paar Magale Paar
9.0
MOVIE1963

Paar Magale Paar

Engirundho Vandhaal
MOVIE1970

Engirundho Vandhaal

Raman Ethanai Ramanadi
MOVIE1970

Raman Ethanai Ramanadi

Ilaya Thalaimurai
10.0
MOVIE1977

Ilaya Thalaimurai

Thiruppam
MOVIE1984

Thiruppam

Mannavaru Sinnavaru
MOVIE1999

Mannavaru Sinnavaru

Unakkaga Naan
MOVIE1976

Unakkaga Naan

as Raja

Once More
6.7
MOVIE1997

Once More

as Selvam

Miruthanga Chakravarthi
MOVIE1983

Miruthanga Chakravarthi

Vetrikku Oruvan
8.0
MOVIE1979

Vetrikku Oruvan

Galatta Kalyanam
6.5
MOVIE1968

Galatta Kalyanam

as Madhan

Andavan Kattalai
5.0
MOVIE1964

Andavan Kattalai

as Professor Krishnan

Vishwaroobam
10.0
MOVIE1980

Vishwaroobam

as Sathyamoorthy / Raja

Harichandra
8.0
MOVIE1968

Harichandra

Deiva Piravi
8.3
MOVIE1960

Deiva Piravi

as Madhavan

En Magan
MOVIE1974

En Magan

Babu
7.0
MOVIE1971

Babu

Vaira Nenjam
MOVIE1975

Vaira Nenjam

Annaiyin Aanai
8.0
MOVIE1958

Annaiyin Aanai

Kandhan Karunai
7.3
MOVIE1967

Kandhan Karunai

as Veerabaghu

Rakhi
9.0
MOVIE1962

Rakhi

Sampoorna Ramayanam
8.0
MOVIE1958

Sampoorna Ramayanam

as Bharathan

Manohara
7.0
MOVIE1954

Manohara

as Manohara

Saadhanai
7.0
MOVIE1986

Saadhanai

Pattikada Pattanama
6.2
MOVIE1972

Pattikada Pattanama

Sathyam
MOVIE1976

Sathyam

Thaaye Unakkaga
8.0
MOVIE1966

Thaaye Unakkaga

as Captain Swamy

Punar Janmam
5.0
MOVIE1961

Punar Janmam

as Shankar

Ambikapathy
8.0
MOVIE1957

Ambikapathy

as Ambikapathy

Hitler Umanath
7.0
MOVIE1982

Hitler Umanath

Annan Oru Koyil
MOVIE1977

Annan Oru Koyil

as Dr. Ramesh

Nermai
MOVIE1985

Nermai

as Professor Gowrishankar

Garuda Saukiyama
9.0
MOVIE1982

Garuda Saukiyama

as Deenadayalan

Kulama Gunama
6.5
MOVIE1971

Kulama Gunama

Bhaaga Pirivinai
8.0
MOVIE1959

Bhaaga Pirivinai

Lakshmi Vandhachu
MOVIE1986

Lakshmi Vandhachu

as Rajasekhar

Mahakavi Kalidas
MOVIE1966

Mahakavi Kalidas

as Kalidas

Amara Deepam
9.0
MOVIE1956

Amara Deepam

as Ashok

Lakshmi Kalyanam
MOVIE1968

Lakshmi Kalyanam

Ellam Unakkaga
MOVIE1961

Ellam Unakkaga

as Anandan

Vanangaamudi
7.0
MOVIE1957

Vanangaamudi

Paattum Bharathamum
MOVIE1975

Paattum Bharathamum

Vidivelli
MOVIE1960

Vidivelli

as Chandru

Cinema Paithiyam
MOVIE1975

Cinema Paithiyam

Shanthi
6.0
MOVIE1965

Shanthi

Ratha Paasam
MOVIE1980

Ratha Paasam

Ennai Pol Oruvan
9.0
MOVIE1978

Ennai Pol Oruvan

as Rajasekar / Sekar / Sundaramoorthy

Marumagal
8.0
MOVIE1986

Marumagal

as Chandrasekhar

Deepam
7.0
MOVIE1977

Deepam

Nirai Kudam
MOVIE1969

Nirai Kudam

as Doctor Prabhakar / Doctor Babu

Mahabharat
8.0
MOVIE1965

Mahabharat

as Karna

Kappalottiya Thamizhan
7.0
MOVIE1961

Kappalottiya Thamizhan

as Va. Vu. Chidambaram Pillai

Rishi Moolam
7.0
MOVIE1980

Rishi Moolam

Iru Medhaigal
MOVIE1984

Iru Medhaigal

Aalayamani
MOVIE1962

Aalayamani

as Thyagarajan

Nalladhoru Kudumbam
7.5
MOVIE1979

Nalladhoru Kudumbam

Oru Yaatra Mozhi
7.8
MOVIE1997

Oru Yaatra Mozhi

as Anantha Subramaniam

Pattaakathi Bairavan
MOVIE1979

Pattaakathi Bairavan

Paarambariyam
MOVIE1993

Paarambariyam

Motor Sundaram Pillai
6.7
MOVIE1966

Motor Sundaram Pillai

as Sundaram Pillai

Raja
MOVIE1972

Raja

Oorukku Oru Pillai
MOVIE1982

Oorukku Oru Pillai

Enga Oor Raja
MOVIE1968

Enga Oor Raja

Tenali Raman
8.0
MOVIE1956

Tenali Raman

as Tenali Ramakrishna

Paritchaikku Neramaachu
7.0
MOVIE1982

Paritchaikku Neramaachu

as Narashimaachari

Avan Thaan Manidhan
MOVIE1974

Avan Thaan Manidhan

Anjal Petti 520
6.0
MOVIE1969

Anjal Petti 520

as Prabhu

Sangili
7.0
MOVIE1982

Sangili

Thenum Paalum
MOVIE1971

Thenum Paalum

as Ramu

Naam Pirandha Mann
MOVIE1977

Naam Pirandha Mann

Thacholi Ambu
7.0
MOVIE1978

Thacholi Ambu

as Thacholi Othenakkurup

Bharatha Vilas
6.2
MOVIE1973

Bharatha Vilas

as Gopal

Vasantha Maligai
7.0
MOVIE1972

Vasantha Maligai

as Anand

Yamanukku Yaman
7.0
MOVIE1980

Yamanukku Yaman

as Yaman / Sathyamoorthy

Kalvanin Kadhali
9.0
MOVIE1955

Kalvanin Kadhali

as Muthayyan

Makkalai Petra Magarasi
7.0
MOVIE1957

Makkalai Petra Magarasi

as Chengodayyan

Nenjangal
7.0
MOVIE1982

Nenjangal

Engal Thanga Raja
9.0
MOVIE1973

Engal Thanga Raja

Pudhaiyal
MOVIE1957

Pudhaiyal

Madi Veetu Ezhai
MOVIE1981

Madi Veetu Ezhai

Thavaputhalvan
10.0
MOVIE1972

Thavaputhalvan

Vilaiyaattu Pillai
9.0
MOVIE1970

Vilaiyaattu Pillai

as Muthaiah

Dharma Raja
MOVIE1980

Dharma Raja

Muthukkal Moondru
MOVIE1987

Muthukkal Moondru

Vishwanatha Nayakudu
7.0
MOVIE1987

Vishwanatha Nayakudu

as Nagama Nayak

Gurudhatchanai
8.0
MOVIE1969

Gurudhatchanai

Naan Vanangum Deivam
MOVIE1963

Naan Vanangum Deivam

as Sundaram

Bhakta Tukaram
10.0
MOVIE1973

Bhakta Tukaram

as Sivaji

Oorum Uravum
MOVIE1982

Oorum Uravum

Raj Tilak
9.0
MOVIE1958

Raj Tilak

Sarithira Nayagan
9.0
MOVIE1984

Sarithira Nayagan

Andhamaan Kadhali
MOVIE1978

Andhamaan Kadhali

Marutha Nattu Veeran
7.0
MOVIE1961

Marutha Nattu Veeran

as General Jeevagan

En Thamizh En Makkal
MOVIE1988

En Thamizh En Makkal

Ezhuthatha Sattangal
MOVIE1984

Ezhuthatha Sattangal

as Nazeer

Sabaash Meena
8.5
MOVIE1958

Sabaash Meena

as Mohan

Vellai Roja
7.0
MOVIE1983

Vellai Roja

Pempudu Koduku
9.0
MOVIE1953

Pempudu Koduku

Neethibathi
MOVIE1983

Neethibathi

Vadivukku Valaikaappu
7.0
MOVIE1962

Vadivukku Valaikaappu

Chanakya Chandragupta
8.5
MOVIE1977

Chanakya Chandragupta

as Alexander III of Macedon

Avandhan Manidhan
MOVIE1975

Avandhan Manidhan

as Ravikumar

Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari
9.0
MOVIE1954

Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari

as Ambalavannan / Ambalam

Naane Raja
7.0
MOVIE1956

Naane Raja

as Villalan

Thangaikkaaga
MOVIE1971

Thangaikkaaga

Thanga Surangam
MOVIE1969

Thanga Surangam

Naan Vazhavaippen
9.0
MOVIE1979

Naan Vazhavaippen

Gnana Paravai
MOVIE1991

Gnana Paravai

Anandha Kanneer
MOVIE1986

Anandha Kanneer

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
MOVIE1981

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum

Koondukkili
4.0
MOVIE1954

Koondukkili

Gnana Oli
8.0
MOVIE1972

Gnana Oli

General Chakravarthi
MOVIE1978

General Chakravarthi

Paalum Pazhamum
8.3
MOVIE1961

Paalum Pazhamum

as Dr Ravi

Vaazhkai
6.5
MOVIE1984

Vaazhkai

Nitchaya Thamboolam
8.0
MOVIE1961

Nitchaya Thamboolam

Anbu Karangal
MOVIE1965

Anbu Karangal

Uruvavugal Maralam
5.0
MOVIE1983

Uruvavugal Maralam

as God

Vaazhkai Alaigal
MOVIE1978

Vaazhkai Alaigal

Thangai
7.0
MOVIE1967

Thangai

as Madhan

Poongothai
8.0
MOVIE1953

Poongothai

as Anand

Thirumbi Paar
1.0
MOVIE1953

Thirumbi Paar

Bandham
MOVIE1985

Bandham

Ethiroli
7.5
MOVIE1970

Ethiroli

Jallikkattu
7.5
MOVIE1987

Jallikkattu

Thookku Thookki
MOVIE1954

Thookku Thookki

as Sundararangathan

Theerpu
10.0
MOVIE1982

Theerpu

as Rajasekar, Superintendent of Police

Punniya Boomi
MOVIE1978

Punniya Boomi

Baagyavathi
8.0
MOVIE1957

Baagyavathi

as Somu

Rangoon Radha
9.0
MOVIE1956

Rangoon Radha

as Dharmalinga Mudaliar

Amarakaaviyam
MOVIE1981

Amarakaaviyam

Vasandhathil Oru Naal
MOVIE1982

Vasandhathil Oru Naal

Paavai Vilakku
8.0
MOVIE1960

Paavai Vilakku

Pennin Perumai
8.5
MOVIE1956

Pennin Perumai

Lorry Driver Rajakannu
MOVIE1981

Lorry Driver Rajakannu

Grahapravesam
MOVIE1976

Grahapravesam

Deiva Magan
7.0
MOVIE1969

Deiva Magan

Sumathi En Sundari
7.0
MOVIE1971

Sumathi En Sundari

as Madhu

Chiranjeevi
MOVIE1984

Chiranjeevi

Anbu
MOVIE1953

Anbu

as Selvam

Chitor Rani Padmini
9.0
MOVIE1963

Chitor Rani Padmini

as Rawal Ratan Singh/Rana Ratan Singh/Bheem Singh

Thirisoolam
7.0
MOVIE1979

Thirisoolam

Anbai Thedi
MOVIE1973

Anbai Thedi

Chitra Pournami
MOVIE1976

Chitra Pournami

Needhi
MOVIE1972

Needhi

Selvam
8.0
MOVIE1966

Selvam

Thanga Padhakkam
7.4
MOVIE1974

Thanga Padhakkam

as S. P. Choudhry

Kungumam
10.0
MOVIE1963

Kungumam

Thyagi
8.0
MOVIE1982

Thyagi

as IG Ganesh / Kanwarlal

Manithanum Mrigamum
MOVIE1953

Manithanum Mrigamum

Moondru Dheivangal
6.0
MOVIE1971

Moondru Dheivangal

Rani Lalithangi
9.0
MOVIE1957

Rani Lalithangi

as Prince

Uthaman
9.0
MOVIE1976

Uthaman

Thirudan
MOVIE1969

Thirudan

as Raju

Thirumaal Perumai
9.0
MOVIE1968

Thirumaal Perumai

as Thief, Vishnuchitta and Sage

Sarangadhara
MOVIE1958

Sarangadhara

as Sarangadhara

Mudhal Thedhi
7.0
MOVIE1955

Mudhal Thedhi

as Sivagnanam

Koteeswaran
9.0
MOVIE1955

Koteeswaran

as Doctor Chandar

Rojavin Raja
MOVIE1976

Rojavin Raja

Naan Petra Selvam
MOVIE1956

Naan Petra Selvam

as Shekar

Pathukappu
MOVIE1970

Pathukappu

Anbalippu
MOVIE1969

Anbalippu

as Velu

Kuravanji
7.0
MOVIE1960

Kuravanji

as Kathiravan

Agni Putrudu
10.0
MOVIE1987

Agni Putrudu

Avan Oru Sarithiram
10.0
MOVIE1977

Avan Oru Sarithiram

Imaigal
MOVIE1983

Imaigal

as Akbar Baasha

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