A Biography of Sivaji Ganesan-Part 2
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A List of Films acted by Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan has acted in a total of 309 Movies as detailed below:
Tamil Movies: 282
Telugu Movies-19
Kannada Movies-2
Malayalam Movies-3 and
Hindi ( in guest roles)-3
The following is a list of some of the notable Tamil Movies acted by Sivaji Ganesan:
‘Parasakthi’- Sivaji Ganesan’s First Movie-1952
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‘Thirumbi Paar’- Acted as villain-1953
‘Manohara’-1954
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‘Koondukili’-The only movie co-starred with MGR-1954
‘Thooku Thooki-1954
‘Kalvanin Kadhali’-1955
‘Rangoon Radha’-1956
‘Thanga Malai Ragasiyam”-1957
‘Ambigabathi’-1957
‘Uthama Buthiran’-The First Dual Role Movie-1958
‘Thanga Padhumai’-1959
‘Veera Pandia Katta Bomman’-1959
‘Bhaga Pirivinai’-1959
‘Padikkadha Medhai’-1960
‘Paava Mannippu’-1961
‘Paasa Malar’-1961
‘Kappal Ottiya Thamizhan’-1961
‘Padithal Mattum Podhuma’-1962
‘Bale Pandiya’-1962
‘Ratha Thilagam’-1963
‘Karnan’-1964
‘Pudhiya Paravai’-1964
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‘Navarathiri’- in 9 roles-1964
A List of Films acted by Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan has acted in a total of 309 Movies as detailed below:
Tamil Movies: 282
Telugu Movies-19
Kannada Movies-2
Malayalam Movies-3 and
Hindi ( in guest roles)-3
The following is a list of some of the notable Tamil Movies acted by Sivaji Ganesan:
‘Parasakthi’- Sivaji Ganesan’s First Movie-1952
‘Thirumbi Paar’- Acted as villain-1953
‘Manohara’-1954
‘Koondukili’-The only movie co-starred with MGR-1954
‘Thooku Thooki-1954
‘Kalvanin Kadhali’-1955
‘Rangoon Radha’-1956
‘Thanga Malai Ragasiyam”-1957
‘Ambigabathi’-1957
‘Uthama Buthiran’-The First Dual Role Movie-1958
‘Thanga Padhumai’-1959
‘Veera Pandia Katta Bomman’-1959
‘Bhaga Pirivinai’-1959
‘Padikkadha Medhai’-1960
‘Paava Mannippu’-1961
‘Paasa Malar’-1961
‘Kappal Ottiya Thamizhan’-1961
‘Padithal Mattum Podhuma’-1962
‘Bale Pandiya’-1962
‘Ratha Thilagam’-1963
‘Karnan’-1964
‘Pudhiya Paravai’-1964
‘Thiruvilayadal’-1965
‘Kandhan Karunai’-1967
‘Ootty Varai Uravu’-1967
‘Thillana Mohanambal’-1968
‘Uyarndha Manidhan’-1968
‘Thanga Churangam’-1969
‘Deiva Magan’- in Triple Roles-The First South Indian Movie Nominated For ‘Oscar Award’-1969
‘Vietnam Veedu’-1970
‘Engirundho Vandhal’-1970
‘Babu’-1971
‘Gnana Oli’-1972
‘Vasantha Maaligai’-1972
‘Bharadha Vilas’-1973
‘Raja Raja Cholan’-1973
‘Gauravam’-1973
‘Thanga Padhakkam’-1974
‘Anbe Aruyire’-1975
‘Uthaman’-1976
‘Annan Oru Kovil’-1977
‘Andaman Kadhali’-1977
‘General Chakravarthi’-1978
‘Thirisoolam’-In Triple roles-1979
‘Rishi Moolam’-1980
‘Kall Thoon’-1981
‘Mirudhanga Chakravarthi’-1983
‘Dhavani Kanavugal’-1984
‘Mudhal Mariyadhai’-1985
‘Thaiku Oru Thalattu’-1986
‘Devar Magan’-1992
‘Once More’-1997
Awards and honours Given To Sivaji Ganesan:
The following is a list of the “National” and “International”Awards Given to Sivaji Ganesan for his outstanding performance in Indian Cinema Field
- “Padma Shri”-By the Union Government of India-1966
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- “Padma Bhushan”-By the Union Government of India-1984
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- ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award”- For Life Time Achievement in the field of Indian Cinema-The highest award given by the Union Government of India in the Cinema Field- 1997
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- “Chevalier”-By the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France -1995-On 22nd April 1995, in a ceremony held at the ‘MA Chidambaram Stadium’ in Chennai, Mr.Philip Petit, the French Ambassador to India presented the Chevalier title and medallion to Sivaji Ganesan
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- “Kalaimamani”-By the "Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram" / Tamilnadu Literature, Music and Drama Association of Tamilnadu- 1997
- “NTR National Award”-By the State Government of Andhra Pradesh-1998
- Sivaji Ganesan was given the -“Special Jury Award” in the National Film Awards by the Union Government of India- for his performance in the Tamil Movie-‘Devar Magan’-199
- 'Gnana Oli’- 1973
- ‘Gauravam’- 1974 and
- ‘Mudhal Mariyadhai’- 1986.
Sivaji Ganesan was the first Indian Cinema Actor to receive the above award.
Sivaji Ganesan was honoured as the “One Day Mayor of the City of Niagara Falls” and was presented with the Golden Key of Cairo –1960
The Former and the first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is the only person other person who was given the above honour.
Sivaji Ganesan was invited by the President of the United States of America/U.S.A. John F.Kennedy,as the ‘Cultural Ambassador’ under the ‘Cultural Exchange Programme’-1964
The Government of the United States of America/U.S.A. gave to Sivaji Ganesan the ‘Citizenship in the Columbia, USA’-1991
Annamalai University- Chidambaram, Tamilnadu gave an “Honorary Doctorate” to Sivaji Ganesan in 1986
Posthumous Honours Given to Sivaji Ganesan:
- The State Government of Pondicherry/Puducherry erected a statue of Sivaji Ganesan to honour him for his talented acting in Indian Cinema and for the large numbers of his fans in Pondicherry State
- The State Government of Tamilnadu erected a statue of Sivaji Ganesan on the ‘Kamarajar Road’
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- The South Indian Film Artists’Association had declared the birthday of Sivaji Ganesan, the 1st of October as the “Actors’Day” for the entire Film Industry in Tamilnadu.
- The State Government of Maharashtra has instituted a State Award in the name of the “Sivaji Ganesan Award” under the ‘Best Actor’ category of its annual awards.