| Name
/ Title |
GEMINI GANESAN
(Birth name: Ramaswamy Ganesan) |
| Date of
Birth |
November 17, 1920 |
| Date of
Death |
March 22, 2005 |
| Identity |
Indian film actor |
| General |
- He worked mainly in Tamil cinema.
- He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" (King of Romance) for
the romantic roles he played in films.
- He 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 Padma Shri in 1971.
- He had also won several other prestigious awards such as
the "Kalaimamani", "MGR Gold Medal" and "Screen Lifetime
Achievement Award".
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