Gemini Ganesan
(Actor, Director)

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Date of Birth: 17 November 1920
Age: over 103 years

Credits: Actor Director

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Mini Bio: Gemini Ganesan is an Indian film Actor and Director.

Ramaswamy Ganesan(17 November 1920 22 March 2005), better known by his stage nameGemini Ganesan, was anIndianfilm actor who worked mainly inTamil cinema. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" (King ofRomance) for the romantic roles he played in films.Ganesan was one among the "three biggest names of Tamil cinema", the other two beingM. G. RamachandranandSivaji 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 thePadmashreein 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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