Shivaji Ganesan

ACTOR, PRODUCER, MISCELLANEOUS

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Tamil superstar from a poor family in Tamil Nadu, India. His father worked on the railways.On the day of his birth his father, Chiniah Pillai, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was jailed for participating in the Independence movement in Nellikuppam (Tamil Nadu, India). He was frequently in and out of jail, and was raised by his mother, Rajamani Ammal.He joined theatre groups when he was young. He earned his screen name 'Sivaji' after acting in C.N. Annadurai's play 'Sivaji Kanda Indhu Rajyam', a historical play on the Maratha Emperor Shivaji.He made his film debut in Parasakthi (1952) as Gunasekharan. He became an icon of the DMK party who made DMK films (founded by C.M. Annadurai).He entered politics in the mid-50s where he joined the Congress party and then defected to support the opposition Janata Dal.He is most well know for his mythological and patriotic portrayals, like in his most famous films like Karnan(mythological) and Veerapandiya Kattabomman (patriotic).His main rival was MGR (M.G. Ramachandran) and together they dominated the Tamil film industry in the 1960s and 70s. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Sujit R. Varma <sujit_varma@hotmail.com>

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Shivaji Ganesan’s flixes, followed by Amazon Prime Video compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Shivaji Ganesan on average has worked on 4 movies per year from 1970 to 1999. See the full graphs of the number of Shivaji Ganesan movies released per year from 1984 till 1999.

Top Genres

Shivaji Ganesan works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Musical Genre flixes. 55% of Shivaji Ganesan movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Shivaji Ganesan worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Shivaji Ganesan has worked on is 6.2.

6.2 / 10

Shivaji Ganesan's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Action,Comedy,Drama
Padaiyappa (1999)

The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.

8.2/10181 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Drama
Muthal Mariyathai (1985)

A friendship between a middle-aged upper-caste man in a village and a boatman's daughter raises eyebrows.

7.8/10163 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,Family
Thanga Padhakkam (1974)

Chowdary is a disciplined police officer who is dedicated to his job. But his son Jagan is rebellious by nature and has all sorts of vices. Circumstances force Chowdary to arrest his son.

7.7/10165 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama
Raja Part Rangadurai (1973)

A group of theatre artists is not given respect and they feel dejected when their performances are rejected by the modern audience.

7.6/10150 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Drama
Gauravam (1973)

Emotional drama of two lawyers - uncle and nephew - Shivaji Ganesan in dual role. Uncle obsessed with legalities alone whereas the nephew intent on looking at the moralities too.

7.5/10\N min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Drama,Thriller
Ethiroli (1970)

Sivaji Ganesan, a famous criminal lawyer will go to any extent to save the innocents. One day his life turns drastic after being robbed of a huge amount.

7.5/10166 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Chanakya Chandragupta (1977)

The story of the courageous king ' Chandragupta ' of the mourya dynasty.

7.4/10178 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Crime
Gnana Oli (1972)

Most memorable movie by P.Madhavan and Sivaji dominant hero will show how gnana oli will impact your life.

7.3/10158 min

Available in 1 platform(s).