Yet his brilliant acting made this so-called violation of screen norms the accepted norm of his film acting.
Essentially a creature of the stage when he entered films, Sivaji Ganesan brought that baggage with him and superimposed it effectively on the film medium.
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20 of these roles were acted free of chrge in an honorary capacity (Gaurava Nadigar).At a time when the success of a film was gauged by the number of days it was screened at a stretch in theatres, 178 of his movies ran for more than a 100 days in cinema halls 16 of these ran for 25 weeks or more celebrating silver jubilees.ĭespite achieving stupendous success on the screen, Sivaji remained faithful to his first love, the stage, and acted in plays for decades. Of these 296 were in the Tamil language six were in Telugu two each in Hindi and Kannada. Sivaji Ganesn’s acting career, which began at the age of eight, could be divided into three phases -1936 to 1952, when he acted only on stage 1952 to 1974, when he acted for the big screen and also gave stage performances and 1974 to 1999, when he acted only in films.įrom his first film ‘Paraasakthi’ in 1952 to his last film ‘Pooparikka Varugiroam’ in 1999, Sivaji Ganesan acted in 307 movies in all. This column therefore will focus this week – with the aid of earlier writings – on the life and times of Sivaji Ganesan and his worthwhile contribution to Tamil cinema. His 20th death anniversary was commemorated ten days ago. “Nadigar Thilagham” Sivaji Ganesan passed away peacefully at a Chennai hospital on 21 July 2001. In spite of his celebrated film career, his short stint in politics became a futile attempt.Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001 From Parasakthi onwards, he has won the President's Award for more than 12 times.ĭuring end of his career, Ganesan was conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. He is referred to as "The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema". Ganesan is remembered as the iconic figure of Tamil cinema. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. In a career spanning close to five decades he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He progressed from a stage actor since his childhood to the filmdom with such an authority that the Tamil cinema considered as the golden era. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan1 October 1927 – 21 July 2001), was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century.
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