Ramkumar Ganesan

Ramkumar Ganesan (born Ramkumar Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, 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.

Ramkumar Ganesan
M. Venkaiah Naidu being presented a memento by Ramkumar Ganesan and Prabhu in 2016
Born
Ramkumar Manrayar Ganesamoorthy

(1955-01-12) 12 January 1955
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film producer, actor
Political partyBJP-nope (2021)
Spouses
  • Kannammal
  • Meenakshi
ChildrenDushyanth
Dharshan
Rishyan
Vishnu
Shivaji Dev
Parent(s)Sivaji Ganesan (father)
Kamala (mother)
RelativesPrabhu (brother)
Vikram Prabhu (nephew)
Suja Varunee

Early life

Born 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 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

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 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.

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Filmography
As Producer
YearFilmLanguageDirectorNotes
1986Aruvadai NaalTamilG. M. Kumar
1987AnandC. V. Rajendran
1988En Thamizh En Makkal Santhana Bharathi
1989Vetri VizhaPratap Pothan
1990My Dear Marthandan
1991Thalattu KetkuthammaRajkapoor
1992MannanP.Vasu
1993KalaignanG. B. Vijay
1994RajakumaranR. V. Udayakumar
2005ChandramukhiP.Vasu
2007Delhii HeightsHindiAnand Kumar
2010AasalTamilSaran
As actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Aruvadai NaalFather Vicent Parker Soosai
1990My Dear Marthandan
2005ChandramukhiSpecial appearance
2015IIndrakumar
2019LKGBhojappan
2019BoomerangAkash
2022KaariSethu's coach
2023Modern Love ChennaiDoctorSegment: Ninaivo Oru Paravai

References
  1. "Sivajiproductions.com". Sivajiproductions.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "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". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011.
  4. "'Asal' to see 500 screens". IndiaGlitz. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. 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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