Actor

Gemini Ganesan

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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Movies: 70Series: 0Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 544932

IMDb ID: nm0304261

Known for: Acting

Born: November 17, 1920

Died: March 22, 2005

Age: 84

Place of birth: Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1947 - 2023

Years active: 77

Average TMDB rating: 6.06

Wikidata: Q785011

Also known as

Kadhal Mannan • Gemini Ganesh • Gemini Mama • Saambaar

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Director (1)Producer (1)

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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.

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Movie credits linked with Gemini Ganesan.