Ramkumar Ganesan

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Ramkumar Ganesan
M. Venkaiah Naidu being presented a memento by Shri Ramkumar Ganesan and Shri Prabhu (sons of legendary Actor Late Sivaji Ganesan), at the 88th birthday celebrations of the Actor late Sivaji Ganesan, in Chennai.jpg
M. Venkaiah Naidu being presented a memento by Ramkumar Ganesan and Prabhu in 2016
Born
Ramkumar

(1955-01-12) 12 January 1955 (age 67)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm producer, actor
Political partyBharatiya Janata party (2021)
Spouse(s)Kannammal
ChildrenDushyanth
Dharshan
Rishyan
Parent(s)Sivaji Ganesan (father)
Kamala (mother)
RelativesPrabhu Ganesan (brother)
Vikram Prabhu (nephew)

Ramkumar Ganesan (born 12 January 1955) 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 Ganesan.

Career[]

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of legendary Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.[1]

Ramkumar 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[]

Ramkumar married Kannamal. They have 3 sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi,[5] and twins Dharshan and Rishyan.

Filmography[]

As actor
Year Title Role Language Notes
1986 Aruvadai Naal Father Vicent Parker Soosai Tamil
1990 My Dear Marthandan Tamil
2005 Chandramukhi Tamil Special appearance
2015 I Indrakumar Tamil
2019 LKG Bhojappan Tamil
2019 Boomerang Akash Tamil
As producer

References[]

  1. ^ "Sivajiproductions.com". Sivajiproductions.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Grand re-entry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil".
  4. ^ "'Asal' to see 500 screens". IndiaGlitz. 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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