#Sivaji Ganesan Get Mentally Ill After Grand Daughter Super Hit Scenes. V. Chinniah Mandrayar Ganeshamurthy,[a] better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001)[8][5] was an Indian actor, and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. He was known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen,[9] which gave him also the Tamil nickname Nadigar Thilagam (transl. the pride of actors).[10] In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.[11]
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. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan.[12][13][14] He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions.[15] In addition, he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award (Special Jury). In 1997, Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour for films in India.[16][17] He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[18]
Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema.[19][20] Many prominent actors across India cutting across various film industries still rever Sivaji Ganesan as the pinnacle of acting. He has been described by the Los Angeles Times as "The Marlon Brando of India"
Born V. Chinniah Mandrayar Ganeshamurthy(Nadigar Thilagam)
1 October 1928[1][2][3][4][5]
Soorakottai, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Died 21 July 2001 (aged 72)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Years active 1952–1999
Spouse(s) Kamala Ganesan
Children Shanthi
Ramkumar
Prabhu
Thenmozhi
Awards
Padma Shri (1966)
Padma Bhushan (1984)
Chevalier (1995)
Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1996)
Kalaimamani (1962)
NTR National Award (1998
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