K. Ganeshan

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K. Ganeshan
Born
Kuppan Ganeshan

Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Producer
Actor
Years active1993 – present
Known for Porkalathil Oru Poo
18.05.2009

K. Ganeshan is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor working in Cinema of South Indian Languages Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. Ganeshan is known as the director of Porkalathil Oru Poo , Navabharathi, Namma Magu POP is a banned film [1] based on the life of Isaipriya, a journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [2] [3]

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Career

K.Ganeshan started his career as an assistant director, later made directorial debut with Asha Jyothi (1993), where he played lead role as well. Apart from Porkalathil Oru Poo (2005), [4] [5] [6] Ganeshan's other notable films are Savi Nilaya, that won Baby Mevisha Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) in 2015, [7] Namma Magu that was screened at UNESCO IOM [8] and 18.05.2009 , based on Sri Lankan Civil War. [9] [10]

Ganeshan's new film is a Tamil film titled as Kadhal Sei with Ilaiyaraaja as composer. The film was dubbed in Kannada as Preethsu. [11]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageDirectorNotes
1987Satyamaieya Kannada co-producer and asst director
1993Asha JyothiKannadaYesactor, writer, producer
1998Naane SathyaKannadaYesactor, writer, producer and director
2001MaanavieyatheKannadaYeswriter, producer, director
2005NavabharathiKannadaYeswriter, producer and director
2006Putham PudhusuTamilYeswriter and director
2007Mannina MakkaluKannadaYeswriter, producer and director
2008Miss BharathiTeluguYeswriter and director
2011Yaare Nee MohiniyaKannadaYesco-writer and director
2015 Porkalathil Oru Poo TamilYeswriter and director
2015Savi NilayaKannadaYeswriter, producer and director
2018 18.05.2009 TamilYeswriter and director
2018Namma MaguKannadaYesactor, writer, producer
2019Suji PassKannadaYeswriter, producer
2020Manitham TamilYesactor, writer, producer and director
2020Kasturi 5ne Tharagathi (KASTURI VTH STD)KannadaYesactor, writer, producer and director
2021BhairaviKannadaYesWriter, producer and director
2022Kadhal SeiTamilYesWriter and director

References

  1. "இசைப்பிரியா பற்றிய கதை படத்துக்கு தடை: பின்னணி காரணம்!" (in Tamil). Ananda Vikatan. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. "Director P.Ganesan briefs on Issai Priya's mentality and thought prior to her death". Lankasri News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. "Porkalathil Oru Poo denied censor certificate?". Deccan Chronicle. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. "No censor certificate for Tamil film on Lankan TV journalist". Hindustan Times. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. "போர்க்களத்தில் ஒரு பூ படம் வரவிடாமல் தடுத்தார் எஸ்வி சேகர்!'- இயக்குநர் குற்றச்சாட்டு" (in Tamil). Filmibeat. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. "Porkalathil Oru Poo's release prospects wither with censor heat". The Hindu . 8 October 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Bangalore Mirror. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. "Tamil Director K Ganeshan Receives International Recognition For His Kannada Film". News 18. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. Sudha, K (23 May 2018). "Film on Sri Lankan Army's Tamil genocide waging war with censors". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. "18.05.2009 - Tamil Cinema Review". Maalai Malar. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. "Ilaiyaraaja: 'ಪ್ರೀತ್ಸು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿದ ಇಳಯರಾಜಾ; ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‌ವುಡ್‌ಗೆ ಮರಳಿದ 'ಮ್ಯೂಸಿಕ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್ರೋ'" (in Kannada). Vijaya Karnataka. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.