Ramkumar Ganesan (born Ramkumar Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, 12 January 1953) is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the head of Sivaji Productions, a film productions company that has produced several films, particularly featuring his father Sivaji Ganesan or his younger brother Prabhu.
Ramkumar Ganesan | |
|---|---|
,_at_the_88th_birthday_celebrations_of_the_Actor_late_Sivaji_Ganesan,_in_Chennai.jpg) Ramkumar Ganesan (left) and Prabhu (right) presenting a memento to former vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu (center) in 2016 | |
| Born | Ramkumar Manrayar Ganesamoorthy 12 January 1953 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, Actor |
| Political party | BJP (2021) |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | Dushyanth Dharshan Rishyan Vishnu Shivaji Dev |
| Parent(s) | Sivaji Ganesan (father) Kamala (mother) |
| Relatives | Prabhu (brother) Vikram Prabhu (nephew) Suja Varunee |
Early life
editBorn in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He studied at Bishop Cotton Boy's school, Bangalore and graduated with a degree in business administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.[1]
Career
editRamkumar took over Sivaji Productions after his uncle V. C. Shanmugham had died.[2] The company is being led by Ramkumar along with his brother Prabhu.[3] The most notable production under Ramkumar remains the blockbuster Chandramukhi in 2005. In 2009, the brothers produced the film Aasal starring Ajith Kumar.[4] Ramkumar has also acted in a couple of scenes, playing notable supporting roles in Aruvadai Naal and My Dear Marthandan, both starring Prabhu. He appeared as one of the antagonists in director Shankar's I.[2]
Personal life
editRamkumar has been married to Kannamal. They have three sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi,[5] and twins Dharshan and Rishyan.
His second marriage was to Meenakshi, Sripriya's elder sister. They have 2 sons, Vishnu and Shivaji Dev, the latter of whom is married to Suja Varunee.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Aruvadai Naal | Tamil | G. M. Kumar | |
| 1987 | Anand | C. V. Rajendran | ||
| 1988 | En Thamizh En Makkal | Santhana Bharathi | ||
| 1989 | Vetri Vizha | Pratap Pothan | ||
| 1990 | My Dear Marthandan | |||
| 1991 | Thalattu Ketkuthamma | Rajkapoor | ||
| 1992 | Mannan | P.Vasu | ||
| 1993 | Kalaignan | G. B. Vijay | ||
| 1994 | Rajakumaran | R. V. Udayakumar | ||
| 2005 | Chandramukhi | P.Vasu | ||
| 2007 | Delhii Heights | Hindi | Anand Kumar | |
| 2010 | Aasal | Tamil | Saran |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Aruvadai Naal | Father Vicent Parker Soosai | |
| 1990 | My Dear Marthandan | ||
| 2005 | Chandramukhi | Special appearance | |
| 2015 | I | Indrakumar | |
| 2019 | LKG | Bhojappan | |
| 2019 | Boomerang | Akash | |
| 2022 | Kaari | Sethu's coach | |
| 2023 | Modern Love Chennai | Doctor | Segment: Ninaivo Oru Paravai |
References
edit- ^ "Sivajiproductions.com". Sivajiproductions.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Grand re-entry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011.
- ^ "'Asal' to see 500 screens". IndiaGlitz. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.