From the drama troupe trainers he was very lucky enough to learn acting and dancing skills. At the age of 10, he moved to Tiruchirappalli and joined a drama troupe in Sangiliyandapuram and began to perform in stage plays. Ganesan's inspiration for acting was inborn when he got a chance toĪct on stage for a touring drama company he took it without his father'sĬonsent at the age of seven. In spite of his celebrated film career, his short stint in politics became a futile attempt. He received in 1998 the NTR National Award. During end of his career, Ganesan was conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. From Parasakthi onwards, he has won the President's Award for more than 12 times. He is referred to as "The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema". Ganesan is remembered as the iconic figure of Tamil cinema. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. In an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award In a career spanning close to five decades he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi He progressed from a stage actor since his childhood to the filmdom with such an authority that the Tamil cinema considered as the golden era. He was well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen, which gave him also the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thillagam (English: the pride of actors).
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His first blockbuster came from the movie of Vasantha Maaligai in the year 1972. He acted as many epic characters such as Bhagat Singh, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Karna, Lord Shiva etc. Sivaji acted in nine roles by himself in the movie of Navarathri. He was the first Indian to get the award abroad. His role in the movie Veerapandiya Kattabomman won him "Best actor" award at Afro-Asian Film Festival held at Cairo in March 1960. The same year he acted along with Revolutionary leader M.G.Ramachandran in the movie Koondukkili. This movie was a great success running for 175 days.Īndha Naal, a movie in 1954 by Sivaji set a new trend with no songs. This movie tells about the misfortunes of the members of a Tamil family during World War II, how they met their individual fate and reunite again. His career was started in the year 1952 and existed till 1999 for 47 years. Sivaji Ganesan acted in 283 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He married Kamala and has two sons and two daughters named Ramkumar Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan, Thenmozhi Ganesan and Shanti Ganesan. He became an actor after performing as a stage actor in his childhood. He was born in Sirkazhi, Thanjavur district (now in Nagapattinam district), Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu) on 1 October 1928. Sivaji' s real name is Villupuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan.
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