Gemini Ganesan filmography

This article contains the entire filmography of Gemini Ganesan.

Gemini Ganesan

Films
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref(s)
1947 Miss Malini Assistant director Tamil Billed as "R.G." [1]
1948 Chakra Dhari Panduranga Tamil Credited as Ganesh [2]
1952 Thai Ullam Sekar Tamil Credited as R. Ganesh [3]
1952 Moondru Pillaigal Sekhar Tamil Credited as Ganesh [4]
1953 Avvaiyyar Deiveegan Tamil Credited as Ganesan [5]
1953 Ashadeepam Shekhar Malayalam Simultaneously made in Tamil as Aasai Magan [6]
1953 Aasai Magan Shekhar Tamil
1953 Manam Pola Mangalyam Tamil Credited as R. Ganesh [7]
1954 Penn Raja Tamil
1955 Missiamma Balu Tamil
1955 Valliyin Selvan Murthy Tamil Credited as R. Ganesan
1955 Kanavane Kankanda Deivam Vijayan Tamil
1955 Needhipathi Tamil
1955 Maaman Magal Chandran Tamil
1955 Maheswari Manickam Tamil [8]
1955 Guna Sundari Prince Tamil
1956 Devta Vijay Hindi Credited as Ganesh
1956 Pennin Perumai Raghu Tamil [9]
1956 Aasai Sekar Tamil
1956 Prema Pasam Ramu Tamil
1956 Sadhaaram Tamil
1956 Kaalam Maari Pochu Tamil
1956 Marma Veeran Tamil Guest appearance
1956 Mathar Kula Manikkam Chandra Shekar Tamil
1957 Miss Mary Arun Hindi Credited as Ganesh
1957 Mayabazar Abhimanyu Tamil [10]
1957 Iru Sagodharigal Sundar Tamil
1957 Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam Jayanthan Tamil
1957 Karpukkarasi Prathaban Tamil
1957 Mallika Mohan Tamil [11]
1957 Yaar Paiyyan Sundararajan Tamil
1957 Soubhagyavathi Kalantharan Tamil
1957 Pathini Deivam Rajendran Tamil
1958 Bhoologa Rambai Bhuvanendran Tamil
1958 School Master Kannada Guest appearance
1958 Manamalai Tamil
1958 Kudumba Gouravam Gopal Tamil
1958 Pathi Bakthi Moorthi Tamil
1958 Vanji Kottai Valipan Sunderalingam Tamil
1958 Thirumanam Nataraj Tamil [12]
1958 Illarame Nallaram Tamil
1958 Raj Tilak Chander Hindi
1958 Kadan Vaangi Kalyaanam Raja Tamil
1958 Athisaya Thirudan Athisaya Thirudan Tamil
1959 Ponnu Vilayum Bhoomi Nallan Tamil
1959 Kalyana Parisu Baskar Tamil [13]
1959 Nalla Theerpu Tamil
1959 Veerapandiya Kattabomman Vellaiyathevan Tamil
1959 Bhagya Devathai Tamil
1959 Penn Kulathin Pon Vilakku Kothandam Tamil
1959 Vaazha Vaitha Deivam Tamil
1960 Parthiban Kanavu Vikraman Tamil [14]
1960 Ellarum Innattu Mannar Tamil
1960 Meenda Sorgam Sekar Tamil
1960 Kalathur Kannamma Rajalingam Tamil [15]
1960 Kairasi Mohan Tamil
1960 Pudhiya Padhai Tamil
1960 Veerakkanal Parandhaman Tamil
1961 Paava Mannippu Rajan Tamil [16]
1961 Nazrana Shyam Hindi [17]
1961 Pasamalar Anand Tamil [18]
1961 Then Nilavu Raj Tamil
1961 Bhagyalakshmi Tamil
1961 Kappalottiya Thamizhan Madasamy Tamil [19]
1961 Pangaaligal Tamil
1961 Panithirai Mohan Tamil
1962 Konjum Salangai Amanendran Tamil [20]
1962 Paarthaal Pasi Theerum Velu Tamil
1962 Manithan Maravillai Panjacharam Tamil
1962 Aadi Perukku Raja Tamil [21]
1962 Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam Tamil
1962 Kathiruntha Kangal Krishnan Tamil
1962 Paadha Kaanikkai Sekar Tamil
1962 Bandha Pasam Saravanan Tamil
1962 Sumaithaangi Babu Tamil
1963 Lava Kusa Lakshmana Tamil [22]
[23]
1963 Idhayathil Nee Advocate Anandhan Tamil
1963 Karpagam Sundaram Tamil
1963 Ezhai Pangalan Raja Tamil
1964 Pasamum Nesamum Tamil
1964 Vazhkai Vazhvatharke Kandan Tamil
1964 Oral Koodi Kallanayi Malayalam
1964 Veeranganai Tamil
1964 Aayiram Roobai Tamil
1965 Poojaikku Vandha Malar Suresh Tamil
1965 Vaazhkai Padagu Rajan Tamil [24]
1965 Hello Mister Zamindar Sekar Tamil
1965 Vallavanukku Vallavan Prakash Tamil
1965 Veera Abhimanyu Krishna Tamil [25]
1966 Chitthi Muthaiyya Tamil
1966 Muharasi Somu Tamil
1966 Annavin Aasai Ramanathan Tamil
1966 Ramu Raja Tamil
1966 Chinnanchiru Ulagam Tamil
1966 Saraswathi Sabatham Veeramallan Tamil
1966 Thenmazhai Baskar Tamil
1967 Pattathu Rani Tamil
1967 Kandhan Karunai Shiva Tamil
1967 Seetha Tamil 100th Film
1967 Thiruvarutchelvar Shiva Tamil
1967 Pandhayam Tamil
1967 Pen Endral Pen Tamil
1968 Panama Pasama Shankar Tamil
1968 Thamarai Nenjam Murali Tamil
1968 Balram Shri Krishna Hindi
1968 Chakkaram Tamil
1968 Siritha Mugam Tamil
1969 Kuzhandhai Ullam Tamil
1969 Porchilai Tamil
1969 Aindhu Laksham Radha Krishnan Tamil
1969 Poova Thalaiya Ganesan Tamil
1969 Manaivi Tamil
1969 Shanti Nilayam Bhaskar Tamil
1969 Kula Vilakku Tamil
1969 Thanga Malar Tamil
1969 Iru Kodugal Gopinath Tamil
1969 Avare En Deivam Tamil Credited as Gemini Ganesh
1969 Kumara Sambhavam Paramashivan Malayalam
1970 Sangamam Tamil
1970 Ethirkalam Ramu Tamil
1970 Thabalkaran Thangai Postman Tamil
1970 Vairakiyam Tamil
1970 Patham Pasali Tamil
1970 Snegithi Tamil
1970 Kanmalar Tamil
1970 Kaaviya Thalaivi Suresh Tamil
1970 Malathi Balu Tamil
1971 Nootrukku Nooru College principal Tamil Guest appearance
1971 Thirumagal Kandasamy Tamil
1971 Avalukendru Or Manam Kannan Tamil
1971 Veguli Penn Ramu Tamil
1971 Therottam Tamil
1971 Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan Malayalam
1971 Sudarum Sooravaliyum Tamil
1971 Annai Velankanni Susai Nathan Tamil
1971 Anbukkor Annan Tamil
1971 Aathi Parasakthi Shiva Tamil
1971 Punnagai Sathya Tamil [26]
1971 Ranga Rattinam Tamil
1972 Kanna Nalama Anand Tamil
1972 Enna Muthalali Sowkiyama Tamil
1972 Professor Mangalassery Malayalam
1972 Appa Tata Tamil
1972 Kurathi Magan Malai Kottai Tamil
1972 Shakthi Leelai Lord Shiva Tamil
1972 Ellai Kodu Tamil
1972 Velli Vizha Bala Tamil
1972 Sree Guruvayoorappan Malayalam
1972 Dheivam Aarumugam Tamil
1973 Ganga Gowri Shiva Tamil
1973 Nalla Mudivu Tamil
1973 Thirumalai Deivam Aagasarajan Tamil
1973 Malai Naattu Mangai Tamil
1973 Kattila Thottila Advocate Sundaram Tamil
1973 School Master Tamil
1973 Jesus Snapaka Yohannan (John the Baptist) Malayalam [27]
1974 Maanikka Thottil Tamil
1974 Appa Amma Tamil
1974 Naan Avanillai Various[lower-alpha 1] Tamil Also producer
1974 Devi Kanyakumari Vasudevan Malayalam
1974 Devi Sri Karumari Amman Tamil
1975 Uravukku Kai Koduppom Tamil
1975 Swami Ayyappan Pandalam Raja Malayalam Simultaneosuly made in Tamil
1976 Unakkaga Naan Tamil
1976 Dasavatharam Arjuna Tamil
1976 Idhaya Malar Krishnan Tamil
1976 Jai Jagat Janani Shiva Hindi
1976 Lalitha Shankar Tamil
1977 Sreemurukan Lord Shiva Malayalam
1977 Naam Pirandha Mann Joseph Tamil
1978 Sandharbha Kannada
1978 Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Tamil
1978 Bhrashtu Malayalam
1979 Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum Mir Qasim Malayalam Simultaneously made in Tamil as Allauddinun Arputha Vilakkum [28]
1979 Gnana Kuzhandhai Shiva Tamil
1980 Esthappan Malayalam
1983 Nenjodu Nenjam Tamil
1983 Oppantham Tamil
1983 Soorakottai Singakutti Tamil
1988 Rudraveena Ganapati Sastry Telugu [29]
1988 Unnal Mudiyum Thambi Marthandam Pillai Tamil [30]
1989 Ponmana Selvan Arunachalam (Ambalathar) Tamil
1996 Avvai Shanmughi Viswanatha Iyer Tamil [31]
1996 Mettukudi Indhu's grandfather Tamil
1997 Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga Kausalya's grandfather Tamil
1998 Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Prabhu's grandfather Tamil
1998 Kondattam Anand's grandfather Tamil
1999 Thodarum Seetha's grandfather Tamil
2002 Gemini Himself Tamil Guest appearance [32]
2004 Adi Thadi Himself Tamil Guest appearance [33]

Television
YearSerialRole
1991Penn
2000-2001KrishnadasiRudhramurthi Sastri.

Notes
  1. Gemini Ganesan played a single character with different names including David, 'Nanjil' Nambi, 'Kancheepuram' Aachari, Akbar Ali, Lakshmanan Sharma, Sahadeva Shastri, Hariharadas Swamigal, Jack Solomon, and Shathurukanan Menon.

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