Ramkumar Ganesan
Ramkumar Ganesan | |
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Born | Ramkumar Manrayar Ganesamoorthy 12 January 1955 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Film producer, actor |
Political party | BJP-nope (2021) |
Spouses |
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Children | Dushyanth Dharshan Rishyan Vishnu Shivaji Dev |
Parent(s) | Sivaji Ganesan (father) Kamala (mother) |
Relatives | Prabhu (brother) Vikram Prabhu (nephew) Suja Varunee |
Ramkumar Ganesan (born Ramkumar Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, 12 January 1955) is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the head of Sivaji Productions, a film productions company that has produced several films, particularly featuring his father Sivaji Ganesan or his younger brother Prabhu.
Early life[edit]
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.[1]
Career[edit]
Ramkumar took over Sivaji Productions after his uncle V. C. Shanmugham had died.[2] The company is being led by Ramkumar along with his brother Prabhu.[3] The most notable production under Ramkumar remains the blockbuster Chandramukhi in 2005. In 2009, the brothers produced the film Aasal starring Ajith Kumar.[4] Ramkumar has also acted in a couple of scenes, playing notable supporting roles in Aruvadai Naal and My Dear Marthandan, both starring Prabhu. He appeared as one of the antagonists in director Shankar's I.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Ramkumar has been married to Kannamal. They have three sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi,[5] and twins Dharshan and Rishyan.
His second marriage was to Meenakshi, Sripriya's elder sister. They have 2 sons, Vishnu and Shivaji Dev, the latter of whom is married to Suja Varunee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406214038/http://www.sify.com/movies/ramkumar-ganesan-s-son-sivaji-is-back-news-tamil-megkaKfgffc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-06 |title=Ramkumar Ganesan's son Sivaji is back |website=Sify.com |accessdate=2018-04-h
Filmography[edit]
Year | Film | Language | Director | Notes |
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1986 | Aruvadai Naal | Tamil | G. M. Kumar | |
1987 | Anand | C. V. Rajendran | ||
1988 | En Thamizh En Makkal | Santhana Bharathi | ||
1989 | Vetri Vizha | Pratap Pothan | ||
1990 | My Dear Marthandan | |||
1991 | Thalattu Ketkuthamma | Rajkapoor | ||
1992 | Mannan | P.Vasu | ||
1993 | Kalaignan | G. B. Vijay | ||
1994 | Rajakumaran | R. V. Udayakumar | ||
2005 | Chandramukhi | P.Vasu | ||
2007 | Delhii Heights | Hindi | Anand Kumar | |
2010 | Aasal | Tamil | Saran |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Aruvadai Naal | Father Vicent Parker Soosai | |
1990 | My Dear Marthandan | ||
2005 | Chandramukhi | Special appearance | |
2015 | I | Indrakumar | |
2019 | LKG | Bhojappan | |
2019 | Boomerang | Akash | |
2022 | Kaari | Sethu's coach | |
2023 | Modern Love Chennai | Doctor | Segment: Ninaivo Oru Paravai |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sivajiproductions.com". Sivajiproductions.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Grand re-entry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011.
- ^ "'Asal' to see 500 screens". IndiaGlitz. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.