From Parasakthi onwards, he has won the President's Award for more than 12 times.Дuring end of his career, Ganesan was conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. He is referred to as 'The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema'. After few years of background work he made his acting debut with Kumki in 2012 co-starring Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah and Joe Malloori, film was a huge blockbuster hit at box office. 2 / 20 Rekha is the only one in the family who followed her parents footsteps and made it big in the film industry. Sarangapani, Devika, Manorama, and Nagarajan in supporting roles. Nagarajan.The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, and K. Ganesan is remembered as the iconic figure of Tamil cinema. Sivaji Ganesans role in Pasamalar (1961) is one of his most loved. The Divine Game) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film written, directed and co-produced by A. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a 'Best Actor' award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. the title 'Sivaji' was given to Ganesan by the great Rationlist,Thanthai Periyar E.V.R.Ramasamy for his best performance in the role of Sathrapathy Sivaji in the stage play 'Sivaji kanda Indu. In a career spanning close to five decades he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. V.C.GANESAN (Villupuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan) was born in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India on October 1, 1927, to a middle class kallar family. He progressed from a stage actor since his childhood to the filmdom with such an authority that the Tamil cinema considered as the golden era. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan1 October 1927 вЂ“ 21 July 2001), was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century.

Sivaji ganesan role as fisherman