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| Born | Ganesan Subbiah 25 August 1969 |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Manjari Susiganesan (m. 2004) |
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| Website | www |
Ganesan Subbiah (born 25 August 1969), popularly known as Susi Ganesan, is an Indian film director, producer, scriptwriter and screenwriter.
Ganesan was born on (25 August 1969) Vannivelampatti, Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents Subbiah and Sittamma. He changed his screen name to Susi Ganesan, his first name being from the first two letters from his parents' first names. He attended Gandhi Nikethan higher secondary school in T. Kallupatti and also graduated from Madras Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in automobile engineering. [1]
During his college days, he was a journalist, writing many articles for the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan . [1] He was also chairman of ATHENAEUM, the student body of the Madras Institute of Technology, during 1991–92. After working as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam during the filming of Bombay (1995), Iruvar (1997) and Dil Se.. (1998), Ganesan debuted as a director with the 2002 film Virumbugiren . [2]
His first film, Virumbugiren , was initially titled Thithikkum Thee and was to feature Murali in the lead role of a firefighter, but later Prashanth was finalized for the lead role. The project, which also marked the debut of actress Sneha, went through production troubles and released nearly two years after the launch, becoming Ganesan's second release. The film received four awards at the 2001 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, winning the Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress prizes, while also being adjudged as the Best Film of the year.[ citation needed ]
Ganesan then made Five Star (2002), which happened to be his first release, due to the delay of his first project Virumbugiren. Five Star, produced by his mentor Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies, featured five newcomers in the title roles. The story focused on friendship, love with social awareness and a touch of human emotions. The film won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Storywriter. He then launched a film titled Sakkarai with Prashanth and Reemma Sen in the lead roles in October 2004, but the film was subsequently postponed then shelved. [3]
In 2006, Ganesan made his third film Thiruttu Payale . The film, which featured Jeevan, Sonia Agarwal and Malavika in principal roles, emerged a sleeper hit and ranked among the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year. It was named the third Best Film of the year by the Tamil Nadu State Government and gave major breaks to the leading actors, with the performances of Jeevan and Malavika, in particular, being considerably appreciated. Then, Ganesan directed Kanthaswamy . The film dealt with the disparity of rich and poor in Indian society, and it was reportedly the first South Indian film in that the protagonist, portrayed by Vikram, conceived a superhero character. The film had the biggest opening in the year 2009.[ citation needed ]
Ganesan's next directed and produced the Hindi film, Shortcut Romeo (2013), a remake of his 2006 film Thiruttu Payale starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta.[ citation needed ]
After a long break from the Tamil film Industry, Susi Ganesan returned with a sequel to his film Thiruttu Payale. Thiruttu Payale 2 featured Bobby Simha, Prasanna and Amala Paul in lead roles. The movie was released in Nov 2017 and made an average collection.[ citation needed ]
In 2018, Ganesan was accused by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai during the MeToo movement in India. [4] Her accusation was supported by Amala Paul, whom Ganesan had worked with, in Thiruttu Payale 2. [5] In response, Ganesan filed a defamation suit against Manimekalai at the Saidapet Magistrate Court. [6]
| Year | Film | Award |
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| 2002 | Five Star | Won, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Storywriter |
| 2004 | Virumbugiren | Won, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Director & Best Film |
| 2006 | Thiruttu Payale | Won, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film |
| 2009 | Kanthaswamy | Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Director |
| Year | Film | Credited as | Role | Notes | ||
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| Director | Writer | Actor | ||||
| 2002 | Five Star |  | |  | — | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Storywriter |
| 2002 | Virumbugiren | | | | — | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director |
| 2006 | Thiruttu Payale | | | | CID | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Third Best Film |
| 2009 | Kanthaswamy | | | | IB IPS Officer | Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Director |
| 2013 | Shortcut Romeo | | | | Detective Agent | Debut Hindi film also producer Remake of Thiruttu Payale |
| 2017 | Thiruttu Payale 2 | | | | Detective Ganesh | Sequel to the 2006 movie Thiruttu Payale |
| 2023 | Dil Hai Gray | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Remake of Thiruttu Payale 2 [7] |
| TBA | Vanjam Theerththayada | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | [7] |
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Contributions to popular culture involving direct reference to the Sri Lankan Tamil community in Indian cinema are listed below. All communities that speak Tamil and originally came from Sri Lanka are included. Tamils of Sri Lanka today are a trans-national minority and are found across the globe. While most films on the topic are made in Tamil cinema, there has also been Malayalam and Hindi content on the area.
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