Ganesh [1] is an Indian actor and television presenter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry.
Ganesh [1] is an Indian actor and television presenter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tapori | Henchman | ||
| 2003 | Hudugigagi | Janardhan | [2] | |
| Game for Love | Surya's friend | |||
| Dreams | John | |||
| 2004 | Abbabba Entha Huduga | Arjun's friend | ||
| Baa Baaro Rasika | Vishwa's friend | |||
| 2005 | Aham Premasmi | Ganesha | ||
| Magic Ajji | Venkatachalayya's subordinate | |||
| Masala | Basava Bellulli | |||
| Thunta | Gopalakrishna's friend | |||
| Amrithadhare | Venky | |||
| 2006 | O Priyathama | Thyagu | ||
| Chellata | Ganesh | Debut as lead | ||
| Mungaru Male | Preetham | Filmfare Awards South for Best actor Kannada | ||
| 2007 | Hudugaata | Balu Mahendar | ||
| Cheluvina Chittara | Maadesha | Udaya Film Award for Best Actor | ||
| Krishna | Krishna | |||
| 2008 | Gaalipata | Ganesh | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada | |
| Aramane | Arun | |||
| Bombaat | Anand | |||
| Sangama | Balu | |||
| 2009 | Circus | Dhanush | ||
| Maleyali Jotheyali | Preetham | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada | ||
| 2010 | Ullasa Utsaha | Preetham | ||
| Eno Onthara | Surya | |||
| 2011 | Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga | Rahul, Manohar Jaraganalli (MJ) | Dual Role Also director | |
| Maduve Mane | Suraj | |||
| Shyloo | Manja | |||
| 2012 | Munjane | Manu | ||
| Romeo | Ganesh | |||
| Rambo | Ganesh | Voice Role | ||
| Mr. 420 | Krishna | |||
| 2013 | Auto Raja | Raja | ||
| Sakkare | Vinay | |||
| Shravani Subramanya | Subramanya | |||
| 2014 | Dil Rangeela | Preetham | ||
| 2015 | Khushi Khushiyagi | Raj | ||
| Buguri | Krishna | 25th Film | ||
| 2016 | Style King | Karthik / Kashi (King) | Dual Role | |
| Zoom | Santhosh | |||
| Mungaru Male 2 | Preetham | |||
| Sundaranga Jaana | Lakshman Prasad "Lucky" | |||
| 2017 | Pataki | Surya | ||
| Mugulu Nage | Pulkeshi | Also producer [3] | ||
| Chamak | Dr. Kush | |||
| 2018 | Raambo 2 | Ganesh | Voice Role | |
| Orange | Santosh | |||
| 2019 | 99 | Ram | ||
| Gimmick | Gani | |||
| Geetha | Shankar / Aakash | |||
| 2021 | Sakath | Balu | ||
| 2022 | Gaalipata 2 | Gani | [4] | |
| Triple Riding | Ram / Dr. Mahesh | [5] | ||
| 2023 | Baanadariyalli | Siddharth | [6] | |
| 2024 | Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi | Krishna | [7] | |
| 2025 | Yours Sincerely Raam† | Raam | [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Television | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Prema Pishachigalu | Udaya TV | |||
| 2002 | Vatara | [9] | |||
| 2003 | Comedy Time | Host | Season 1 | ||
| 2003 | Apartment | ||||
| 2009 | Comedy Time | 2 episodes | [10] | ||
| 2014 | Super Minute | ETV Kannada | Season 1 | [11] | |
| 2016–2019 | Colors Kannada | Seasons 2–4 | [12] | ||
| 2022 | Golden Gang | Host | Zee Kannada | [13] | |
| ISmart Jodi | Host | Star Suvarna | [14] | ||
| 2023 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Guest | Sony Entertainment Television | Hindi show | [15] |
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