Gemini Ganesan filmography
This article contains the entire filmography of Gemini Ganesan.
Films
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Miss Malini | Assistant director | Tamil | Billed as "R.G." | [1] |
| 1948 | Chakra Dhari | Panduranga | Tamil | Credited as Ganesh | [2] |
| 1952 | Thai Ullam | Sekar | Tamil | Credited as R. Ganesh | [3] |
| 1952 | Moondru Pillaigal | Sekhar | Tamil | Credited as Ganesh | [4] |
| 1953 | Avvaiyyar | Deiveegan | Tamil | Credited as Ganesan | [5] |
| 1953 | Ashadeepam | Shekhar | Malayalam | Simultaneously made in Tamil as Aasai Magan | [6] |
| 1953 | Aasai Magan | Shekhar | Tamil | ||
| 1953 | Manam Pola Mangalyam | Tamil | Credited as R. Ganesh | [7] | |
| 1954 | Penn | Raja | Tamil | ||
| 1955 | Missiamma | Balu | Tamil | ||
| 1955 | Valliyin Selvan | Murthy | Tamil | Credited as R. Ganesan | |
| 1955 | Kanavane Kankanda Deivam | Vijayan | Tamil | ||
| 1955 | Needhipathi | Tamil | |||
| 1955 | Maaman Magal | Chandran | Tamil | ||
| 1955 | Maheswari | Manickam | Tamil | [8] | |
| 1955 | Guna Sundari | Prince | Tamil | ||
| 1956 | Devta | Vijay | Hindi | Credited as Ganesh | |
| 1956 | Pennin Perumai | Raghu | Tamil | [9] | |
| 1956 | Aasai | Sekar | Tamil | ||
| 1956 | Prema Pasam | Ramu | Tamil | ||
| 1956 | Sadhaaram | Tamil | |||
| 1956 | Kaalam Maari Pochu | Tamil | |||
| 1956 | Marma Veeran | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| 1956 | Mathar Kula Manikkam | Chandra Shekar | Tamil | ||
| 1957 | Miss Mary | Arun | Hindi | Credited as Ganesh | |
| 1957 | Mayabazar | Abhimanyu | Tamil | [10] | |
| 1957 | Iru Sagodharigal | Sundar | Tamil | ||
| 1957 | Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam | Jayanthan | Tamil | ||
| 1957 | Karpukkarasi | Prathaban | Tamil | ||
| 1957 | Mallika | Mohan | Tamil | [11] | |
| 1957 | Yaar Paiyyan | Sundararajan | Tamil | ||
| 1957 | Soubhagyavathi | Kalantharan | Tamil | ||
| 1957 | Pathini Deivam | Rajendran | Tamil | ||
| 1958 | Bhoologa Rambai | Bhuvanendran | Tamil | ||
| 1958 | School Master | Kannada | Guest appearance | ||
| 1958 | Manamalai | Tamil | |||
| 1958 | Kudumba Gouravam | Gopal | Tamil | ||
| 1958 | Pathi Bakthi | Moorthi | Tamil | ||
| 1958 | Vanji Kottai Valipan | Sunderalingam | Tamil | ||
| 1958 | Thirumanam | Nataraj | Tamil | [12] | |
| 1958 | Illarame Nallaram | Tamil | |||
| 1958 | Raj Tilak | Chander | Hindi | ||
| 1958 | Kadan Vaangi Kalyaanam | Raja | Tamil | ||
| 1958 | Athisaya Thirudan | Athisaya Thirudan | Tamil | ||
| 1959 | Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi | Nallan | Tamil | ||
| 1959 | Kalyana Parisu | Baskar | Tamil | [13] | |
| 1959 | Nalla Theerpu | Tamil | |||
| 1959 | Veerapandiya Kattabomman | Vellaiyathevan | Tamil | ||
| 1959 | Bhagya Devathai | Tamil | |||
| 1959 | Penn Kulathin Pon Vilakku | Kothandam | Tamil | ||
| 1959 | Vaazha Vaitha Deivam | Tamil | |||
| 1960 | Parthiban Kanavu | Vikraman | Tamil | [14] | |
| 1960 | Ellarum Innattu Mannar | Tamil | |||
| 1960 | Meenda Sorgam | Sekar | Tamil | ||
| 1960 | Kalathur Kannamma | Rajalingam | Tamil | [15] | |
| 1960 | Kairasi | Mohan | Tamil | ||
| 1960 | Pudhiya Padhai | Tamil | |||
| 1960 | Veerakkanal | Parandhaman | Tamil | ||
| 1961 | Paava Mannippu | Rajan | Tamil | [16] | |
| 1961 | Nazrana | Shyam | Hindi | [17] | |
| 1961 | Pasamalar | Anand | Tamil | [18] | |
| 1961 | Then Nilavu | Raj | Tamil | ||
| 1961 | Bhagyalakshmi | Tamil | |||
| 1961 | Kappalottiya Thamizhan | Madasamy | Tamil | [19] | |
| 1961 | Pangaaligal | Tamil | |||
| 1961 | Panithirai | Mohan | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Konjum Salangai | Amanendran | Tamil | [20] | |
| 1962 | Paarthaal Pasi Theerum | Velu | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Manithan Maravillai | Panjacharam | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Aadi Perukku | Raja | Tamil | [21] | |
| 1962 | Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam | Tamil | |||
| 1962 | Kathiruntha Kangal | Krishnan | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Paadha Kaanikkai | Sekar | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Bandha Pasam | Saravanan | Tamil | ||
| 1962 | Sumaithaangi | Babu | Tamil | ||
| 1963 | Lava Kusa | Lakshmana | Tamil | [22] [23] | |
| 1963 | Idhayathil Nee | Advocate Anandhan | Tamil | ||
| 1963 | Karpagam | Sundaram | Tamil | ||
| 1963 | Ezhai Pangalan | Raja | Tamil | ||
| 1964 | Pasamum Nesamum | Tamil | |||
| 1964 | Vazhkai Vazhvatharke | Kandan | Tamil | ||
| 1964 | Oral Koodi Kallanayi | Malayalam | |||
| 1964 | Veeranganai | Tamil | |||
| 1964 | Aayiram Roobai | Tamil | |||
| 1965 | Poojaikku Vandha Malar | Suresh | Tamil | ||
| 1965 | Vaazhkai Padagu | Rajan | Tamil | [24] | |
| 1965 | Hello Mister Zamindar | Sekar | Tamil | ||
| 1965 | Vallavanukku Vallavan | Prakash | Tamil | ||
| 1965 | Veera Abhimanyu | Krishna | Tamil | [25] | |
| 1966 | Chitthi | Muthaiyya | Tamil | ||
| 1966 | Muharasi | Somu | Tamil | ||
| 1966 | Annavin Aasai | Ramanathan | Tamil | ||
| 1966 | Ramu | Raja | Tamil | ||
| 1966 | Chinnanchiru Ulagam | Tamil | |||
| 1966 | Saraswathi Sabatham | Veeramallan | Tamil | ||
| 1966 | Thenmazhai | Baskar | Tamil | ||
| 1967 | Pattathu Rani | Tamil | |||
| 1967 | Kandhan Karunai | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 1967 | Seetha | Tamil | 100th Film | ||
| 1967 | Thiruvarutchelvar | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 1967 | Pandhayam | Tamil | |||
| 1967 | Pen Endral Pen | Tamil | |||
| 1968 | Panama Pasama | Shankar | Tamil | ||
| 1968 | Thamarai Nenjam | Murali | Tamil | ||
| 1968 | Balram Shri Krishna | Hindi | |||
| 1968 | Chakkaram | Tamil | |||
| 1968 | Siritha Mugam | Tamil | |||
| 1969 | Kuzhandhai Ullam | Tamil | |||
| 1969 | Porchilai | Tamil | |||
| 1969 | Aindhu Laksham | Radha Krishnan | Tamil | ||
| 1969 | Poova Thalaiya | Ganesan | Tamil | ||
| 1969 | Manaivi | Tamil | |||
| 1969 | Shanti Nilayam | Bhaskar | Tamil | ||
| 1969 | Kula Vilakku | Tamil | |||
| 1969 | Thanga Malar | Tamil | |||
| 1969 | Iru Kodugal | Gopinath | Tamil | ||
| 1969 | Avare En Deivam | Tamil | Credited as Gemini Ganesh | ||
| 1969 | Kumara Sambhavam | Paramashivan | Malayalam | ||
| 1970 | Sangamam | Tamil | |||
| 1970 | Ethirkalam | Ramu | Tamil | ||
| 1970 | Thabalkaran Thangai | Postman | Tamil | ||
| 1970 | Vairakiyam | Tamil | |||
| 1970 | Patham Pasali | Tamil | |||
| 1970 | Snegithi | Tamil | |||
| 1970 | Kanmalar | Tamil | |||
| 1970 | Kaaviya Thalaivi | Suresh | Tamil | ||
| 1970 | Malathi | Balu | Tamil | ||
| 1971 | Nootrukku Nooru | College principal | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 1971 | Thirumagal | Kandasamy | Tamil | ||
| 1971 | Avalukendru Or Manam | Kannan | Tamil | ||
| 1971 | Veguli Penn | Ramu | Tamil | ||
| 1971 | Therottam | Tamil | |||
| 1971 | Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan | Malayalam | |||
| 1971 | Sudarum Sooravaliyum | Tamil | |||
| 1971 | Annai Velankanni | Susai Nathan | Tamil | ||
| 1971 | Anbukkor Annan | Tamil | |||
| 1971 | Aathi Parasakthi | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 1971 | Punnagai | Sathya | Tamil | [26] | |
| 1971 | Ranga Rattinam | Tamil | |||
| 1972 | Kanna Nalama | Anand | Tamil | ||
| 1972 | Enna Muthalali Sowkiyama | Tamil | |||
| 1972 | Professor | Mangalassery | Malayalam | ||
| 1972 | Appa Tata | Tamil | |||
| 1972 | Kurathi Magan | Malai Kottai | Tamil | ||
| 1972 | Shakthi Leelai | Lord Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 1972 | Ellai Kodu | Tamil | |||
| 1972 | Velli Vizha | Bala | Tamil | ||
| 1972 | Sree Guruvayoorappan | Malayalam | |||
| 1972 | Dheivam | Aarumugam | Tamil | ||
| 1973 | Ganga Gowri | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 1973 | Nalla Mudivu | Tamil | |||
| 1973 | Thirumalai Deivam | Aagasarajan | Tamil | ||
| 1973 | Malai Naattu Mangai | Tamil | |||
| 1973 | Kattila Thottila | Advocate Sundaram | Tamil | ||
| 1973 | School Master | Tamil | |||
| 1973 | Jesus | Snapaka Yohannan (John the Baptist) | Malayalam | [27] | |
| 1974 | Maanikka Thottil | Tamil | |||
| 1974 | Appa Amma | Tamil | |||
| 1974 | Naan Avanillai | Various[a] | Tamil | Also producer | |
| 1974 | Devi Kanyakumari | Vasudevan | Malayalam | ||
| 1974 | Devi Sri Karumari Amman | Tamil | |||
| 1975 | Uravukku Kai Koduppom | Tamil | |||
| 1975 | Swami Ayyappan | Pandalam Raja | Malayalam | Simultaneously made in Tamil | |
| 1976 | Unakkaga Naan | Tamil | |||
| 1976 | Dasavatharam | Arjuna | Tamil | ||
| 1976 | Idhaya Malar | Krishnan | Tamil | ||
| 1976 | Jai Jagat Janani | Shiva | Hindi | ||
| 1976 | Lalitha | Shankar | Tamil | ||
| 1977 | Sreemurukan | Lord Shiva | Malayalam | ||
| 1977 | Naam Pirandha Mann | Joseph | Tamil | ||
| 1978 | Sandharbha | Kannada | |||
| 1978 | Sri Kanchi Kamakshi | Tamil | |||
| 1978 | Bhrashtu | Malayalam | |||
| 1979 | Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum | Mir Qasim | Malayalam | Simultaneously made in Tamil as Allauddinun Arputha Vilakkum | [28] |
| 1979 | Gnana Kuzhandhai | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| 1980 | Esthappan | Malayalam | |||
| 1983 | Nenjodu Nenjam | Tamil | |||
| 1983 | Oppantham | Tamil | |||
| 1983 | Soorakottai Singakutti | Tamil | |||
| 1988 | Rudraveena | Ganapati Sastry | Telugu | [29] | |
| 1988 | Unnal Mudiyum Thambi | Marthandam Pillai | Tamil | [30] | |
| 1989 | Ponmana Selvan | Arunachalam (Ambalathar) | Tamil | ||
| 1996 | Avvai Shanmughi | Viswanatha Iyer | Tamil | [31] | |
| 1996 | Mettukudi | Indhu's grandfather | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga | Kausalya's grandfather | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | Prabhu's grandfather | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Kondattam | Anand's grandfather | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Thodarum | Seetha's grandfather | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Gemini | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | [32] |
| 2004 | Adi Thadi | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | [33] |
Television
| Year | Serial | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Penn | |
| 2000-2001 | Krishnadasi | Rudhramurthi Sastri. |
Notes
- ^ Gemini Ganesan played a single character with different names including David, 'Nanjil' Nambi, 'Kancheepuram' Aachari, Akbar Ali, Lakshmanan Sharma, Sahadeva Shastri, Hariharadas Swamigal, Jack Solomon, and Shathurukanan Menon.
References
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