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Sivaji Ganesan (1 October 1927 – 21 July 2001), was an Indian stage and film actor and was one of the most respected
1._____
National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
in India.
His full birthname was
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stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
.
He progressed from a
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
actor since his childhood to the filmdom with such an authority that the Tamil cinema passed through a
5._____
National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
with him.
His career spanned close to
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
decades during which he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and
7._____
National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
.
He was the first
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960.
He is remembered as the
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stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
figure of Tamil cinema.
He is also referred to as "The
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Brando of Indian Cinema".
he has won the
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
's Award for more than 12 times.
During end of his career, Ganesan was conferred the highest and the most prestigious
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997.
In 1998, he received the NTR
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
award.
During his visit to the USA in 1962, he was honoured by being made the honorary mayor of
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Falls, New York for one day and was presented the key to the city. The only other Indian who has had this honour before Ganesan was
16._____
National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
.
He was also honoured with civilian awards such as
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Shri, Padma
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National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
and Dada Saheb Palke Award, the highest award in India for people involved in film industry.
The Government of
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stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
has instituted a state award, in the name of Ganesan, which is given under the Best Actor category every year entited "
20._____
National
stage
iconic
Sivaji Ganesan
International
Bhushan
Marlon
President
five
golden era
Dadasaheb Phalke
Manrayar
Hindi
Niagara
film actors
Maharashtra
Viluppuram
Indian
Padma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Award".