VTV Ganesh

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VTV Ganesh
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VTV Ganesh in 2017
Born
Neelakandan J

(1961-06-21) 21 June 1961 (age 64)
Nagercoil, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • film producer
Years active2002–present
SpouseRajeswari
Children1

Neelakandan Janardhanan, also known by his stage name VTV Ganesh, is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his hoarse voice, [1] and appearances in films featuring Silambarasan. [2]

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He made his debut in the Tamil film Red (2002) directed by Singampuli. He is well-known for his film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2011) directed by Gautham Menon, which is the reason that he got 'VTV' (short for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa) moniker.

Career

Prior to VTV, he played small roles in films like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).

Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan. His portrayal of the fictional cinematographer of Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led to him adding a prefix with the initials of the film (VTV). He went on to play a comic role in the anthology film, Vaanam (2011) which he also produced, portraying a character who assists Silambarasan's character. [3] [4] Ganesh also acted in Osthe (2011) featuring Silambarasan in a role as the heroine's father. [2] In 2012, Ganesh played the role of Silambarasan’s uncle in Vignesh Shivan’s romantic musical film, Podaa Podi . He was one of the lead characters in Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013). [5] In 2014, he starred, penned, and produced Vincent Selva’s comedy film, Inga Enna Solluthu . [6] He was later cast in few more films including Kappal (2014), Romeo Juliet (2015), Vaalu (2015), Vaaliba Raja (2016), Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Sakka Podu Podu Raja (2017) and Kalakalappu 2 (2018). He has also acted in Vijay's films such as Beast (2022), Varisu (2023) and The Greatest of All Time (2024). [7] [8] [9]

Filmography

Tamil films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List of VTV Ganesh Tamil film acting credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Red District CollectorUncredited role
2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Dharmacredited as Sudhakar
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Sundar
2008 Vaaranam Aayiram Anthonycredited as Neelakandan Ganesh
2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya GaneshNominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011 Vaanam "Bajna" Ganesh
Osthe Neduvaali's Father
2012 Podaa Podi Arjun's uncleNominated, Vijay Award for Best Comedian
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
Neethane En Ponvasantham GaneshGuest appearance
2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Krishnamoorthy
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham Ganesh
2014 Inga Enna Solluthu GaneshAlso writer and producer;
also lyrics and singer for song "Pattampoochi"
Thalaivan
Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham Deergadarsi
Kappal Nelson
2015 JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai Wedding GuestGuest appearance
Inimey Ippadithaan Chandra
Romeo Juliet VTV Ganesh
Vaalu Kutti Paiya
Trisha Illana Nayanthara Vishu
2016 Vaaliba Raja Prabhakaran Sethji
Hello Naan Pei Pesuren Kavitha's brother
Pencil Anthony Gonsalves
Enakku Innoru Per Irukku Benjamin
Muthina Kathirika Marudhu
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum AC Shakthivel
Veera Sivaji Security Officer
2017 Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva Shaktivel
Shivalinga N.Murali
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan Somu
Yaanum Theeyavan Sundaramurthi
Sakka Podu Podu Raja J. Neelakandan, Santa's father
2018 Kalakalappu 2 Sait, Aishwarya's father
2019 Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Roshan
Iruttu Head Constable
2020 Naanga Romba Busy Oorandai GovindanTelevision film
2021 Iruvar Ullam Kuralarasan
Tamil Rockers
2022 Beast Domnic Irudhayaraj
Prince Doctor
Coffee with Kadhal PilotCameo
Varalaru Mukkiyam Adaikalam
2023 Varisu Velraj
Dada Gokul
Kasethan Kadavulada Dr. Elangeeran
Let's Get Married Forest officer
Jailer Dr. S Dhandapani
Conjuring Kannappan Anjanenjan
2024 Romeo Arivazhagan and Janani's uncle
Rathnam Inspector MuthupandiCameo
Aranmanai 4 Carpenter
The Greatest of All Time Raghavan
Brother Caretaker Keshav
2025 Aghathiyaa VTV GaneshCameo
Leg PieceLion Nagaraj
Perusu Doctor
Sumo Jack
Kiss Dr. Thirunavukkarasu
Rambo Inspector Karmegham
Aaromaley Narasimhan

Telugu films

List of VTV Ganesh Telugu film acting credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Ye Maaya Chesave Film crew memberUncredited appearance in "Manasaa" song
2023 Bhagavanth Kesari Minister
2024 The Family Star Ramesh
Aay Manager Kishore
Bhale Unnade Darabont
Viswam Ticket Collector
2025 Daaku Maharaaj Inspector Panthulu
Sankranthiki Vasthunam T. V. Ganesh
Single Vijay and Aravind's boss
Ghaati M. P. Bojjayya
Tribanadhari Barbarik Purushottam
Sundarakanda Venkata Rao
Mithra Mandali Narayana Tutte
Mass Jathara Patro's assistant
Andhra King Taluka Collector
2026 The RajaSaab Mangalam Babai

Malayalam films

List of VTV Ganesh Malayalam film acting credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Bandra Goswamy
2024 Turbo Minister Arivazhagan Chella Durai

As producer

List of VTV Ganesh film producer credits
YearTitleNotes
2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
2011 Vaanam
2014 Inga Enna Solluthu
2017 Sakka Podu Podu Raja

As singer

List of VTV Ganesh film singing credits
YearTitleSongNotes
2014 Inga Enna Solluthu "Butterfly"also lyrics
2014 Kappal "Friendship"film version only

Dubbing artist

List of VTV Ganesh film dubbing artist credits
YearTitleActorCharacterNotesRef.
2023 Jawan Naresh GossainAgriculture MinisterTamil dubbed version [10]
2024 Mufasa: The Lion King Young RafikiTamil dubbed version [11]

Music videos

List of VTV Ganesh music video credits
YearTitleArtistNotesRef.
2010"Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" A. R. Rahman Non-album single [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2024 Cooku with Comali season 5 Contestant Star Vijay TamilFinalist

References

  1. ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (1 November 2014). "Happy to make people happy". The Hindu . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "VTV Ganesh in Osthi!". Sify . 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ganesh is back!". The Times of India . 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Vaanam crosses 50 day mark". Behindwoods.com. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Silambarasan's Buddy In Osthi – Str – Dharani – Vtv Ganesh". Behindwoods.com. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kollywood Comedian VTV Ganesh Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  7. ↑ "Vijay starrer Beast worldwide closing box office collections". Pinkvilla . 23 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Vijay's Varisu mints big at box office". Cinema Express . 16 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Thalpathy Vijay's The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) witnesses a more than 100% jump in USA premiere shows". The Times of India. 22 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Srinivas, Siddarth [@sidhuwrites] (7 September 2023). "#Jawan Interval: Importantly, the blending by Atlee to make it a Pan-Indian movie is terrific. Most dubbed films feel alienated but this one feels most close to a Tamil film except for the lip sync part. Great idea to bring in names like VTV Ganesh, George Maryam for the dubbing!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Mufasa The Lion King roars with India's top stars in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu versions". Statesman. 20 November 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Front Page : Theme song launched for world classical Tamil meet". The Hindu . India. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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